Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Fufilled: Imagawa-Yaki Japanese Pastries in Beverly Hills


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Fulfilled  in Beverly Hills is a contemporary pastry shop serving sweet and savory versions of the traditional Japanese treat known as imagawa-yaki. These waffle-like pastries are normally filled with sweet azuki bean and are Japan’s version of comfort food. Still very popular today, imagawa-yaki originated in Tokyo in the early 1800s and are often enjoyed at various festivals throughout the year in Japan.

Owner Susumu Tsuchihashi, grew up in Los Angeles. He has traveled to Japan more than forty times and has also attended cooking school there. With his new shop Fufilled, Tsuchihashi's is modernizing this nostalgic comfort food by creating new flavor combinations.

Fulfilled Japanese Pastries is located at 9405 S. Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills.

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