Sushi lovers are conveying excitement. A top-selling Japanese restaurant is opening its first American location in New York City. Sushiro — a popular conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Japan — will open in Times Square this fall at 667 8th Avenue at West 42nd Street, next to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Guests sitting at … Read more
You’ve eaten pop-up ice cream and you shop at pop-up schmatta shops. But are you ready for pop-up sushi rolls? I was curious, if not altogether ready, when I read 1,001 viral posts about Suka Sushi, located at 63 Lexington Avenue near East 25th Street. The tiny storefront with no seats is meant to be fun, and … Read more
It was the $800 Uber Eats delivery. Private chef Andrew Molen had just picked up a call from a regular client, who’d emerged in a panic from the wine cellar of his tony NYC home, hoping to pop up a particular bottle of Champagne when friends arrived — only to find none there. “I called … Read more
Meet the year’s best new seafood dish — a Japanese thriller called nabemono. The hot-pot stew, sometimes called “Japan’s bouillabaisse,” is the star of the show at Double Knot, a sceney, jumbo, Japanese restaurant that just opened at 1251 Sixth Avenue (entrance on West 49th Street) on Midtown’s corporate row. As Avra does for Greek … Read more
Talk about a fish tale. In a turbulent shake-up of New York’s ultra-luxe sushi scene, Midtown newcomer Sushi Sho has managed to snag a coveted three Michelin stars — overturning the proverbial boat of longtime Columbus Circle three-starrer Masa, which was downgraded to two after holding the top rating since 2008. The Bryant Park–adjacent counter, … Read more
Call it the omakase apocalypse. Sushi lovers were stunned this week when the Michelin Guide to New York City restaurants knocked Masa off its long-time three-star perch and demoted it to a measly two stars. Meanwhile, Michelin raised Sushi Sho, which just opened in the city early last year, to three twinklers from two. Restaurant industry insiders … Read more
It’s an optical illusion you can eat in. With NYC restaurants increasingly going high-tech, one enterprising omakase restaurant is reverting back to the drawing board — by allowing customers to “dine in 2D.” Up is down and black is white at Shirokuro, the Big Apple’s first full-service “two-dimensional” restaurant in the East Village, which evokes … Read more
As schools of new residents swim into Palm Beach, as development and investment shoal, a new cosmopolitan menu is being served to what had been a thoroughly continental crowd. “The Palm Beach community was used to showing their wealth and status by pulling up in a Rolls, having a host greet them and escort them … Read more
People are getting catfished — literally. Experts warn that when it comes to sushi, what you sea is often not what you get — with the US clocking in as one of the world’s biggest fish forgers. Studies have shown that cheaper fish alternatives are being mislabeled and masqueraded as salmon, tuna, snapper and other top-shelf raw … Read more
If you want a table at Lucali, you’ve got to wait — or hire someone to do it for you. The acclaimed Carroll Gardens pizzeria — which is cash-only, BYOB, doesn’t take reservations and is beloved by celebs such as Jay-Z and Beyonce — tops the list of a recent report from TaskRabbit on the most … Read more
It left diners sleepless in Seattle. Fob Sushi Bar’s Seattle outlets have temporarily shuttered after fans of food influencer Keith Lee claimed they saw something wriggling during Lee’s video review of the restaurant. “In response to recent food safety concerns, we have decided to close our Fob sushi locations in Seattle and Bellevue until further … Read more
Come for the blessings, stay for the pick-up scene Gen Z and Millennial New Yorkers are tapping into their Jewish roots in a more spiritual way — and finding potential suitors — at Rabbi Daniel Bortz’s Soul X events. Bortz, 38, is known as @millennial rabbi on Instagram and hosts non-traditional spiritual gatherings, including sound … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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