Chef Masaharu Morimoto, a Japanese chef who has appeared on The Iron Chef, tours Canada in support of his first cookbook, Morimoto – The New Art of Japanese Cooking. Photos courtesy of Chris Houston.

Morimoto makes an appearance at the MTV Cookoff.

Morimoto poses with Canada AM hosts Beverly Thomson, Seamus O’Regan, and Jeff Hutcheson.

Chris Houston, marketing director for Tourmaline Editions/DK Publishing, chums around with Morimoto

Morimoto and Jelena Adjic, host of CBC’s The Scene.