More Omakase insights from a Redditor

I’m an avid Redditor. If you don’t know what that means… Well, I’m a reader and contributor to a social-oriented website called “Reddit” where people rarely hold back their opinions. My last omakase post took on a life of it’s own thanks to a link to it being posted to Reddit, and in the conversation,…


Notes From A High End Omakase Experience

Omakase is a unique experience. By that I mean it is a style of dining manyWesterners are not used to. You are simply asking the itamae (sushi chef) “serve me what you think is the best right now.” You seek something unique in the context of what best sushi items are available at that moment….


Sushi Restaurants Mislabeling Fish

In an earlier post we discussed the findings of a study done by Oceana.org regarding the rampant mislabeling of seafood. They found that about 39% of the seafood products that they sampled were actually a different species than what was represented on the label. Is this a big deal? Yes, it is, for many reasons….


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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