Sushi Shokunin - Hardcover

Fazzari, Andrea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1614289395 ISBN 13: 9781614289395

Publisher: Assouline Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

In Japan, cooking often bears aesthetic value, and the making of sushi is exalted as one of the finest culinary crafts. In line with this ideal of food as art, the Japanese often employ the word shokunin, meaning “artisan,” to describe a skilled sushi chef. Connoting a complete mastery to one’s craft, the title is reserved for sushi chefs who approach their work with an artistic eye and a spiritual devotion. In this stunning monograph, James Beard Award-winning photographer and author Andrea Fazzari profiles twenty of the most celebrated sushi masters on the international Japanese food scene. Through a combination of striking photography and intimate interviews, each chapter introduces readers to a new chef and restaurant, capturing the aesthetics, values, and level of dedication that elevate each one of these world-class chefs to shokunin status.

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About the Author

Andrea Fazzari is a Tokyo-based James Beard Award-winning photographer and writer who specializes in portraiture, travel, and the culinary world. Fazzari is also the author of Tokyo New Wave (2018) and winner of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Travel Photography. She was chosen as one of "30 Photographers to Watch" by Photo District News in 2004. Her editorial and advertising clients include Travel + Leisure, Departures, Saveur, Cathay Pacific Airlines, and Four Seasons Hotels.

Edition details

• Publisher: Assouline Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614289395
• ISBN 13: 9781614289395
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200