A Progressive Dinner at Morimoto and Oenotri in Napa
After a long day of drinking, drinking and more drinking (we were in Wine Country after all), we were indecisive about where to dine for dinner. With the re-invigorated downtown […]
Tag Archives: Sushi
Kappo Style at Nami Nami
Kappo style Japanese food seems to have two meanings: fine cuisine served over a counter sitting face to face with a chef, or the chef’s ability to master the preparation […]
Bushido Goes Sustainable
Bushido Izakaya in Mt. View recently switched to a new executive chef from Ki Sushi, Isamu Kanai, who has a lot of experience working in restaurants in Japan and San […]
Morimoto Omakase is Iron Chef Worthy
Morimoto’s Waikiki, located in the Modern Hotel (formerly the Edition), has a menu that is very similar to their other outposts in Napa and New York. What the Waikiki site […]
Alan Wong’s Amasia Amazes
Opened last Memorial Day weekend, Chef-owner Alan Wong’s Amasia, serenely set amidst the koi ponds and gardens in the Grand Wailea Hotel, is the new kid on the block. Taking […]
Hachi Sushi and Sake Lounge Confounds
Hachi Japanese Sushi and Sake Lounge in Mountain View is truly perplexing. It’s located in a very mini-strip mall on El Camino Real behind a bigger strip mall complex, the […]
Homage to Howard-san
Howard Arita was more than just a Sushi chef, he was a long term relationship that fed me with some of the best Japanese food on this side of the […]
