It’s a random weekday night and you’re too tired to cook but too lazy or undesirous of people-ing to go out. Nothing looks ...

Go to a Japanese restaurant, and you will enjoy shrimp and vegetables fried in tempura batter. There is nothing better than ...

Whether you’re deep-frying onion rings or pan-frying cutlets, frying at home can be intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be.

Tempura made its debut in Nagasaki in the 16th century when the Portuguese brought over the practice of coating food in batter to fry it in oil, a simple technique that changed Japan's food history ...

At this point, almost every day of the year is a national some-food day, from Coconut Torte (March 13) to Tapioca Pudding (July 15). They're all on our National Food Day Calendar (which you can ...

All restaurants, and their menus, evolve over time, just as their chefs do. Any serious chef working today is constantly bombarded by information and inspiration — from traveling, from reading ...

Upon entering Tempura Ichika, I felt like I was transported from busy Piikoi Street to a quiet tempura restaurant somewhere in Tokyo. Everything reminded me of Japan, from the restaurant’s quiet music ...

I love sushi as much as the next guy, but for your average American sushi joint appetizer, it’s hard to beat that nice little basket of tempura veggies. Hopefully still hot and crunchy, with that ...

The $200 set menu works its way through several stages including house-made tofu, a small offering of sashimi, the tempura of course, rice, soup, and a few other dishes sprinkled in. There is also a ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The restaurant is named for its founder Carlos A.