Costco shocks fans with new food court menu addition — here’s why Americans are upset

Costco shocks fans with new food court menu addition — here’s why Americans are upset

Sorry! Costco is making a splash online after adding sushi to their food court lineup — but only in Canada. The news from up north has American fans feeling more than a little ig-nori-ed. A Canadian TikTokker samples the California Crab roll now available on the menu at the downtown Vancouver, BC location. A British … Read more

Influencer beefs with Sugarfish, sparks debate about ordering off kids’ menu

Influencer beefs with Sugarfish, sparks debate about ordering off kids’ menu

An influencer is “beefing” with a restaurant — and people are debating what’s the rice thing to do. Jake Shane shared an exchange he had with Sugarfish, a restaurant by the Sushi Nozawa Group, in which they said that sides of white rice are for kids only. The 24-year-old influencer and podcast host seemingly has … Read more

NYC sushi hotspots popping up in unusual places — and even Blake Lively is feeding the frenzy

NYC sushi hotspots popping up in unusual places — and even Blake Lively is feeding the frenzy

Sushi hotspots are popping up in unusual places in the Big Apple, with tasting rooms tucked away in train stations, hotel suites and public spaces – and one even featuring a menu curated by actress Blake Lively.   This month, Emil Stefkov’s The Group Hospitality opened Omakase Room by Shin, nestled in the 6½ Avenue passageway, at 145 W. … Read more

These foods help an aging brain — and it’s not the Mediterranean diet

These foods help an aging brain — and it’s not the Mediterranean diet

A traditional Japanese diet includes lots of seafood, miso, mushrooms and green tea. Rido – stock.adobe.com Forget about the Mediterranean diet and bring on the sushi.  New research has revealed that eating a traditional Japanese diet might be helpful at staving off dementia and cognitive decline, especially for women.  While the typical Japanese diet is … Read more

NYC’s hottest chain, Sushi by Bou, turns old utility rooms into elaborate 200-square-foot sushi bars

NYC’s hottest chain, Sushi by Bou, turns old utility rooms into elaborate 200-square-foot sushi bars

If you have an extra 200-square-feet of empty, windowless space laying around, Richie Romero might want to turn it into a sushi bar. The 48-year-old restaurateur and nightlife impresario, and his partners, Mike Sinensky and Erika London, have turned tiny utility spaces into a growing empire of buzzy, bento-box-sized sushi bars Customers love the offbeat … Read more

Michelin-starred sushi restaurant accused of giving women ‘smaller portions’ by NYC influencer: ‘We won’t be back’

Michelin-starred sushi restaurant accused of giving women ‘smaller portions’ by NYC influencer: ‘We won’t be back’

Luis Carlos Alvarez Zaragoza, a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and food influencer, recently claimed that two-star Michelin restaurant Sushi Noz serves smaller portions for women than men. Sushi Noz is facing an allegation about serving women smaller food portions when compared to men’s. TikTok/luiscarloszara In a one-minute and 34-second TikTok clip, Zaragoza, who goes by @luiscarloszara on social media, posted his grievances over … Read more

First lab-grown eel meat unveiled — it could be on your plate soon

First lab-grown eel meat unveiled — it could be on your plate soon

They’re on a roll. The Israeli seafood startup Forsea Foods has unveiled a prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel — a first of its kind — with plans to introduce it commercially as early as next year.  The company believes that sourcing eel from a lab could prevent the wild eel population from becoming extinct. Eel, … Read more

Wasabi linked to ‘really substantial’ boost in memory: study

Wasabi linked to ‘really substantial’ boost in memory: study

Good news, sushi lovers: Wasabi could improve your memory. A new study from Japan’s Tohoku University suggests that the spicy green topping could boost both short- and long-term memory. While the team of researchers knew that wasabi was linked to a wealth of health benefits — such as antibiotic, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties — they were … Read more

Christmas on Ozempic: Parties cancel the carving station and swap in salads and sushi

Christmas on Ozempic: Parties cancel the carving station and swap in salads and sushi

Ozempic stole Christmas. New York City hosts and chefs are slimming down holiday spreads, nixing filet mignon and fondue for canapés and crostini, catering to shrunken appetites of guests on the weight loss drug. Upper East Side based philanthropist and author Jean Shafiroff is opting for lighter bites for a festive cocktail party she’s hosting … Read more

Haters try to bring down Aussie-style sushi restaurant in NYC — because the owner is white

Haters try to bring down Aussie-style sushi restaurant in NYC — because the owner is white

There’s no oppressor quite like a white immigrant woman selling sushi. At least that’s how Eric Rivera, a North Carolina based chef and perpetual victim, views the world. After seeing that a blonde Australian woman, Alex Marks, recently opened Sushi Counter — a West Village take-out spot serving “Aussie-style sushi” — he launched an online bullying campaign … Read more

Hibachi lunch from hell sends a 13-year-old’s birthday party guests to hospital from food poisoning

Hibachi lunch from hell sends a 13-year-old’s birthday party guests to hospital from food poisoning

Eleven 13-year-olds went out to a birthday lunch Saturday and wound up being rushed to the hospital after an apparent food poisoning sickened more than two dozen people, according to New York health officials. But the culprit doesn’t appear to be raw fish or any other type of meat, according to the birthday girl’s mother. … Read more

The 25 most exciting new restaurants to hit NYC this fall

The 25 most exciting new restaurants to hit NYC this fall

This autumn, the new restaurant openings nearly outnumber falling leaves. The grim warnings of 2020 — dining-out was dead, life would forever be limited to takeout and delivery in foam containers — now seem foolish. The incoming class has something for everyone. The biggest kitchen names are back — Vongerichten, Boulud, Carmellini, Samuelsson, Forgione, Bloomfield. … Read more

I was humiliated ordering at a sushi restaurant: ‘No, too much food!’

I was humiliated ordering at a sushi restaurant: ‘No, too much food!’

These dual fish tales aren’t letting either party off the hook. The owners of a Canadian sushi restaurant say they’ve been subjected to “racially motivated harassment” — after a woman went viral by accusing the establishment of degraded her for ordering “too much food.” Cassandra Mauro, 25, dined at Paper Crane Sushi Bar & Bistro in … Read more

Josh Allen enjoys sushi date with Hailee Steinfeld as ex Brittany Williams attends wedding

Josh Allen enjoys sushi date with Hailee Steinfeld as ex Brittany Williams attends wedding

Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld’s apparent romance seems to be moving full steam ahead. The twosome enjoyed a date night over the holiday weekend at Sushi by Bou in New York City, according to a photo posted Monday on the restaurant’s Instagram Stories. In the shot, which was originally shared by entrepreneur Richie Romero, a … Read more

Serial reservation scalper targets NYC’s best restaurants

Serial reservation scalper targets NYC’s best restaurants

Taylor Swift seats aren’t the only tickets being resold at a premium by less-than-scrupulous hustlers. Reservations at Yoshino, a 10-seat Michelin-starred sushi bar on the Bowery, are being scalped for nearly $700 apiece, per a representative for the restaurant. To enjoy sushi master Tadashi Yoshida’s renowned omakase, diners must book on the Tock platform and … Read more

The hottest NYC dining trend — shelling out big bucks for old fish

The hottest NYC dining trend — shelling out big bucks for old fish

Are they for reel? New Yorkers are shelling out serious clams — and casting a wide net — to dine on fish that has been aged for days, sometimes weeks, at some of the city’s finest sushi restaurants. Natalie Sannes is an avid eater with a particular passion for pesce — the project manager confessed to recently … Read more