Shota Nakajima's guest appearances

Shota Nakajima

The Record

Good / True / & Beautiful | with Ashton Gustafson

Beyond the Plate

The Jeremiah Show

The Eat, Drink, Travel , Y'all! Podcast

Cory Allen

Michael McDonald

Peter Hernandez

Rob Bell

Aaron Niequist

Seth Haines

Jonathan Merritt

Jer Swigart

Brian Zahnd

James Martin

Suzanne Stabile

Shauna Niequist

Richard Rohr

Shawn Achor

Mark Nepo

OwlTail

Join Stephanie Forrer, founder of "Eat, Drink, Travel, Y'all," as she has delicious conversations with the most intriguing industry professionals in the culinary world.Subscribe on all podcasting apps, rate &amp; review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts!Follow us on social media at @stephforrer and @eddpodnetPresented by the Eat Drink Dine Podcast Network

Join Stephanie Forrer, founder of "Eat, Drink, Travel, Y'all," as she has delicious conversations with the most intriguing industry professionals in the culinary world. Subscribe on all podcasting apps, rate &amp; review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media at @stephforrer and @eddpodnet Presented by the Eat Drink Dine Podcast Network

Episode 12 - Shota Nakajima - Taku + Top Chef 18

Chef Shota Nakajima is our special guestTop Chef Season 18 - PortlandFollow Chef Shota Nakajima on Instagram @chefshotaTop Chef - Tune in Thursdays at 8/7 central! bravotv.com/top-chefOn Instagram @bravotopchefFrom a story by Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post - The Search for America’s Best Food Cities: Portland, OregonImagine a city where no one honks their horn and drivers pause mid-block to assure pedestrians safe passage from one sidewalk to another.Picture an urban landscape painted in rivers, forests and mountains — Frontierland as if created by Alice Waters.Envision a part of the world where waiters write “Albion” before “strawberries” on a chalkboard menu to flag a local treat, taxi drivers tag the restaurant you’re going to when you simply say the address (“Pok Pok!”), breakfast and brunch are practically civic duties, an entire bookstore is devoted to matters of home and garden, and some of the Thai cooking rivals Chiang Mai’s raciest.Welcome to Portland, as in Oregon, the land of milk and honey — also coffee, tea, beer, wine, game, berries, crab, salmon, ice cream in flavors lifted from food trucks and olive oil that chefs compare favorably to Italy’s liquid gold.Dubbed Stumptown, a nickname acquired in the mid-19th century when logging outpaced the full clearing of trees, Portland is one of America’s best food cities.It is also the home base for Season 18 of Top Chef. It is were we find our very special guest, Shota Nakajima. He is the Chef &amp; Owner of Chef/Owner, Taku. Born in Japan and raised in Seattle, Shota Nakajima began his culinary journey at age 16 working for a highly acclaimed sushi restaurant. At age 18 he moved to Osaka, Japan to learn the art of Japanese cuisine from Michelin Star rated Chef Ya-sa-hiko Sakamoto, an experience that greatly changed Shota’s perspective on hospitality, cooking and his approach to food. Developing his own meticulous and imaginative culinary detail, and a stringent demand for high-quality, Shota set out to expand Japanese cuisine in the United States by bringing a fresh perspective on approachable Japanese comfort food through his two restaurants, Taku and Adana. A James Beard Award semi-finalist for three years running, Shota seizes every opportunity to get outside and forage or fish, taking advantage of the abundance of wild goods in Washington’s mountains and waters.Top Chef is broadcast on Bravo TV on Thursdays at 8/7 CentralThere's a new batch of 15 extremely talented Executive Chefs and restaurant owners on Top Chef this season, representing a cross section of kitchens and food from around the country!Catch the action as these talented chefs vie for the coveted title of Top Chef -  bringing their unique skillsets, diversity of cuisines and gamut of flavors to the Top Chef Kitchen in Portland! With Portland as a picturesque backdrop and culinary inspiration, the chefs compete in a variety of challenges including celebrating PDX’s Pan-African cuisine to feeding hundreds of frontline workers - - - AND crabbing on the Oregon Coast in a tribute to culinary icon and Oregonian James Beard!Tune in Thursdays at 8/7 central! bravotv.com/top-chefOn Instagram @bravotopchefChef Shota Nakajima is our special guest from Top Chef Season 18 - PortlandFollow Chef Shota Nakajima on Instagram at @chefshota

