Product Description: A visually stunning book for the professional chef, the curious amateur-and anyone who appreciates the uniqueness of Japanese design and culture.What do chefs use to grate wasabi, the eyewatering Japanese "horse radish?" To pick up the delicate cubes of tofu from boiling water? To slice sashimi? Or scoop freshly steamed rice from the pot?Cool Tools reveals the answers to these questions and much more, as it explores the Japanese kitchen, finding a treasure trove of fascinating and practical items that are used by Japanese chefs in their daily culinary endeavors...read more

Product Description: Breathtaking images and an illuminating text portray the nomadic Samburu of Northern Kenya, one of the vanishing warrior peoples of Africa. In this richly illustrated, large-format journal, a Japanese photographer and American writer team record their cross-cultural experiences living in a hut of a family of the Samburu tribe at various times for nearly a decade...read more