Mutual Trading Co's Annual Japanese Food Expo - 2013
The 25th Annual Mutual Trading Co. Japanese Food & Restaurant Expo Pasadena Convention Center October 19. 2013 I've been going to the Mutual Trading Co Show almost every year since 2000, I even attended their show in the NY/NJ area. Mutual Trading is one of the oldest Japanese food distributors in the U.S. Based in the Los Angeles, MTC has sales offices in Honolulu, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Boston, New Jersey, and New York. Mutual Trading has beautiful showrooms in Los Angeles and New York City. I should do a post on their showroom one of these days... Ready for the breaking of the sake barrel to open the expo Once inside, lots of food, beverages, equipment, knives, and products of all kinds. With 88 vendors, 30 from Japan, this event had over 2,000 registered attendees. At the entrance, I ran into my friend Tommy Kosaka (chef/owner - Sushi Dragon ) and Mr. Kosei Yamamoto...