About the Author

KUNIO TOKUOKA is the Executive Chef of Kitcho. He is the grandson of Teiichi Yuki, the creator of the Japanese haute cuisine known the world over as kaiseki. Kunio has worked in the kitchen of Kitcho for more than 35 years, starting at the age of 15. NOBUKO SUGIMOTO has written on Japanese food for over twenty years and is the author of eleven books on the subject.