tags: omakase: stories and blogs
omakase: stories and blogs
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Drinking and Eating at Vancouver Izakayas
A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints.
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Omakase Explained
When you request omakase from a sushi chef, you are saying something like, “I put myself in your hands.”
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Omakase at Anzu
Porthos has finally enjoyed Takahashi-san’s omakase at Anzu and says it’s the best sushi he’s had in San Francisco,
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Fresh Omakase at Sushi Kiyono
Following a sushi master.
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Japanese Comfort Food
The omakase is all you get, all you need at Wakasan.
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Outstanding Omakase Lunch at Kiriko
Kiriko has great weekday lunch offerings.
$30 for a small lunch–ten pieces of sushi, a roll, soup, salad, and ice cream–might seem a bit pricey, but it’s actually a great deal, given the quality of the fish they serve. ...
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In Chef We Trust
In this month’s Food & Wine, Salma Abdelnour engagingly argues in favor of the Japanese omakase style of dining.
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Omakase Ice Cream Layer Cake From Beyond Pluto
You can get customized ice cream cakes at Sketch Ice, but put yourself in the chef’s hands and you may get something like the meringue-frosted olallieberry temple of beauty Morton the Mousse is raving over. This “chef’s choice” cake features seasonal ol
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A Temple of Traditional Sushi
Japanese folks visiting L.A. know to head to Kasen for high-end omakase sushi. It’s very old school–sometimes they try to persuade non-Japanese people to go elsewhere, thinking they want California rolls, teriyaki and the like. Stick with it and profess
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Don’t Miss the Boat
Sushi that comes by on a little boat on a conveyer belt isn’t going to provide you with the same epicurean enjoyment as omakase from a sushi master. But the stuff at Sushi Maru is extremely enjoyable and quite cheap.
