Downtowner wants Memphis to know ‘the sweeter side of Japanese food’
“I always fell into baking when I got down or sad or bored, and that’s just something I leaned into when I felt myself losing interest in HR,” said Aika Renzo, owner of Wagashi Japanese Bakery. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Baker Aika Renzo opened Wagashi Japanese Bakery in November to fill a culinary void in Memphis.
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Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.
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