https://jessicathompson.food Jessica Thompson | Profile Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:15:47 +0000 https://jessicathompson.food en https://jessicathompson.food/Jessica-Thompson-Cook-Food-Writer-Recipe-Developer Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:15:47 +0000 Jessica Thompson | Profile https://jessicathompson.food/Jessica-Thompson-Cook-Food-Writer-Recipe-Developer Jessica Thompson Cook · Food Writer · Recipe Developer <img width="3120" height="4160" width_o="3120" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3ab6117a7b3e372dfbe6503f6cef3fec7d5d868d62b4d6dbf33afc6ef8cdbba/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-07-at-17.14.08-2.jpeg" data-mid="245085024" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3ab6117a7b3e372dfbe6503f6cef3fec7d5d868d62b4d6dbf33afc6ef8cdbba/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-07-at-17.14.08-2.jpeg" /> I grew up in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, where temperatures sit around 28ºC (80ºF) and gardens grow wild, and have been cooking since I could reach the stove. I ran a food blog with my sisters for years (which turned into a published cookbook by Murdoch Books), moved to Tokyo to study patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu in 2015 – then stayed for nine years. In Japan, I foraged for wasabi, picked grapes for natural wine, made my own miso, and had extensive conversations with obaasan (grandmothers) in supermarkets about how to use local ingredients. I covered food and drink in-house for Time Out Tokyo, as well as other local international publications (below). I now live in Guadalajara, Mexico, with my wife Sofia, a ceramist and creative director. Together we run NOMI, roaming popup inspired by Tokyo tachinomi culture that started in a Harajuku loft in 2017. Speakeasy-style settings with one-off menus and sake from independent Japanese breweries. → nominominomi.com For commissions, collaborations, events, or anything food-adjacent, I’d love to hear from you at jessica.jt.thompson@gmail.com Between courses, I've spent 10+ years in digital product management and ecommerce → More about that here FOOD &amp; EVENTS <img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d1f7a66076038fc0b9a6fa02640908fffbe174421eac5b2fe6b6a00395504bc/84-DSCF9529.jpg" data-mid="245085008" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d1f7a66076038fc0b9a6fa02640908fffbe174421eac5b2fe6b6a00395504bc/84-DSCF9529.jpg" /> &nbsp; <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66a04c6cc2d87b7631f11770b59abfdb56fa78613277c9486c7f9bd35c6df670/_R011537.jpg" data-mid="245086482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66a04c6cc2d87b7631f11770b59abfdb56fa78613277c9486c7f9bd35c6df670/_R011537.jpg" /> Private dining &amp; catering: Curated, multi-course meals for small groups. Sake curation &amp; pairing: Selection, sourcing and guided experiences for events, restaurants, dinners and retail.&nbsp; Menu &amp; concept development: Building menus around a point of view&nbsp;– seasonal, regional, thematic. Adapting Japanese culinary ideas for new markets, audiences and ingredients. Event collaborations: Concept through to execution for food-focused programming. <img width="1404" height="936" width_o="1404" height_o="936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62af7cc239aedb5cd95b099a2201be7f54b50c6f7bc97f5a6e043881dbdf72a3/21950855_10155507334585767_2915870732992591165_o.jpg" data-mid="239454384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62af7cc239aedb5cd95b099a2201be7f54b50c6f7bc97f5a6e043881dbdf72a3/21950855_10155507334585767_2915870732992591165_o.jpg" /> WRITING&nbsp; Bylines: NYT · Saveur · Time Out Tokyo · SBS Food · Vice · Lonely Planet ・Metropolis Magazine · Intrepid Travel · APPETITE&nbsp; Three Neighbourhoods in Tokyo Where Old Meets New&nbsp;– NYTJapan’s Bread Shokunin&nbsp;– SaveurThis Formula 1 Aerodynamicist Turned Baker Is Creating The World’s Best Croissants&nbsp;– ViceBreweries, wineries and distilleries worth a day trip from Tokyo&nbsp;– Time Out TokyoJapan’s shokupan is the upper crust of loaves&nbsp;– SBS Food Books: The Bookery Cook: Art to Eat (Murdoch Books, 2013), PALATE JOURNAL (Self-published, 2015. 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