Gasps resonated throughout the Conran Shop--surely preparing sushi can't be that effortless. It is when you're Harumi Kurihara, the Japanese lifestyle guru with celebrity status akin to that of a certain notorious American domestic doyenne, in a recent Stateside appearance. With a popular TV show and magazine, shops devoted to a signature cookware line, and an already growing empire of cookbooks in Japan, Kurihara is now ready to break ground on Western shores with her first U.S. publication, Harumi's Japanese Cooking (HP Trade, 2006). Celebrating the fresh, seasonal, and healthy cooking of Japanese favorites in a practical way that belies their elegant appearance, Kurihara serves up favorites like scallop sauté with miso sauce. Go ahead, gasp.