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Making sushi during COVID-19

In massive sushi withdrawal during the first global pandemic in a century, I dusted off my sushi-making skills and worked with my wife to make nigiri, maki and chirashi at home. In this blog, I walk through lessons learned from making sushi at home during the Coronavirus.

Omakase under $100 in NYC for 2019

There’s not too much beauty in New York City. I know it has the reputation for the glitz and glamour, but I promise you that fantasy will evaporate the second you see a pack of cockroaches that have somehow developed (evolved???) the ability to fly. Really, unless rats scurrying between in, on or through subway Read more…

Guide to New York Sushi 2017

At the risk of beating a drum like I’m John C. Reilly in Stepbrothers (an awesome movie by the way), New York City is – in my opinion – the best location for sushi outside of Japan. The marketplace tends to agree; Michelin isn’t the only method for judging restaurants, but the highest concentration of Read more…

2017 Sushi Highlights

2017 was a year of unprecedented growth for our (yes, our) favorite cuisine. Omakase focused restaurants continued to open across North America at an unprecedented clip. And the continued rise of social media, a medium that is as beneficial to sushi life as any other, helped publicize those openings as quickly as ever. My travels Read more…

Japan Trip 2016

In November 2016, my wife and I visited Japan as part of our honeymoon/election escape. The Japan portion was just 8 days (happy wife, happy life!), but we squeezed plenty in before visiting Thailand and South Korea. Since then, I’ve received many questions about our Japanese experience, so I thought I’d share it all in Read more…