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Kitchen Vignettes
Walter Riesen’s Okonomiyaki
Season 5
Episode 6
Warm and custardy on the inside, crispy on the outside, okonomiyaki, also known as Japanese vegetable pancakes, are the ultimate comfort food. Walter Riesen and his farm team grow deeply flavorful heirloom vegetables and heritage grains for their whole-diet, multi-farm CSA customers.
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