Naoko Takei Moore

Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Naoko Takei Moore is a donabe (Japanese clay pot) & Japanese home-cooking expert, based in Los Angeles, CA and an author of cookbook, DONABE (Ten Speed Press). She is the owner of TOIRO which originally started as an online shop which specializes in donabe and Japanese artisan products since 2008. TOIRO opened its first brick and mortar shop, TOIRO Kitchen and Supply in West Hollywood in October 2017. Her company is also the US representative and distributor of Nagatani-en, an artisan donabe producer since 1832 from Iga, Japan. Naoko’s mission is to spread wonderful Japanese food culture to the world through her shop and activities. (TOIRO website: toirokitchen.com)