Chef Shota Nakajima is our special guest Top Chef Season 18 - Portland Follow Chef Shota Nakajima on Instagram @chefshota Top Chef - Tune in Thursdays at 8/7 central!  <a href="http://bravotv.com/top-chef" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bravotv.com/top-chef</a> On Instagram @bravotopchef From a story by Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post - The Search for America’s Best Food Cities: Portland, Oregon Imagine a city where no one honks their horn and drivers pause mid-block to assure pedestrians safe passage from one sidewalk to another. Picture an urban landscape painted in rivers, forests and mountains — Frontierland as if created by Alice Waters. Envision a part of the world where waiters write “Albion” before “strawberries” on a chalkboard menu to flag a local treat, taxi drivers tag the restaurant you’re going to when you simply say the address (“Pok Pok!”), breakfast and brunch are practically civic duties, an entire bookstore is devoted to matters of home and garden, and some of the Thai cooking rivals Chiang Mai’s raciest. Welcome to Portland, as in Oregon, the land of milk and honey — also coffee, tea, beer, wine, game, berries, crab, salmon, ice cream in flavors lifted from food trucks and olive oil that chefs compare favorably to Italy’s liquid gold. Dubbed Stumptown, a nickname acquired in the mid-19th century when logging outpaced the full clearing of trees, Portland is one of America’s best food cities. It is also the home base for Season 18 of Top Chef. It is were we find our very special guest, Shota Nakajima. He is the Chef &amp; Owner of Chef/Owner, Taku. Born in Japan and raised in Seattle, Shota Nakajima began his culinary journey at age 16 working for a highly acclaimed sushi restaurant. At age 18 he moved to Osaka, Japan to learn the art of Japanese cuisine from Michelin Star rated Chef Ya-sa-hiko Sakamoto, an experience that greatly changed Shota’s perspective on hospitality, cooking and his approach to food. Developing his own meticulous and imaginative culinary detail, and a stringent demand for high-quality, Shota set out to expand Japanese cuisine in the United States by bringing a fresh perspective on approachable Japanese comfort food through his two restaurants, Taku and Adana. A James Beard Award semi-finalist for three years running, Shota seizes every opportunity to get outside and forage or fish, taking advantage of the abundance of wild goods in Washington’s mountains and waters. Top Chef is broadcast on Bravo TV on Thursdays at 8/7 Central There's a new batch of 15 extremely talented Executive Chefs and restaurant owners on Top Chef this season, representing a cross section of kitchens and food from around the country! Catch the action as these talented chefs vie for the coveted title of Top Chef - bringing their unique skillsets, diversity of cuisines and gamut of flavors to the Top Chef Kitchen in Portland! With Portland as a picturesque backdrop and culinary inspiration, the chefs compete in a variety of challenges including celebrating PDX’s Pan-African cuisine to feeding hundreds of frontline workers - - - AND crabbing on the Oregon Coast in a tribute to culinary icon and Oregonian James Beard! Tune in Thursdays at 8/7 central! <a href="http://bravotv.com/top-chef" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bravotv.com/top-chef</a> On Instagram @bravotopchef Chef Shota Nakajima is our special guest from Top Chef Season 18 - Portland Follow Chef Shota Nakajima on Instagram at @chefshota

SN8 | Ep370 - Chef Shota Nakajima | Top Chef - Portland

Chef Shota began his culinary journey at the age of sixteen, working for a well-acclaimed sushi restaurant in his hometown of Seattle, WA. At the age of eighteen, Nakajima moved to Osaka, Japan to learn about the art of Japanese cuisine. In Japan, Nakajima had the opportunity to work for Michelin Star rated Chef Yasuhiko Sakamoto. As one would expect, this experience changed Chef Shota’s perspective on cooking. Since returning to Seattle, it has been Nakajima’s dream to convey Chef Sakamoto’s approach to hospitality and Japanese cuisine in the United States.http://www.adanaseattle.com/

Chef Shota began his culinary journey at the age of sixteen, working for a well-acclaimed sushi restaurant in his hometown of Seattle, WA. At the age of eighteen, Nakajima moved to Osaka, Japan to learn about the art of Japanese cuisine. In Japan, Nakajima had the opportunity to work for Michelin Star rated Chef Yasuhiko Sakamoto. As one would expect, this experience changed Chef Shota’s perspective on cooking. Since returning to Seattle, it has been Nakajima’s dream to convey Chef Sakamoto’s approach to hospitality and Japanese cuisine in the United States. <a href="http://www.adanaseattle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.adanaseattle.com/</a>

The Chef Sessions with Shota Nakajima