“I am so glad I didn’t give up on my life and kept going,” says the chef, who’s the subject of a new documentary about his remarkable career.
Category: Sushi
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The 25 Essential Seafood Dishes to Eat in Tokyo
Six Japanese food professionals — including four acclaimed chefs — took on what seemed to all of them like a near-impossible task.
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10 Japanese Innovations That Shape Our Daily Lives
The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.
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Many Cultures Borrow. Japan Transforms.
Throughout its history, the country has taken imports and changed them into something else entirely.
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How Sushi Park, an L.A. Strip Mall Restaurant, Became a Celebrity Hangout Spot
Sushi Park, a modest-looking L.A. restaurant located in an unassuming strip mall, has become an unlikely hangout spot.
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Seafood Is Safe After Fukushima Discharge, But Some Won’t Eat It
Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.
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In Tokyo, Skipping the Hot and New for Enduring Haunts
Using a guidebook published more than 20 years ago, a writer searches out the bars and restaurants that express the city’s traditional eating and drinking culture.