Melissa Uchiyama

Melissa Uchiyama is an author and the podcast host of Tokyo Shishi Podcast, a program that explores what the land of Israel means for the Jewish people through the delicious lens of food. The podcast is an overflow of her meaningful time hosting Israeli guests and making gorgeous food together in their Tokyo kitchen. Melissa is also one of the Nosher Food Fellows of Spring 2025. You can follow her on her Jewish Food Writing Substack, https://jewishfoodwriting.substack.com/ and on her Tokyo Shishi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyo_shishi/