We’re kicking off the podcast with a conversation with Makiko Itoh, who's been writing online about Japanese food for over 15 years and writes the Japanese Kitchen column for the Japan Times. If you enjoy making bento or eating Japanese food, you're probably familiar with her wonderful blogs and best selling  “Just Bento” cookbooks. If not, you're missing out! 

Hear how Makiko decided to share her love of Japanese food online after experiencing burnout as a web developer and how her blog about bento inspired Thomas to start selling bento boxes online. We talk about sushi, Spaghetti Napolitan, the Japanese pear fairy Funassyi and much more.



Read the transcript here. 

Makiko's Blogs and Writing:

JustHungry.com

JustBento.com

Makiko Itoh on Japanese Culture Facebook Page

Japan Times "Japanese Kitchen" column

Recipe: Spaghetti Napolitan



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