By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond author Lucy Seligman has announced the release of her second cookbook,
Easy Japanese Recipes for the Home Cook. The author said she created her newest cookbook for home chefs new to Japanese cooking.
According to Seligman, her culinary resume in Japan spans the gamut from being a restaurant critic, to being a food historian and writer to being the owner of her a cooking school called Lucy’s Kitchen. She also authored Gochiso-sama, or “Thanks for the Meal,” a newsletter she created that covered Japanese cuisine and through which she shared her original recipes. Today, Seligman says her Japanese culinary journey continues as a food blogger with a blog by the same name.
Episode 213 Osechi: The Japanese New Year Feast
Aired: Monday, December 14th 2020
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HOSTED BY Akiko Katayama Our guest is Lucy Seligman who is the author of the fabulous cookbook “The Wonderful World of Osechi: Japanese New Year’s Recipes”.
New Year is a huge deal for Japanese people. It is foremost the biggest holiday of the year, which is an equivalent of Thanksgiving and Christmas combined in terms of the cultural importance.
There are many kinds of special food involved in the Japanese New Year celebration and each has interesting cultural implications.
In this episode, we will discuss all about Japanese New Year’s feast along with Lucy’s very intriguing life in Japan as a restaurant critic and writer!