masa: yeah, right. so many times, huh? izakura: yeah, yeah. anthony: eating and drinking. and drawing. masa: yeah, always. he teaches me a lot of stuff. anthony: so, when you re in new york, and the ceramics come, do you ever go, what the masa: what happened. anthony: i don t remember. masa: get pissed. anthony: your design, man. masa: exactly. anthony: 90 minutes southeast of kanazawa is a mountainous region known as yamanaka onsen, and it looks unlike any place i ve ever been in japan. masa s good friend and art advisor haruo konishi has a family hideaway here. a beautiful 120-year-old traditional kominka style home built around an irori a sunken hearth in the middle of the living room. it s wild getting up here, the snow, the rocks in the road. masa: yeah, right? anthony: man, it s masa: yeah. anthony: ooh, pretty. not only does the irori heat the entire house, it becomes the gathering place on nights like these. masa: arigato, cheers. antho
the living room. it s wild getting up here, the snow, the rocks in the road. masa: yeah, right? anthony: man, it s masa: yeah. anthony: ooh, pretty. not only does the irori heat the entire house, it becomes the gathering place on nights like these. masa: arigato, cheers. anthony: konbai. they get together cook, eat, drink large quantities of unfiltered, slightly chunky life. look good. the boys have laid out the makings of a pretty amazing feast iwana, or char, were caught today in a nearby mountain stream. enormous hokkaido scallops, pulled this morning from the sea of japan, sizzle and pucker in their shells over the fire in butter and lime juice and a touch of home-brewed soy sauce. wild japanese boar hangs above the coals, radiating its sweet aroma as it cooks. look at that. masa: yeah. anthony: so how long have you all known each other? how many years? masa: 30 years. right? we know each other. i love this kind of cooking, you know?
traditional kominka style home built around an irori a sunken hearth in the middle of the living room. it s wild getting up here, the snow, the rocks in the road. masa: yeah, right? anthony: man, it s masa: yeah. anthony: ooh, pretty. not only does the irori heat the entire house, it becomes the gathering place on nights like these. masa: arigato, cheers. anthony: konbai. they get together cook, eat, drink large quantities of unfiltered, slightly chunky sake, and enjoy the country life. lookin good. the boys have laid out the makings of a pretty amazing feast iwana, or char, were caught today in a nearby mountain stream. enormous hokkaido scallops, pulled this morning from the sea of japan, sizzle and pucker in their shells over the fire in butter and lime juice and a touch of home-brewed soy sauce. wild japanese boar hangs above the coals, radiating its sweet aroma as it cooks. look at that. masa: yeah. anthony: so how long have you
snow, the rocks in the road. masa: yeah, right? anthony: man, it s masa: yeah. anthony: ooh, pretty. not only does the irori heat the entire house, it becomes the gathering place on nights like these. masa: arigato, cheers. anthony: konbai. they get together cook, eat, drink large quantities of unfiltered, slightly chunky sake, and enjoy the country life. lookin good. the boys have laid out the makings of a pretty amazing feast iwana, or char, were caught today in a nearby mountain stream. enormous hokkaido scallops, pulled this morning from the sea of japan, sizzle and pucker in their shells over the fire in butter and lime juice and a touch of home-brewed soy sauce. wild japanese boar hangs above the coals, radiating its sweet aroma as it cooks. look at that. masa: yeah. anthony: so how long have you all known each other? how many years? masa: 30 years. right? we know each other. i love this kind of cooking, you know? it s the way i like. anthony: wow.
traditional kominka style home built around an irori a sunken hearth in the middle of the living room. it s wild getting up here, the snow, the rocks in the road. masa: yeah, right? anthony: man, it s masa: yeah. anthony: ooh, pretty. not only does the irori heat the entire house, it becomes the gathering place on nights like these. masa: arigato, cheers. anthony: konbai. they get together cook, eat, drink large quantities of unfiltered, slightly chunky sake, and enjoy the country life. lookin good. the boys have laid out the makings of a pretty amazing feast iwana, or char, were caught today in a nearby mountain stream. enormous hokkaido scallops, pulled this morning from the sea of japan, sizzle and pucker in their shells over the fire in butter and lime juice and a touch of home-brewed soy sauce. wild japanese boar hangs above the coals, radiating its sweet aroma as it cooks. look at that. masa: yeah. anthony: so how long have you all known each other?