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Welcome to the world of donabe cooking. Owner TOIRO in West Hollywood. Author of DONABE Cookbook. 1257 N La Brea Ave, WeHo, CA 90038

Los Angeles & Tokyo
Joined January 2010
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I’m so thrilled and honored to be featured on The New York Times! I had a pleasure being interviewed by Tejal Rao and her story is so beautiful! The Joy of Cooking With a Donabe nytimes.com/2021/03/24/magaz…
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Thank you so much for writing this story about my long journey. So honored to be covered by Japan Times! – at Lihue, HI
From hot bands to hot pots, Naoko Takei Moore's time in California pays off jtim.es/v0Wo30pRq3R
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Five women (@nnakarestaurant, @kikoriwhiskey, @mamamusubila, @mrsdonabe, & Koda Farms) reflect on what rice means to them personally, culturally and economically as food industry leaders. buff.ly/2WOFjZh
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So thrilled and honored to be featured in the New York Times! The printed edition will be out tomorrow. For the online article, you can find in the Style Section. nytimes.com/2019/05/07/style… – at Los Angeles, CA
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My #donabe cooking in action. Check out the full version of my shop’s short video, created by Gene Shibuya in our website. – at Los Angeles, CA
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Special event tomorrow! Please come join us at TOIRO Spring Festival to taste #donabe rice onigiri and other seasonal treats. Event details in our website’s news. – at Los Angeles, CA
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I am so excited an article about my shop, TOIRO, made today's headline in REMODELISTA.com! It's titled "Toiro in LA, World's Best Source for Donabe and More". Thank you for your big love, Remodelista! Happy Donabe Life. remodelista.com/posts/shoppe…
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We are so grateful and want to respond to such high demand, so we just added another date (1/26) to the upcoming Donabe Detox Dinner cooking class. You can RSVP from Events link in the main menu of TOIRO’s website. toirokitchen.com Happy Donabe Life – at West Hollywood, CA
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Donabe cooking makes happy dining. We just announced new #donabe cooking class schedule this evening, and all 3 dates got sold out in moments! If you would like to be notified of future class schedule, please sign up from our website by clicking on Events in the menu.
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My #donabe recipes are introduced over the special 6-page color feature in the premiere issue of Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP Magazine! I’m so happy that happy donabe life is spreading to wider and wider audience in the US! – at Los Angeles, CA
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Our tagine-style #donabe , Fukkura-san is selected in Hot Item | THE OFF DUTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 50 Rare Finds by Wall Street Journal! graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/…
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I’ve been a huge fan of mochi mugi barley past years, not only because of its remarkable health benefits but mainly because it simply tastes so good when cooked together with rice in a #donabe! Now Mochi Mugi is available at TOIRO!
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My quick Tsukune Miso Nabe (chicken meatball hot pot in miso broth), made in classic-style #donabe , Hachi Nabe. The chicken is so juicy and tasty. Recipe in our website.
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My shop, TOIRO, now has a brand new edition of the online shop with hundreds of artisanal products including Iga-yaki #donabe, kitchen tools & tableware from all over Japan! We are so proud of our selection, because we are personally in love with all of them. Happy Donabe Life! – at Los Angeles, CA
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Donabe recipe update. Mixed mushroom rice, made in #donabe rice cooker, Kamado-san. Perfect for Thanksgiving dinner, too. Recipe link in our website toirokitchen.com/blogs/recip… . Our shop will be closed on Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, and we will open again Friday, 11/24. – at Los Angeles, CA
Today’s “makanai” #donabe staff meal at TOIRO. I made salmon & ikura sushi bowl and tofu & wakame miso soup. Donabe makes our lunch always so happy.
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Another quick lunch with #donabe steamer Mushi Nabe at the shop. We love steamed pork belly shabu shabu so much!
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Donabe recipe update. Yu-Dofu (tofu hot pot with spinach). Very popular healthy Japanese home dish, which is also vegan. Check out our website for the complete recipe.
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