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, loosely defined as “artisan”, to refer to highly skilled sushi masters. Connoting excellence and devotion to one’s craft, this title is reserved for those who approach their work with an artistic eye and seemingly spiritual sense of purpose, or ikigai.
In this stunning monograph, James Beard Award-winning photographer and author Andrea Fazzari profiles twenty of the most celebrated sushi masters on the Japanese food scene. Through a combination of striking photography and intimate essays, each chapter introduces readers to a new master and restaurant, capturing the aesthetics, philosophy, and level of dedication that illustrates their status as the world’s finest culinary shokunin.
A must-have for sushi enthusiasts—and for anyone interested in fine food culture—Sushi Shokunin is the first book of its kind of the most revered sushi masters and restaurants. Fazzari invites readers to explore the rarefied world of top shokunin who view sushi making not only as a career, but also as a way of life.
Limited edition, gift wrapping:
- 280 pages
- Over 200 illustrations
- English language
- Released in September 2020
- W 25 x L 33.2 x D 3.5 cm
- Silk Hardcover
- ISBN: 9781614289395
- 6.0 kg
About Author:
Andrea Fazzari is a Tokyo-based James Beard Award-winning photographer and author specializing in travel and the culinary world.Her previous book was Tokyo New Wave.She waschosen 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.
Reviews and mentions of the book in the press:
A Brush with Excellence: Author Andrea Fazzari on Japan's Sushi Shokunin; By: Paul Feinstein, Fine Dining Lovers Online (USA), March 2021
The 23 Best Cookbooks (and Cocktail Books) of 2020; By: Jeff Gordinier, Sarah Rense and Kevin Sintumuang, Esquire Online (USA), December 2020
L'art des sushis par les shokunin, Mint Magazine Online (France), November 2020
Inside the Elite World of Japan’s Top Sushi Chefs; By: Andrea Fazzari, Maxim Online (USA), September 2020
Shokunin: los 20 maestros del sushi; By: Raquel Azpiroz, L’Officiel Online (Mexico), October 2020
Sushi Shokunin: The Life of Sushi Masters, Japan Eats Podcast (USA), October 2020
