


Namae Shinobu, One of the Chefs Leading Japan’s New Wave
Ever since chef Shinobu Namae opened his restaurant L’Effervescence in Tokyo in 2010, his delicate, vibrant cooking has been billed as “contemporary French.” But there’s much more to it than that. In Namae’s dishes, which have earned the restaurant two...
MAD Masters: Tokyo’s Gen Yamamoto
This is the first in a series that focuses on the singular approaches of characters we meet around the world—everyone from farmers to craftsmen. Up first: Tokyo’s master mixologist Gen Yamamoto. Gen Yamamoto’s eponymous cocktail bar is an intimate, eight-seater...