General Musings Articles

My dinner with Nobu

I just had a great sushi dinner at Nobu in New York City. It's supposedly impossible to get a reservation, but I called on a whim and got a table for the next night. A pleasant surprise as my sister in law was in town and they *had* to experience the best sushi in the...

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The Top 10 Reasons You Should Be Eating Sushi

10 reasons you should be eating more sushi 1. Sushi contains omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids, ones that we don't consume enough of in our modern diet. Think of sushi as a supplement, providing these much needed "good" fats,...

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Holiday Sushi

Well, holiday sushi only in the sense that we're in the holiday season I guess... My birthday was December 24th and my wife had asked me what I wanted to do for dinner. It's the night before Christmas and what we often do is have dinner at home with whatever family...

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Decisions, Decisions…..

How do you decide where to go? A colleague of mind has invited me to a dinner at one of two different sushi-yas in NYC and I'm in a quandary. They are both top rated, traditional restaurants and I've heard great things about both. The problem is that I have no frame...

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An Evening of Sushi at Home

As I do on occasion, last weekend I decided to make sushi at home. We had some friends over, supplied the fish and the sake, and for a few hours, we were our own itamae (sushi chef).  My order from arrived on Friday, and I immediately prepared the food and stored it...

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When sushi is more than sushi

At times, the most minor difference can make a tremendous impact; something that may not seem obvious but leaves a tip of the tongue realization. A new restaurant has opened near me and has grown on me quite a bit, but it is easy to know why. It is a seemingly small...

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Has Sushi Jumped The Shark?

Sushi has been a popular item in the west for a few decades now and as with anything that makes its way across cultures, it has readily changed to better match western palates. But unlike noodles and soybeans, sushi has not merely changed to fit our preferences; it...

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Is sushi safe for pregnant women?

This is a question I get asked a lot. I have always been pretty conservative in answering for a variety of reasons, mostly because there *are* risks to eating raw foods for anyone, especially during pregnancy, and since I am not a doctor, I don't want my musings...

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