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22 results for Tofu

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Tofu Catalan

21 October 2010

Retiree Tateo Shimizu chose Barcelona as the perfect city to set up an authentic Japanese tofu shop.

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The Menu - Kyoto's oldest tofu

25 April 2014

We meet chef and author Michael Gibney whose book ‘Sous Chef’ reveals what really happens in restaurant kitchens. We also visit one of the oldest tofu makers in Kyoto and find out what is new and noteworthy in Armenian…

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Food

15 August 2013

Our tasty round-up includes tomatoes from the Isle of Wight and a café in Bangkok

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Junko Shimada

17 April 2014

When she’s not busy working on designs for her label or spending time in her beloved Paris, Junko Shimada loves to eat at Sunaba in Tokyo.

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Food & drink

13 August 2018

Best bites from Shanghai to Montréal and a recipe for nduja, chilli & tomato bucatini.

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The hand made tale

21 February 2013

In a globalised market flooded with faux-artisan branding, real craftsmen are endangered. But in Kyoto, where tradition rules, a new initiative is refreshing generations-old techniques to bring Japanese craft to a worldwide…

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Master Shibatayama

18 February 2010

The almighty Master Shibatayama, a former Grand Champion sumo wrestler, chooses a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shinjuku for his Last Meal. He runs a sumo school in Tokyo and is the author of several books on regional…

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The Perfect Home Gym

17 March 2007

Monocle assembles the perfect fitness regime and fills a kitbag with exercise essentials without s much as breaking into a sweat.

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Nihonbashi

16 November 2006

Nihonbashi has deep roots in business: the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Japan’s first banks were founded there. The bridge that gives the area its name was first built more than 400 years ago but Nihonbashi has had a recent…

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Tills and Thrills

17 March 2011

From futuristic cash-register technology to staff trained as vegetable sommeliers to exhibitors promoting their concoctions, Japan’s Supermarket Trade Show had the highest turnout yet and offers new ideas for an increasi…

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Food

25 April 2013

The restaurants, food products and star dishes on table this month.

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Laying on a spread

28 June 2019

Monocle’s contributing editor Alica Kirby holds forth on the power of picnics to enliven city life.

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Boulder and wiser

17 June 2007

The Colorado towns of Boulder and Fort Collins provide the perfect breeding ground for entrepreneurs who want to tap into the great outdoors and up-and-coming trends. With the Rocky Mountains outside their offices, it’s…

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Kenzo Takada

17 October 2019

The Japanese fashion designer, best known for his eponymous label Kenzo, puts his success down to happenstance – but he’s being modest. Instead he should claim innovation and a sense of fun as the elements that have made…

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Homely heroine

17 January 2013

Harumi Kurihara is an unlikely celebrity, a down-to-earth housewife at heart who has hit the big time with her cookbooks, TV shows and chain of cafés and restaurants. Meet Japan’s unassuming answer to Martha Stewart.

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Shelf life

18 May 2017

Ditch self-checkouts, find ever better products and be nice – here’s how two players are rethinking the supermarket.

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