Survival Japanese Cooking with Shie Kasai
“When I moved to Montreal in 1998, I was surprised to see how many sushi takeouts there were around the Plateau area, most of them run by non-Japanese; it was a bit of culture-shock for me within the same city. Then in 2008 I documented twenty-seven sushi shops all within a thirty-minute walking distance from my apartment. This was sort of the core inspiration of this Montreal-specific project,” so tells us Shie Kasai as she takes a break to talk more about her Survival Cooking Project. “My background is in sculpture and I always like to deal with materials. I also like cooking and eating so with this project, instead of going to a hardware store or junk yard, I decided to go to the local supermarkets and to make food that was comforting to me. It’s important especially being in a foreign country where you could …»
Haruki Murakami: Nomadic Spirit
One of Murakami’s more recent books, “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” mentions the Lake Saroma ‘Ultra’ Marathon in Hokkaido Prefecture. For more musings, indulge in our interview with the renowned novelist.
From the beginning, Haruki Murakami wanted to get away. He left Kobe for Tokyo, Tokyo for Europe and America. I met him five years ago and was instantly drawn to the man behind the art. Like Haruki I am a writer who wanted to escape. For me, the destinations were …»
