We’re going back to the scene of a great omakase dinner last year. Despite a torrential downpour, and tornado watches, we met at Maido Japanese Restaurant in Doral, FL. People cancelled due to the weather, others were late, as traffic was miserable, and yet we had a terrific time.

This time we’ve scheduled great weather, and this ought to be one fine feast. We have a great crew assembled, the tag team of Genya and Hiroshi are ready and planning our meal already. The only current problem is that we have to wait another week still!

This is a fixed price special dinner for $30 cash only, including tax and tip. And in case you have any doubts that they will fix us up with something wonderful (or just to check out last year’s event) see this post detailing our omakase dinner at Maido. (more…)

OK I know it’s not really an American tradition to eat sushi on Thanksgiving. But for all those sushi lovers – you’re probably going to get tired of eating turkey sandwiches at some point right? Well what better to do with your leftovers than make some nice sushi rolls!

Here’s a recipe from Lil Sugar that I like because the rolls look good in the picture, and because every ingredient in the list starts with the word “leftover” – that’s what this is all about right? (more…)

What a great little place we ate at last week in Sunny Isles. It’s NAOE, and it features a master itamae named Kevin Cory.

After you finish the amazing bento presented by Chef Kevin Cory, you can eat sushi until you’ve had enough. But none of those lame and saucy sushi rolls you get at the Dragon Moon Sushi Bar down the road from your home. (more…)

Yesterday I drank some really enjoyable sake called Renaissance Kanazawa. It’s classified as a junmai, meaning that it’s been polished down to 70% of the original weight.

This brew is just the right amount of sweet. I liked the nose, surprisingly enough – usually sakes don’t seem to have much of a nose, or it’s just too weak to give you much preliminary enjoyment. A little tartness when you sip it, then gone. A sweet taste in the mouth – that’s where I enjoyed the nice, full body and the subtle fruitiness. (more…)

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Gaysha New World Sushi Bar
2223 Wilton Drive
Wilton Manors, FL 33334
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Gaysha New World Sushi is an unpretentious place where you can get some quality, affordable sushi in a nice casual atmosphere from super friendly people.

The proprietor, Takeshi Kamioka, does not stock cream cheese, kani stick and frozen tamago. In fact, there is no fryer on premises so he cannot make tempura rolls either. That leaves them unable to dish up the dumbed-down fare that many sushi novices stick to for safety. You know the type, that orders the same safe sauce-covered roll every time… (more…)

Are there secret techniques that the masters perfected long ago, known only to the select few? Well, perhaps there are some little-known methods and seldom shared ways of preparing sushi that distinguish the great masters in Tokyo.

But mostly great sushi prep seems to boil down to the accumulation of knowledge about types of ingredients and techniques that work well with those, as well as the creative capability needed to apply that to new ingredients in new situations.

The secret being dispensed in this post is not about accumulated knowledge or about expert techniques. I don’t believe that great sushi requires those things, although I certainly like to eat sushi prepared by a chef in possession of those things. (more…)