The Urchin Arrival About 6 or 7 years ago I started this website and it was merely a hint of its former self. It wasn't really a site yet, but more of an idea and, believe it or not, a list of Japanese restaurants and food stores in New York and Connecticut, complete...
As usual, I did take-out sushi on Monday evening (it's a once a week thing in my house) and this time my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I ordered way too much sushi and ended up with a pile left after we were torpid with food. This is not a completely uncommon...
True Wasabi Real Wasabi is great with sushi, but the real thing, as opposed to the fake green putty the Japanese call seiyō wasabi ("western wasabi"), is hard to come by. "What about the wasabi I have on my plate with my order" you may ask. Well, I hate to tell you,...
Yellowtail Sushi - AKA Hamachi There are certain fish that I think present themselves perfectly without being made too fancy, hamachi (yellowtail) being one of them. I went to my favorite local sushi place on Saturday night with my wife and my brother, who loves...