A few weeks ago while walking through Chinatown I realized that the Year of the Rooster was over and that we are now in the Year of the Dog. What can I say of the old Rooster year (not to mention the tail end of the damn Monkey year)? Not much that can or should…
Restaurants
Boston: Cafe Sushi
As I previously mentioned, I am kicking off P&O’s summer break with another terrific omakase meal at Cafe Sushi in Cambridge, Massachusetts which took place this past Saturday. In May, I shared my love for all things Cafe Sushi and its amazing chef in this post which gives you a little information about how this unassuming spot in…
Boston: Oishii
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…
Boston: Select Oyster bar
Life just called out for a return visit to Select Oyster Bar (an earlier write up of this marvelous place can be found here). Take one cracked iPhone screen, the need to kill a little over an hour to get it fixed (the Boylston Street Apple store is just one block away from Select) and…
Boston: Cafe Sushi
Before we opened our restaurant, we made it a point to pick the brains of a lot of successful chefs and restauranteurs. Of all the advice we received, Chef Dan Barber’s (of Blue Hill in NYC and Blue Hill in Stone Barns fame) mantra “Under Promise. Over Deliver.” stuck with us. The idea of managing…