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Laure Kie was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a French father. Her many trips to Japan have taught her to appreciate the great richness of Japan's cooking culture, which she imparts in her cookbooks and cooking classes. An English-language edition of her book Japanese Cuisine: An Illustrated Guide was published in 2021. Takashi Fujii is an Okayama-based illustrator who founded the food blog OKAYAMAGOGO in 2007, which highlights the delicious specialties of his home region. He illustrates travel guides and works with editors and publishers around the world.
**Featured in Library Journal's 2025 Cookbook Preview** ""A love letter to Japanese street food, the comprehensive and appealing English language debut from Tokyo native Kie serves triple duty as a recipe collection, travel guide, and cultural history. […] Japanophiles—especially those planning a trip—will be thrilled."" —Publishers Weekly ""This cookbook is EVERYTHING. It brings me straight back to the sweltering heat of Dotonbori Street in June, hiding in a hot shop, eating takoyaki as the old woman makes more outside. I watched the bonito wave in the steam, dancing like it was alive…This book transported me back there. And I am SO appreciative. Now I can try okonomiyaki!"" —Kelly Russell, Second Flight Books
