Watami is buying the operator of the Subway sandwich chain in Japan as it seeks to branch out from its portfolio of izakaya-style restaurants and take on fast food rival McDonald’s Holdings Japan.

Rebecca Roland is an associate editor at Eater LA who covers the evolving landscape of Los Angeles’s food scene. Her work delves into how digital culture shapes real-life dining trends, and ...

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To begin with it is the city’s first self-ordering izakaya restaurant. In Japan izakaya is a bar where people go to unwind with co-workers and friends. Alcoholic drinks are served with ...

This month, he returned to the restaurant world with a new venture: RVR (pronounced “river”), a Japan-meets-California izakaya. Lett’s trademark farmers-market focus that became hallmarks of ...