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Erin Longhurst

Erin Niimi Longhurst is a British/Japanese author in London and New York.

Her work has been featured in The Guardian, Time Out, the BBC, Vogue, Stylist, El Mundo, Elle Vietnam, Reader’s Digest, and MarthaStewart.com.

She is the author of Japonisme (HarperCollins, 2018), Omoiyari (HarperCollins, 2020), and A Little Book of Japanese Contentments (Chronicle Books, 2018). Her work is influenced by her dual heritage, and focuses on her passion for food (having completed the Leiths School of Food and Wine Essentials Course), Ikigai (finding purpose), Ikebana (flower arranging), and Shinrinyoku (forest bathing).

She is a member of the Guild of Food Writers.

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Publications

  • DesignMyNight
    1 article
  • Time Out London

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ChefsCuisineCulinaryArtsDiningFoodFoodcultureGastronomyJapaneseCuisineLondondiningMakiNigiriOmakaseRestaurantsSashimiSushi
  • A Guide To Sushi In London
    2 Jun—DesignMyNight
    Once considered an obscure delicacy outside of Japan, sushi has firmly established itself in the fabric of global cuisine widely available in the UK. The first Japanese restaurant in London opened in the mid 70s, but it wasn’t until the early 90s, when conveyor belt sushi restaurants started popping up in the capital, that the dish started making its way into the British consciousness. Today, sushi has definitely hit the mainstream, with supermarket giant Tesco reporting back in 2023 that the...

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