{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjapan-eats.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F76e5a9a6-76e5a9a6","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 46: The Art of Ice","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ea9428/ea942874-320c-404b-9d75-81023280badc/9abd18ec-6031-45ae-8fb2-37289c47949a/1465245604artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9abd18ec-6031-45ae-8fb2-37289c47949a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 46: The Art of Ice\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On this week's episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto. He is the owner of Okamoto Studio, a New York-based collective best known for their design, production, and consultation of everything made of crystal clear ice. Father-son Takeo and Shintaro Okamoto make up the founding core of the group, which was formed in 2003 with a mission of showcasing in the full beauty and potential of handcrafted ice. Okamoto Studio has fast become a favorite among the event, hospitality, culinary, fashion, and media industries for their articulate and fanciful use of both traditional hand-tool craftsmanship and current art-world sensibilities."}