【Yuri Yamamoto, Megumi Fujii, Masahiro Kasahara, Akari Hasegawa, etc.】What on earth is going on inside the heads of good cooks!? An innovative comic essay born from in-depth interviews with popular chefs, 'I Peeped Inside the Heads of Good Cooks!'

『I Peeped Inside the Heads of Good Cooks!』

Generously introduces eye-opening techniques and ways of thinking from cooking masters! A book full of tips to make daily cooking run smoothly

In the Reiwa era, the world is overflowing with cooking-related information from recipe books, information programs, social media, and YouTube.

Even if you try to cook by following a recipe, it doesn't go as planned, and the outcome is different —

Even if it turned out delicious once, it doesn't feel like it will go well at all when you have to prepare meals every day —

Akiko Ikeda (aka Ike-kyo), a master of comic essays who has long felt these common struggles, interviewed good cooks to find hints that would make daily cooking even a little easier.

This time, she spoke with:

Ms. Yuri Yamamoto

Ms. Megumi Fujii

Mr. Masahiro Kasahara

Ms. Akari Hasegawa

Ms. Yuka Yamaguchi

Ms. Kaoru Kusano

Mr. Tomohiko Suzuki

Ms. Nahomi Edamoto

These 8 good cooks!

From professional chefs who are constantly in demand by the media to a diverse range of senior figures active in various fields, she thoroughly peeked into the 'minds' of these 8 good cooks!

Even those who have found cooking a chore will want to stand in the kitchen tomorrow after reading this book and learning the secrets that these pioneers arrived at through trial and error — it's a useful book for daily life.

<Introduction>

【Author Profile】

Akiko Ikeda

Born in Ehime Prefecture in 1969. Illustrator and manga artist. Graduated from Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Higashi High School and Kobe University Faculty of Education, dropped out of University of Tsukuba School of Art and Design, completed Setsu Mode Seminar. Engaged in production of magazines, advertisements, books, websites, etc. at editorial production companies and design production companies, and became freelance in 2002. Major works include 'Finally! The Art of Organizing for Women Who Can't Organize', 'Finally! The Art of Saving for Women Who Can't Save', 'Life is a Whack-a-Mole!' (Bungeishunju), 'The Art of Organizing So You Can Find What You Need Immediately!' 'The Art of Time Management to See Your Day and Relax!' (Media Factory), 'My Husband's Case of 'New Type Depression' That I Didn't Expect!' (Akita Shoten), 'Akiko Ikeda's Sufficient Cooking' (Transview), etc.

【Bibliographic Information】

Title: 'I Peeped Inside the Heads of Good Cooks!'

Price: 1,540 yen (tax included)

Publisher: Fusosha

Release Date: May 27, 2026 (Wednesday)

ISBN: 978-4594102876

Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4594102876

Rakuten Books

https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18551293/

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