TOIRO is Featured in Los Angeles Times – Happy Donabe Life

TOIRO is Featured in Los Angeles Times

July 19, 2019

We are really excited and honored to be featured in Los Angeles Times! The article came out on July 5 (online) and July 13 (print). The story really sums up my journey since I started TOIRO and my mission to spread donabe cooking and wonderful Japanese culture in America and beyond.

You can read the full article in the link here. I want to continue my best to bring happy donabe life to many more people.

Naoko

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A new addition to the Ryu dinnerware collection by

A new addition to the Ryu dinnerware collection by esteemed lacquerware producer Yamada Heiando just arrived. The bold brushstrokes represent the dynamism of dragons flying in the air. Dragons have always been the subject of admiration in Japan, appearing in classical arts again and again. On this plate, it is expressed using the gliding brush technique called “Makie”, exclusive to Japanese lacquerware.

Crafted using the ancient traditions of lacquerware and meticulously hand-painted individually by the skilled artisans, this plate is a feast for the eyes.

Yamada Heiando is a japanese lacquerware producer, with more than 100 years of history. They are a proud purveyor of tableware to the Japanese Imperial Household.

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A brand new item in stock: The multi-purpose Tokku

Common bowl by Common Japan is a simple and stylis

Common bowl by Common Japan is a simple and stylish bowl for a variety of uses. It is also an excellent accessory to the Large size #donabe Steamer Mushi Nabe as it fits perfectly on top of the steam grate, so you can steam ingredients with sauce or chawanmushi (egg custard).

We love to use this shallow but wide bowl for pasta, curry & rice as well as salads. (Its also convenient that its microwave and dishwasher safe!)

Shown here are the Multi Purpose bowls, but we also have oval variety of plate and bowl. Available in yellow and grey colors.

You can find a variety of #donabe steam recipes using the Common Bowl on the recipe page on our website, including the Chinese-Style Steamed Fish shown in the photo by @mrsdonabe

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The Hechimon ceramic ware is steeped in the ancien

The Hechimon ceramic ware is steeped in the ancient ceramic traditions from Shiga, one of the nine ancient kilns of Japan. The Hechimon collection is now back in stock and is sure to bring wabi-sabi consciousness to your table, to make every meal feel special. Hechimon means one of a kind, so every piece is uniquely varied.

Some of the bowls has a very soft shape and are ideal as a medium serving bowl, or an individual dinner bowl. Larger plates, including a reversible kind, will make an exciting way and impactful way to display the food.

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Time for more donabe cooking: our favorite and mos

Time for more donabe cooking: our favorite and most sought-after donabe sold out so quickly from the last shipment but now they are finally back in stock.

Now is your chance to find your donabe, or expand your collection.

Donabe Steamer Mushi Nabe (White and Black) Tagine-style donabe Fukkura-san, Soup & Stew donabe Miso-Shiru Nabe, Double-Lid donabe Rice Cooker Kamado-san (3 and 1 rice cup size) and many more just landed in the store directly from the kiln in Iga, Japan. Up for sale in-store and online. Act fast as demand is high.

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Just in time for the summer season we have now res

Just in time for the summer season we have now restocked the porcelain tableware from Miyama from Gifu, Japan.

The beautiful blue tones of their handcrafted porcelainware are perfect for summer: scenes of cool pools of water, clear blue skies and a light breeze come to mind.

While the company was established in 1977, their techniques are steeped in local tradition. At Miyama highly skilled craftspeople use unique molds to craft their porcelain through a process that has been refined to perfection over time.

There is a very special charming flavor to the Miyama tableware that comes from their devotion to the craft of porcelain.

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Our new item is the uniquely tilted KANNA Glass Tu

Our new item is the uniquely tilted KANNA Glass Tumbler. The tumbler provides beautiful and random ways to show off your favorite chilled beverage.

When Tokyo based glassware company Kimura Glass asked the renowned designer Hiroshi Yamasaki to make a new kind of glass for them, this glass tumbler was his inventive response.

The bottom is shaved with a plane after the glass' initial shape is made, so that the bottom resembles a surface of a rock and the tumbler can sit at different angles.

Whatever drink you enjoy with this tumbler, we hope this will give you a special experience each time.

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The master artisans at Sugahara has been making pl

The master artisans at Sugahara has been making playful and elegant glassware for enjoyment in the home since 1932. Their deep knowledge of glass is revealed in the beautiful creations that show off light and color unlike anything we have ever seen before. The artisans at the workshop in Chiba, Japan speaks of glass as breathing, hot liquid and full of life and movement. To them, glass is alive, and they carefully listen to its voice when shaping it. View our collection of products just in from one of Japans finest craft glass studios.

Sugahara’s products can be used in many different constellations so you can be creative and enjoy them in your own way.

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Donabe restock update: Some of our most sought aft

Donabe restock update: Some of our most sought after Iga-yaki donabe are now back in stock. Act fast, as quantities are very limited. All donabe are mastercrafted in Iga, Japan by skillful artisans using the special local Iga clay. Link in bio.

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