Sonoko Sakai

Sonoko Sakai is a cooking teacher and food writer based in Los Angeles. She is the author of Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style, and Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors. Sonoko has been featured in publications such as New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Saveur, and many more for her dedicated work as a Cook, Storyteller, and Food Activist. Sonoko’s name means garden in Japanese. And for her, everything begins and ends in the garden.