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Sushi on the High Seas

If you love Japanese food (or are an avid fan of the Food Network or Martha Stewart’s talk show) then you know all about celebrity chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa. And you likely know how tough (try next to impossible) it is to secure reservations at his dozen or so eateries the world over (including floating restaurants aboard luxury cruise ships), which is why this next bit of news should come as welcome news… Nobu is expanding his empire on the high seas. Okay, so it requires booking a 15-day trip on the posh ship, the Crystal Symphony, but die-hard foodies … Continue reading →

Sushi 101

The other night I went out to a sushi restaurant for the first time. Before I continue, let me remind you that I don’t eat fish. However, it was my first restaurant review and I could hardly turn it down. So I went, sheepishly, my sushi-loving twin sister at my side. And here’s what I learned my first time at a sushi restaurant: There is a sushi bar menu and a traditional menu. You can order off of both or just one. My sister ordered off the sushi bar menu, while I chose the traditional menu—then we shared. There is … Continue reading →

Sushi – Try It, You’ll Like It!

I will be the first to admit that I am skeptical of eating certain types of food. For example, I swore I would never eat sushi. It just looked wrong, especially with me being from the South where we not only cook everything, but we deep fry Twinkies. I never tried sushi until I was in California and then, it was only out of peer pressure. Co-workers and I went to a restaurant with a sushi bar in La Jolla called Cafe Japengo. I nervously looked around the restaurant, seeing what other people were eating. I was convinced the seaweed … Continue reading →