【EVENT】Hints for Regenerative Urban Development Through Food – Lessons from Culinary Nations Such as Spain and Italy (8/20) NEW
Future Food Institute (FFI) will host Regenerative City Inspiration Talk – Rethinking the Future of Regenerative Cities from Tokyo! as part of the monthly events for the 2025 Tokyo Living Lab. The fourth session in this series, taking place in August, is titled “Hints for Regenerative Urban Development Through Food – Lessons from Culinary Nations Such as Spain and Italy.” Drawing on examples from gastronomic powerhouses like Spain and Italy, the event will explore how food can serve as a catalyst for regenerative city-making. Our guests include Hirotaka Tanaka and Akiko Okada from UnlocX, both of whom spoke at the global food tech conference Food 4 Future (F4F) held in Bilbao, Spain, in May, as well as Akihiro Sawada, Director of the Food & Innovation City Promotion Office in the Urban Development Promotion Department at Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. Sawada conducted a workshop at the Basque Culinary Center (BCC) in San Sebastián, Spain, also in May, and has been actively collaborating with the BCC.Facilitated by Masanori Fukada of the Future Food Institute, the session will feature case studies from Italy—where FFI is based—followed by a talk session with the guests on food and regenerative urban development in Spain and Italy. The latter half will include a discussion with participants.
Click here for more details 【EVENT】 Higashi-Mikawa FOOD DAYS 2025 (Sept. 19–20) NEW
Higashi-Mikawa—a place where life thrives through food—will once again host its biggest annual event: two exhilarating, chaotic days where producers, chefs, buyers, startups, and people from all walks of life come together.This event gathers captivating content and inspiring individuals connected to Higashi-Mikawa’s “food and agriculture” to share stories, exchange ideas, and connect. UnlocX CEO Tanaka will speak at the opening talk. We hope to see you there! Click here for more details 【EVENT】Food & Beverage Revolution (Dec. 1) NEW Food & Beverage Revolution is a monthly gathering where restaurant tech professionals meet and exchange drinks and ideas with prominent figures from the industry. The event aims to energize the food service sector by fostering communication among all participants, creating networking opportunities, and sparking new DX (digital transformation) ideas. This session’s guest will be Hirotaka Tanaka, CEO of UnlocX Inc.(From the official website) Click here for more details 【PODCAST】“Tabemono Radio” & The Future of Foodtech Podcast “Tabemono Integral” We are proud supporters of Tabemono Radio, a podcast with the theme “Learning about food in an engaging way.”Hosted by two chef brothers who run a restaurant in Shizuoka, Japan, the show takes a deep dive into food from a historical perspective.Using familiar foods as a starting point, they explore the structures of the social systems that shape our lives today.And on Tabemono Integral, a show focusing on foodtech, we also join the conversation to discuss the future of foodtech together. Although the episodes are in Japanese, we encourage anyone interested to give it a listen! Click here for Tabemono Radio Click here for Tabemono Integral
【BOOK】The Science and Cooking Class (by Michael Brenner) *This is Japanese translated version
The popular Harvard University lecture series is now available as a book—complete with recipes from world-renowned chefs! Cooking gets even more delicious with science: understand protein denaturation and you can make the perfect boiled egg; master heat conduction and you can cook the perfect steak. Packed with Instagram-worthy recipes from famous chefs and numerous at-home experiments (with full-color photos), this book brings Harvard’s celebrated course to your kitchen. 
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