Sushi Shokunin: Japan's Culinary Masters
- Regular price
- €120 EUR
Couldn't load pickup availability
ADD SIGNATURE GIFT WRAPPING
Make your gift memorable (+€8)
In Japan, cooking often bears aesthetic value, and the making of sushi is exalted as one of the finest culinary crafts. In line with this ideal of food as art, the Japanese often employ the word shokunin, loosely defined as “artisan”, to refer to highly skilled sushi masters. Connoting excellence...
Read more
Andrea Fazzari is a Tokyo-based, James Beard Award-winning photographer, author, director and dining consultant specializing in culture and travel. Andrea is the author, photographer and co-designer of Tokyo Chic (Assouline, 2023); Sushi Shokunin: Japan's Culinary Masters (Assouline, 2020); Tokyo New Wave: 31 Chefs Defining Japan's Next Generation (2018); and is the photographer and stylist of Aperitivo (2016) shot on location in Italy. She is a tastemaker in the book Hotel Stories (Assouline, 2013) and the photographer and global explorer on six continents for the Luxury Collection Destination Guides (Assouline, 2010).
Andrea is the recipient of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Travel Photography for her work in Argentina for Departures Magazine. She has photographed campaigns and projects for such companies as Cathay Pacific Airlines and Four Seasons Hotels, and for magazines such as Travel + Leisure, Vanity Fair, and Architectural Digest. Andrea was named one of Photo District News's "30 Photographers to Watch" in 2004. The publication also featured her as one of the year's best photographers in their 2017 Food Issue.
Before becoming a photographer, Andrea worked in fashion and film public relations for Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, and Miramax Films. She has explored over ninety countries, and has lived – on her own – in seven. Fazzari is originally from Manhattan, and before finally moving to Japan, she lived in Italy, France, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Spain. Andrea speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.
If your order arrives damaged or incorrect, please contact Customer Service as soon as possible. For damaged items, kindly email us your order number, a description of the issue, and photos of the damage.
If you wish to return your order for any other reason, we allow exchanges for merchandise credit within 14 days of delivery. We do not allow refunds and the customer is responsible for the cost of return shipping. Merchandise credit may only be redeemed in the region where the original order was placed.
Please note that items must be returned unused and unopened, in the same condition in which they were received, with all the original packaging. Books, candles, and diffusers must remain sealed in their original cellophane; games and objects must be returned in their original packaging. Exchanges and credit are applicable only at the original point of purchase.
Vespa helmets may be exchanged for a different size within 14 days of delivery, with complimentary shipping both ways.
The Ultimate Tower, The Allure Bookstand, XXL editions, headphones, and vintage or third-party objects are final sale and not eligible for return or exchange.
Please email us at customerservice@assouline.com with your order number to begin the return process for an online order. View our full return policy.
EU and EFTA customers have the right to withdraw from their purchase within 14 days of delivery; return shipping is at the customer's expense.
If you wish to return your order for any other reason, we allow exchanges for merchandise credit within 14 days of delivery. We do not allow refunds and the customer is responsible for the cost of return shipping. Merchandise credit may only be redeemed in the region where the original order was placed.
Please note that items must be returned unused and unopened, in the same condition in which they were received, with all the original packaging. Books, candles, and diffusers must remain sealed in their original cellophane; games and objects must be returned in their original packaging. Exchanges and credit are applicable only at the original point of purchase.
Vespa helmets may be exchanged for a different size within 14 days of delivery, with complimentary shipping both ways.
The Ultimate Tower, The Allure Bookstand, XXL editions, headphones, and vintage or third-party objects are final sale and not eligible for return or exchange.
Please email us at customerservice@assouline.com with your order number to begin the return process for an online order. View our full return policy.
EU and EFTA customers have the right to withdraw from their purchase within 14 days of delivery; return shipping is at the customer's expense.
A Brush with Excellence: Author Andrea Fazzari on Japan's Sushi Shokunin; By: Paul Feinstein, Fine Dining Lovers Online (USA), March 2021
L'art des sushis par les shokunin, Mint Magazine Online (France), November 2020
Shokunin: los 20 maestros del sushi; By: Raquel Azpíroz, L’Officiel Online (Mexico), October 2020
Sushi Shokunin: The Life of Sushi Masters, Japan Eats Podcast (USA), October 2020