If you’ve ever ordered Kobe beef at a restaurant in the U.S., you’ve almost certainly been had. The scam that is the American “Wagyu” and “Kobe beef” industry is well-documented. Suffice to say, odds ...

Peter Vauthy, chef/partner at Red the Steakhouse, greets me with the usual hellos, then asks the question that looms like a giant invisible bovine in the room. “Want to see my meat?” Vauthy isn’t ...

You’ll notice that most of the steaks on this list below bear an A5 rating and have specific Japanese Kobe beef, American Wagyu beef or other A5 Kobe beef designations to distinguish why they are such ...

KING Kobe is back! That is, real “Kobe” beef from Japan, not the mediocre, U.S.- raised mongrel breed that’s monopolized menus and siphoned bank accounts for too long. (Why quotation marks? Because ...

Though my family normally maintains a plant-based diet, the opportunity to deviate recently at an exceptional steakhouse a stone’s throw from Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo was too tempting to ...

The Japanese steakhouse will takeover the former Ozzie's location. Kobe Steak House of Japan is upgrading its Westport Plaza location. The restaurant chain will move from its 12th floor location at ...

In Japan, the number “3” frequently stands out. The three major corporate groups refer to Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Sumitomo, ...

Instead, Wagyumafia’s Hisato Hamada has confirmed with Eater that he’ll bring his two-year-old restaurant to New York City instead. In Japan, Hamada has been dubbed “The Wagyu Master” for spreading ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Food. Followed categories will be added to My News. If you were to order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from family-run butcher Asahiya today, there’s a ...

“Businesses have been using the wrong Kobe terminology for years. It’s like a trademark: You can’t brew your own beer and call it Budweiser,” explains Charles Gaskins of the American Wagyu Association ...

With four matches of the 2018 season remaining, Kobe sit four points clear of the J1 League relegation zone in 12th place among 18 teams. They have gone eight matches without victory in all ...