Sonoko Sakai | |
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| Born | 69–70 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Food writer and cookbook author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American Japanese |
| Subject | Cooking |
| Website | |
| sonokosakai | |
Sonoko Sakai is a Japanese American cooking teacher and food writer.[1] She has worked as a foreign-film buyer and producer. She was also a buyer for Kadokawa, Gaga and Nippon Herald[2] before focusing on the food industry. She writes about Japanese cuisine at the Los Angeles Times and, in 2011, she created the organization called Common Grains.[3] Common Grains promotes Japanese food and culture and has an emphasis on rice and grains. Common Grains has organized food pop-ups,[4] cooking classes,[5] onigiri (rice ball) competitions and speaker panels. In 2013, she went to Google headquarters to oversee the Japanese dinner for 800 employees.
- ^ Bargar Suter, Lesley (April 19, 2013). "Buckwheat Wild! Sonoko Sakai of Common Grains". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Baum, Gary (March 2, 2012). "The Eat Sheet: Common Grains' Sonoko Sakai Takes THR's Taste Test". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Gillian (July 10, 2015). "Making Umeboshi with Sonoko Sakai". Good Food. KCRW. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Coser, Crystal (January 27, 2016). "Sonoko Sakai to Host Soba Noodle Workshop on January 31 at The Standard Downtown". Eater Los Angeles. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Soba Noodle Workshop". Course Horse. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.