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Japanese Food and Restaurant Expo 2008
Saturday, September 27th 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
101 River Views
101 Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10013
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We are very pleased to announce that it is time for our annual Restaurant Show (15th). This year’s slogan is “Moving Forward, Embracing Tradition”. This is an old Japanese phrase, “
“(on-ko chi-shin), meaning that we will learn new styles and methods through the recollection of tradition and history.Inside, the Japanese Food and Restaurant Show will feature sake and shochu tastings, a knife sharpening demonstration, authentic Japanese foods and ingredients, tableware and equipment. To go along with the slogan, we will have an authentic Japanese chef to conduct a demonstration incorporating the embracing of tradition, as well as some of New York’s finest chefs to demonstrate some of today’s methods that move us forward.
The seminar schedule will be updated soon.
Seminar & Cooking demo Schedule
A. Kitchen Demonstration (Ground Floor) |
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| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Cooking Seminar by Chef Nishihara, alumnus of Arashiyama Kitcho in Kyoto, Japan All about Dashi – Kombu, Katsuo (Bonito flakes), Shiitake Mushroom, and Iriko (Sardine) |
| 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm | Cooking Demonstration by Chef George Mendes of ALDEA, opening soon in New York Using Dashi made by Chef Nishihara, Chef Mendes will cook an innovative dish. |
| 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Cooking Seminar by Chef Ichimura, alumnus of Sushi Ichimura The History of Sushi – How to make and eat sushi the traditional way |
| 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Cooking Demonstration by a New York chef Using Dashi made by Chef Nishihara, a New York chef will cook an innovative dish. |
| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Cooking Demonstration by Chef Hiroko Shimbo, Japanese Cuisine Authority and James Beard Award-nominated cookbook author Miso Lesson – Chef Shimbo will make a variety of dishes with three different types of miso. |
Sake & Shochu (22nd Floor) |
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| 11:30 am – 12:15 pm & 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm |
Sake Seminar Sake 101: World sake report by a renowned sake brewery; and Educating waitstaff with Sake Sommelier/General Manager Toshi Koizumi of Sake Hana |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm & 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm |
Shochu Seminar “Shochu: Everything you Need to Know” with Yukari Pratt |
The Japanese Traditional Knife Presentation
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| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | “The Japanese Knife Story” |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | “The Japanese Knife Story” |
Vendors’ List
FOOD |
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| PRODUCT EXAMPLE | PRODUCER |
| FROZEN FISH | AZUMA FOODS INTERNATIONAL, INC.U.S.A. |
| DUMPLING, SHRIMP | DNI GROUP, LLC |
| SEASONED BEEF/PORK/CHICKEN | FUJI FOODS U.S., INC. |
| JAPANESE MUSHROOM | HOKTO KINOKO COMPANY |
| KONNYAKU NOODLE (KONJAC POTATO NOODLE) | ISHIBASHIYA CO., LTD |
| MAMENORISAN (SOY-BEANS SHEETS) | J-OIL MILLS INC. |
| SOBA/UDON NOODLES | KANOYA CO., LTD. |
| FRESH WASABI | KINJIRUSHI SALES CO., LTD. |
| TOFU, FRESH YUBA | KYOZEN AN |
| HATCHO MISO | MARUYA HATCHO MISO COMPANY |
| MA-KOMBU | MATSUMAEYA LTD. |
| VINEGAR | MARUKAN VINEGAR U.S.A INC. |
| VINEGAR | MIZKAN AMERICAS, INC. |
| TOFU, TOFU PUREE | MORINAGA NUTRITIONAL FOODS INC. |
| EEL SAUCE, DRESSING | NIPPON SHOKKEN U.S.A INC. |
| CHIRAN CHA (VARAIETY JAPANESE PREMIUM TEAS) | ORITAEN |
| KATSUOBUSHI (BONITO FLAKES) | OSAKA KEZURI KATSUO CO., LTD. |
| RICE BRAN OIL | RICE BRAN OIL |
| CURRY POWDER | S & B INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
| WASABI | SAKAI SPICE (CANADA), CORP |
| SHIRO (WHITE) DASHI | HICHIFUKU BREWING CO., LTD. |
| SEAWEED NORI, FURIKAKE, TEA | TAKAOKAYA U.S.A, INC. |
| FLASH FROZEN FISH FROM JAPAN | UORIKI-FRESH INC. |
| HIGH QUALITY VARAIETY MISO, YUZU JUICE | YAMAJIRUSHI MISO |
| GREEN TEA, SEAWEED NORI | YAMAMOTOYAMA OF AMERICA |
| SOY SAUCE | YAMASA CORPORATION U.S.A. |
| YUZU JUICE | YUZUYA HONTEN CO., LTD. |
BEVERAGES |
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| PRODUCT EXAMPLE | PRODUCER |
| SAKE | |
| DASSAI | ASAHI SHUZO CO., LTD. / DASSAI |
| KUBOTA | ASAHI-SHUZO SAKE BREWING CO., LTD. |
| HAKKAISAN | HAKKAISAN SAKE CELLAR CORPORATION |
| BORN | KATOUKICHIBEE SHOUTEN |
| KIKUSUI | KIKUSUI©SAKE CO., LTD. |
| NAGARAGAWA | KOMACHI SHUZO / NAGARAGAWA |
| SHARAKU | MIYAIZUMI MEIJO |
| MUROMACHI | MUROMACHI SHUZO©CO., LTD. |
| NANBU BIJIN | NANBU BIJIN CO., LTD. |
| TENGUMAI | SYATA SYUZOU CO, LTD. |
| SHIRAKABEGURA | TAKARA SAKE USA INC. |
| TAISETSU | TAKASAGO SAKE BREWERY CO., LTD. |
| TAKE NO TSUYU | TAKE NO TSUYU LTD. PARTNERSHIP |
| TAMANO HIKARI | TAMANO HIKARI SAKE BREWING©CO., LTD. |
| SUMIYOSHI | TARUHEI BREWING SHUZO CO., LTD. |
| MICHINOKU ONIKOROSHI | UCHIGASAKI SHUZO CO., LTD. |
| SHOCHU | |
| SATSUMA SHIRANAMI | SATSUMA SHUZO CO., LTD. |
| SHIRO | TAKAHASHI SHUZOH CO., LTD. |
| BEER | |
| ECHIGO BEER, TSURUKAME | ECHIGO BEER CO., LTD. / UEHARA SHUZO CO., LTD. |
| WINE | |
| CHOYA | CHOYA UMESHU USA, INC. |
| BEVERAGE | |
| MIXING DRINK | KIMURA DRINK CO., LTD |
NON-FOOD |
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| PRODUCT EXAMPLE | PRODUCER |
| SUSHI CASE | AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER |
| VEGETABLE SLICER | J.C. UNI-TEC, INC. |
| LEATHER PLATES | THE TABLE SERVICE KING |
| AUTHENTIC JAPANESE KNIFE | TSUKIJI MASAMOTO CO., LTD. |
| RICE COOKER/WARMER | ZOJIRUSHI AMERICA CORPORATION |
