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New Recipe on Naoko's Happy Donabe Life Channel on YouTube
My new donabe cooking video is now on YouTube! It's Udon Noodle and Clam Hot Pot, very simple and tasty one pot donabe recipe. Please check it out...
DONABE Cookbook is nominated for 2016 IACP Cookbook Awards!
Naoko's first cookbook, DONABE - Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking is nominated for 2016 IACP (international Association of Culinary Pr...
Movie "CRAFTED" Won The Taste Award!
The movie, "Crafted", directed by Morgan Spurlock, featuring the our donabe producer family Nagatani-en has won the Best Documentary/ Short Fil...
Naoko's donabe cooking is featured on PBS video clip!
Naoko's donabe cooking is featured in the latest clip of PBS "Farm To Table Family" video series! This is how we enjoy donabe hot pot in Californ...
DONABE Cookbook Dinner Event in San Francisco on Feb 11!
I am doing a special dinner event to celebrate the release of my cookbook: DONABE - Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking at Izakaya Rintar...
We were featured on Japan Times!
Great story about donabe cooking and culture on Japan Times. This is from the trip I organized for the photoshoot for DONABE Cookbook, and the art...
DONABE Cookbook is #1 Best Seller
We are so thrilled that Naoko's DONABE Cookbook is the #1 best seller in the Japanese cookbook category in Amazon Japan (as of January 3, 2016)! Y...
Our donabe on Bon Appétit website
Our donabe is in the story of Bon Appetit Magazine's website! It's a great story and also features comments from myself.
Naoko's interview on KCRW GOOD FOOD show
Naoko was on a very popular radio show, GOOD FOOD, on KCRW in LA! She talked about donabe cooking, culture, her DONABE Cookbook, etc., with the ho...
Our donabe on the cover and inside Bon Appétit magazine!
We are so excited that our donabe is not only on the cover of the latest issue of Bon Appétit magazine but also featured in 3 full color full pag...
So many great reviews on Naoko's DONABE Cookbook
In the last (less than) 2 months since Naoko's first cookbook, DONABE - Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking was published, the book has b...
Our Donabe Steamer, Mushi Nabe, on LA Times!
Our donabe steamer, "Mushi Nabe", was introduced in the article, "Gift idea: This beautiful Japanese pot steams, stews and stands in for a fridge"...
