Michelin Guide has referred to omakase as one of the most “revered” and “intimidating” dining experiences. The Japanese word means “I leave it up to you”; that is, the diner leaves it up to the chef to present a meal that is, ideally, “seasonal, elegant, artistic and uses the finest ingredients available.” And yet there’s […]
Tag Archives: sushi
Sea Fare
When my foodie New Yorker boyfriend visited for the weekend and requested sushi, we followed a trail of good internet reviews to Miso, tucked away in the far corner of the Ninth Square. Deeper than it is wide, the room is split by a series of pillars and panels. To the left is the bar, […]
Cast Away
When it comes to sushi joints in downtown New Haven, there are plenty of fish in the sea. (more…)
Roll Call
“Wake up every morning as if something wonderful is about to happen.” “Enjoy the little things in life for someday you’ll learn they were the big things.” (more…)
Roll-Play
Instead of chewy, charred dough, a corn chip with vinegared rice. Instead of tomato sauce, spicy mayo. Instead of sausage, a slab of tuna. Instead of mozzarella, a four-ribbed fan of avocado. (more…)
Sea Change
Bun Lai is holding court. Seated at a central table in his restaurant, Miya’s, the bouncy and gregarious chef is greeting friends and acquaintances and customers as they walk through the door for dinner. Lai’s soon sending something (more…)
On a Roll
“Watch out for the skinny people,” says Helen Xiao with a playful grin. She’s talking about the lean customers who visit the all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants she owns with her chef husband, Sai Cai. They’re the patrons, she explains via an interpreter/manager, who can put away as many as 12 of the chef’s Special Rolls in […]
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