Banzai Banquets: Party Dishes that Pack a Punch

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"After studying and cooking in New York City, Riko Yamawagi takes an American perspective to Japan to reinvent the way people look at Asian catering and party meals." As the world has become smaller our dinning habits have changed. With new fusion cuisines and a variety ideas for decor and design being incorporated everywhere, Riko Yamawaki's Banzai Banquets is a good example of Japan's take on this exciting global movement in dining. Ask anyone about catering and party meals, and they will all say they wish to see dishes that are easy to make and equally easy on the eyes. For the best experiences, they also hope for a few surprises to their senses, as even little dishes and stylish decorative designs can turn a good into great. So for even the most busy of times, food coordinator Riko Yamawaki, of Tokyo's Riko's Kitchen cooking school, has compiled a treasure-trove of casually stylish dishes that will make every meal a memorable event and every party into a bash! By using simple sense and an eye for design, you an make menus that will have people calling for these 105 recipes. Chapters- Nouveau Japoinese Dishes Poached Eggs and Avo-Veggie SaladAnchovy and Pine Nut PastaJapanese Egg-Salad Sandwiches with Walnut-Tofu MousseMeat Miso Lettuce Wraps Dishes from Traditional Japanese Ryotei Grilled Sea BreamBaked Apples in Pork BellyHerbed Saury on a bed of RiceBeef Marrow with Japanese Fruit Appealing Appetizers Rum-raisin PorkGoya-BurgersYellow-tail Meatball SoupBlanched Cucumber and Celery Salad Coordinate for the Scene and Season Summer PicnicsThe Japanese Inn DinnerA Casual ChristmasFirst Impressions

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After studying and cooking in New York City, Riko Yamawaki takes an American perspective to Japan to reinvent the way people look at Asian catering and party meals. Riko Yamawagi is a Tokyo based food coordinator and culinary instructor. Born and raised to a traditional Japanese inn (ryokan) family, Riko has always been aware of how the seasons and local fresh ingredients are critical to dining. She further cemented those ideals when she began studying French cuisine under 3-Star Michelin chef Alain Ducasse. While Riko still considers her mother to be her true cooking mentor, Riko has taken inspiration from a variety of cuisines from across the globe. In 2007 she spent a year in New York taking in the culture of food in America, before returning to Japan to open her cooking school in Tokyo's fashion trendy Daikanyama district and releasing her first book through the iBookstore, Meals Tokyo@Summer.