Located directly across from the main branch of the New York Public Library, Sushi Ginza Onodera is where you'll find one of the city's most accomplished sushi masters: Masaki Saito. When this Hokkaido, Japan native places a piece of fish on your plate, you're in for a rare treat. Edomaezushi, or Edomae-style sushi is Saito's specialty, and an…
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It’s been a couple of years since the term omakase went mainstream in NYC. Here are five observations we've made from recent sushi adventures.
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Sushi-making video games are alive and well, maki fans. What was once a noble trade that required advanced culinary skills and tons of hard work and discipline can now be done with nothing more than a VR headset and a Steam account. VR Sushi Bar lets you control the sushi bar with your own two hands, and…
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If you've ever felt the need to take your daily frustrations out on Japanese food, play Oh! Sushi, available on iTunes. Part Fruit Ninja, part Cooking Mama and part "making sushi at home with no regard for a noble craft that requires expertise," this game will be a satisfying experience for everyone who's felt self-loathing at their completely…
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More than any other type of cuisine, sushi can be an especially subjective meal. A wide range of fish — much of which is prepared raw and some of which is largely foreign to the American palate — ensures that dinner at a sushi restaurant is often a novel experience no matter how adventurous the diner.…
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The Seattle Times brings up a multifaceted Japanese dining discussion, thanks to this letter from a reader:During the 1990s, I made several trips to Japan and remember that an order of nigiri sushi consisted of two small bite-size pieces. An entire single small piece fit comfortably into the mouth.Now, nigiri sushi typically comes as a single large piece…
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Sushi Zo is currently one of New York City’s hottest restaurants, regularly filling its 18-seat space months in advance.The minuscule sushi bar is omakase-only, meaning that the sole option is to trust head chef Masashi Ito and his rotating selections of fresh fish. With the exception of one or two cuts from the U.S., all of chef…
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Chef Brian Tsao has had quite the last few years: opening the Mira Sushi & Izakaya in NYC's Flatiron District, beating Bobby Flay on Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay and finding an outlet for all the tension that comes with being a successful chef. Tsao used to be in a heavy-metal band in China, if you didn't know.…
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Sushi is unlike sausage, in that absolutely everyone likes watching how it’s made. If you’re the kind of person who pulls up a seat at the bar by the chefs, you’re going to love Kirin Ichiban’s new video. And yeah, it kind of sounds like Willy Wonka’s Sushi Factory in there, but who knew grating…
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Notoriously difficult to slice — owing to its multiple textures — the tomato has long plagued knife-wielders from master chefs to humble sandwich-crafters. Think your knife's sharp? It pretty much isn't, according to this video of a sushi chef giving a tomato the sashimi treatment. Think that's impressive? Wait til you see what a knife…
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