I like sitting at the sushi bar at a restaurant. Tables are fine, but when I really want to get into things I sit at the bar. Omakase (chef's choice) is much better when he is right in front of you, and even if you have your preferences, it's always nice to watch it...
I'll eat sushi any way and chance I get. I end up eating a lot of take out simply because it's easy and with two young children, it's not always fun when the edamame starts getting tossed around. But I really like the experience of being in the restaurant, drinking my...
Ah, the humble California roll. While I often refer to this as the "Big Mac" of rolls, it is actually quite tasty, given its lack of any real historical precedents. California rolls are far from traditional sushi, but they aren't as far from the norm as you might...
And we have a winner! Today, January 5th, 2011, a 754 pound bluefin tuna was sold in the Tsukiji Fish Market in Japan for a whopping $396,000 (or about $526/lb). What makes this even more interesting is that the last record sale price was recorded on the exact same...
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...
This week in Paris is the showdown where ICCAT (The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) will set bluefin tuna quotas for 2011. From November 17 – 27, meetings will take place between member nations to discuss the severe decline in bluefin...
According to the FDA in a statement a few days ago, a salmon genetically engineered to grow very quickly was deemed safe to eat by the agency. With the addition of some genes from a different fish, the salmon takes half the time to grow to market size, which leads to...
Sushi in a tube is a new product that is a great example of when a person needs to just keep their mouth shut. In my mind I envision a light bulb going on over somebody's head and the person next to them smacking them just hard enough to get the point across that new...
If your desire for sushi is as strong as mine, but you are trying to keep costs down, recession friendly sushi isn’t that hard to find. While I could eat sushi every day, not only is it impractical, but I would quickly reduce my nest egg to a scramble. But I am...