1.0culture: the word on cheesehttps://developer83.wordpress-developer.us/culturecheesemagAlexandria Jackhttps://developer83.wordpress-developer.us/culturecheesemag/author/alexandria-jack/Japan Meets the American South at Kata Robatarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xxf6o1yI8B"><a href="https://developer83.wordpress-developer.us/culturecheesemag/kata-robata-houston-texas/">Japan Meets the American South at Kata Robata</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://developer83.wordpress-developer.us/culturecheesemag/kata-robata-houston-texas/embed/#?secret=xxf6o1yI8B" width="600" height="338" title="“Japan Meets the American South at Kata Robata” — culture: the word on cheese" data-secret="xxf6o1yI8B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
/* ]]> */
</script>
https://developer83.wordpress-developer.us/culturecheesemag/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Chef-Hori-2.png16001067Fusing Flavor: Houston’s Kata Robata mixes traditional Japanese elements with cheesy southern flair. Cheese may not be the first ingredient you think of Cheese may not be the first ingredient you think of when it comes to Japanese cuisine. However, at Kata Robata, cheese seamlessly marries Japanese ingredients and the comforting flavors of Houston. Led by four-time James Beard Award–nominee chef Manabu “Hori” Horiuchi, Kata Robata has been serving traditional and modern Japanese cuisine for 15 years. Horiuchi got his start in Texas after being recruited by the Consulate General of Japan in Houston in 2000. After his contract ended, he spent eight years at Kubo Sushi Bar & Grill before opening Kata Robata in 2009.