This sustainably farmed New Zealand salmon was the most beautiful fish I've ever had the privilege of filleting and eating. While famous sushi chef Jiro doesn't demo making salmon sashimi in his book Sushi Chef: Sukiyabashi Jiro, he does go in-depth on the virtues of marbled … [Read more...] about Jiro Dreams of Sushi and So Do I: How to Make Nigiri, Sashimi and Aburi Torched Sushi
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Photos from the Last Vegetarian Sushi Class
My first time running a vegetarian sushi in class through Bookalokal.com was a success. The food was tasty, the participants were enthusiastic, and there was lots of avocado, cucumber, mango, pickled plum, cashews, strawberry, pickled burdock root, miso soup, chives, holy basil, … [Read more...] about Photos from the Last Vegetarian Sushi Class
Sushi Classes in Montreal, and Flying Through Tokyo
What better time to write about my last sushi class than when stopping over in Tokyo on my way west? I've never been to Japan before, and I'm barely dipping my toes in the water (the airport hardly counts), but I'm more than happy to talk for 3 hours about how to carefully swirl … [Read more...] about Sushi Classes in Montreal, and Flying Through Tokyo
Sushi Making Cooking Class in Montreal
Last week I held a sushi making workshop. Here are the photos. You should come next time. The five participants (I can only handle up to 8 in my space) would all agree. $40 for lobster nigiri; inside-out California rolls with sustainable Nordic shrimp, avocado, cucumber and … [Read more...] about Sushi Making Cooking Class in Montreal
Cucumber Sushi
I didn't have any sashimi-grade fish kicking around. Instead, what I had was cucumbers. Not a bad thing, as it turned out. Ingredients: 2 cups sushi rice (sushi rice is a short-grain rice that turns sticky when you cook it. You can find it at most grocery stores and all Asian … [Read more...] about Cucumber Sushi
“What do you do With 30 Lbs of Cucumbers?”: Part 1 – Cucumber Sushi
Yes, I had 30 lbs of cucumbers. It's a bit of a long story that involves a dinner party, a large shoulder bag, two sore shoulders, and ends with a lot of pickles. Somewhere between the sore shoulders and the pickles, however, there was sushi. Friend: "Hey I've got three giant … [Read more...] about “What do you do With 30 Lbs of Cucumbers?”: Part 1 – Cucumber Sushi