After experiencing several wonderful omakase meals at Cafe Sushi and many terrific (self-selected but basically omakase) dinners at O Ya we felt it was time to see what Oishii was doing in the world of “I leave it up to you” cooking. Previously, we had only ordered a la carte at Oishii. The restaurant has some fun dishes – salmon on fire…
Archives for June 2016
Boston: Welcome back my (Bluefin) friend
It seems like just yesterday that I was bidding au revoir to my beloved bluefin tuna who was heading south (I had dreams of him or her enjoying the beautiful waters of St. Barts but my finned friend apparently does not get all the way to Paradise Found :-)) to avoid the Boston winter. But winter…
Book Club: ‘Sweetbitter: A novel,’ by Stephanie Danler
“You will develop a palate.” So begins the excellent debut novel from Stephanie Danler released on May 24, 2016. Set in a thinly-veiled version of Union Square Cafe in New York City, this coming-of-age story has been described as “Girls meets Kitchen Confidential” but I think the comparisons to Portrait of a Lady and Bright Lights, Big City are much…