Chef Chikara Sono of BBF, a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York, and Chef Nan Yimcharoen of KinKan, a popular upscale Japanese restaurant and hot spot in LA, also praised the new potential of Japanese
The cluster of these Japanese-style businesses on Stuyvesant Street came together organically over many years. Japan Village emerged nearly all at once.
The remarkable hidden history of Tony Yoshida, who transformed a single block in New York City, helped start the cocktail revolution and inspired John Belushi to become a samurai.