Food & Wine USA - (12)December 2018

DECEMBER 2018 105

THE MAKER

An employee lays

out knife blades to

dry after tempering

at Fujita Heat Treat-

ment in Seki, Japan.

Leading Edge In Japan, a fifth-generation

knifemaking family crafts chef-quality

pastry blades for bakers.

By Gabriella Gershenson

PHOTOGRAPHY: KENJI TAKIGAMI