*Pre-order* Japanese Comfort Cooking: An Opinionated Guide to Modern, Homey, Classic Japanese Recipes (Tadashi Ono & Harris Salat) *Signed*

Expected June 9, 2026. Available for pre-order today!

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These authentic Japanese recipes are fast enough for easy weeknight meals, elegant enough for special weekend dinners. And the best part? Theyre dishes anyone can knock out.

Think soul-satisfying miso soup, toothsome soba noodles, broiled fish three ways, and vegetables steeped in fragrant umami seasonings. And also Japanese-style sandwiches, beautiful salads, miso flat iron steak, wagyu burgers, and the best fried chicken on planet Earth (promise).

InJapanese Comfort Cooking, celebrated chef Tadashi Ono and James Beard Awardnominated food writer Harris Salat show you why traditional miso, soy sauce, and sake producers are your BFFs in the kitchen (spoiler alert: they do the flavor heavy-lifting, making cooking fast); how to create healthy meals the Japanese way; and how to ace the refrigerator test conjuring a quick, tasty Japanese dish with whatevers on hand. They also include 100 recipes and helpful advice for:

• All-purpose miso soups likeChilled Heirloom Tomato and Silken Tofu Miso Soupplus a guide on how to make dozens more magical miso combinations.
• Nutritious weeknight meals that come together in under 30 minutes, likeNext-Level KaraageandSauteed Bronzini with Yuzu Brown Butter.
• Classic and modern twists on Japanese sandwiches likePork Katsu,Tori Nanban, andWaygufor on-the-go lunches and picnics.