“Dining Diplomacy: Japanese Cuisine and American Taste”

Free and open to the public

This panel—cosponsored by the Schlesinger Library and the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston—will address the ways in which traditional Japanese cuisine has developed and evolved in the United States and how it has influenced American dining. Experts in the fields of cooking and cuisine will discuss how Japanese techniques and ingredients have spread to other cultures and what makes Japanese food unique.

Alison Arnett, former restaurant critic, Boston Globe
Ted Bestor, professor of anthropology and Japanese studies, Harvard University
Masaharu Morimoto, chef, Morimoto restaurants; appears as the Iron Chef in the television program “Iron Chef”
Ken Oringer, owner and chef, Clio restaurant and Uni sashimi bar
Moderated by Merry White, professor of anthropology, Boston University