CIBI

CIBI (meaning 'a little one') is a delightful book focused on home-style Japanese cooking, inspired by the eponymous Melbourne café and design space created by Meg and Zenta Tanaka. It contains more than 80 seasonally relevant recipes covering a variety of categories including vegetables, fish and seafood, meat, grains and noodles, and sweets. Alongside these recipes, you'll find small features that highlight elements of Japanese cooking and food culture, all accompanied by beautiful photography and illustrations.

The recipes in CIBI, many of which are designed for sharing, strongly reflect Meg and Zenta’s ethos: a fresh approach to simplicity using quality produce. The book incorporates elements of Japanese design culture and offers glimpses into their young family's worlds in Collingwood, Tokyo, and Meg’s birthplace, Okayama. It also includes evocative snapshots in both words and pictures of the CIBI-feel, celebrating an enjoyment of food, community, and sharing.