Rating: Japanese Market 1412 79th Street Causeway North Bay Village, FL 33141 (305) 861-0143 There’s a great little Japanese market on the 79th Street Causeway in North Miami run by a Japanese family, headed up by Chef Michio Kushi. The market opened in 1983, run by the current owner’s brother-in-law. In 2002 they added a [...]

As I eat and write about sushi I wonder why. Why so many things. Sushi was pretty nasty stuff in centuries past, but started getting really good in the nineteenth century. Then in the 1960′s the American sushi invasion began – a bittersweet turning point for some, in the following decades it would transform sushi [...]

Oyako Don is a Japanese dish made from chicken and egg served as a rice bowl. Thus the moniker: oyako means parent-child, and refers to the relationship between the chicken and the egg. Don is used for dishes served as a rice bowl, or don-buri. Delicious is an understatement, this dish is really a treat. [...]

Update: osechi ryori recap here This is unfamiliar territory for most sushi lovers, so I thought I’d give a little background info. Some info about what it is, and details about the foods we’ll enjoy on January 3, 2012. Signup info, full menu and RSVP link can all be found on our New Years Osechi [...]

If you like authentic Japanese dining opportunities you won’t want to miss this special New Years meal to celebrate o-shogatsu! It’s going to be held on Jan 3 in Miami at Maido Japanese Restaurant. Ozouni – 雑煮 is a traditional New Years soup made with mochi (glutenous rice cakes) The exact ingredients vary from specific [...]

Rating: Oh! Sushi 9036 NW 25th St. Doral, FL 33178 www.OhSushi.com 954-530-0153If you live in Miami you’ve probably heard of Oh! Sushi Japanese Restaurant in Doral, FL. They are a bit different. When you enter you will immediately notice that it’s a colorful, bright place. Most sushi bars are formal and masculine, with decors teeming [...]