Title

Interview with Akemi Prochaska (Robata Grill & Sake Bar)

Authors

Sandra Sabath, California State University, Monterey Bay
Vincent Sercia, California State University, Monterey Bay

Files

Biography

Akemi Prochaska was the previous owner of Robata who owned and operated the restaurant for 10 years. Robata is a Japanese Grill and sushi bar in Carmel California. Akemi was born and raised in Japan. Later she moved to the United States as an adult where she started a family and eventually owned and operated Robata.

Summary of Transcript

(00:00:00) Vince Sercia and Sandra Sabath interview Akemi Prochaska about owning the restaurant Robata in Carmel California (00::43) Akemi goes over her experience getting into the restaurant industry and how she acquired the restaurant. (00:3:11) Akemi explains her favorite dish in the restaurant and her experience moving from Japan to America (00:06:15) Akemi explains different ways she did and different Americanize her food (00:08:40) Akemi goes into detail about how she made ties in the local community and how that can help benefit her restaurant. (00:10:16) Akemi goes over how she grew up in a business and how that helped prepare her for owning a restaurant and running a business one day. (00:13:30) Akemi details the best part of owning her restaurant.(00:15:00) Akemi explains her experience cooking before owning her restaurant. (00:16:00) Closing thoughts about owning her Restaurant.

Interview Date

4-15-2021

Interviewer

Sandra Sabath; Vincent Sercia

Recommended Citation

Sabath, Sandra and Sercia, Vincent, "Interview with Akemi Prochaska (Robata Grill & Sake Bar)" (2021). Pacific Food Empires. 1.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/asia-pacific-foodways_interviews/1