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mainer

(12,022 posts) Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:28 PM Feb 2013

I just watched "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"

which is a movie about the only sushi restaurant (in the Ginza) in the world to be awarded three Michelin stars. The sushi looks delicious but the meal itself sounds like it'd be pretty grim, with the chef glowering at you the whole time. Just curious if anyone here has actually eaten at his restaurant in Tokyo. It's said to be a set menu of 20 pieces of sushi, and it costs over $300 per person.

The film itself was fascinating, about an 85-year-old man who devoted his life to the perfection of sushi-making.

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I just watched "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" (Original Post) mainer Feb 2013 OP

The price tag is why I haven't eaten there Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #1

Thanks for the tip! I've never been to Japan mainer Feb 2013 #2

I have bookmarked the movie.. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #3

Lydia Leftcoast

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1. The price tag is why I haven't eaten there

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:32 PM

Feb 2013

Tokyo has literally thousands of restaurants, more than I've seen any place in the world, including New York and London.

My secret for getting great sushi and sashimi in Tokyo is to go to the basement gourmet food basement that every department store has. In the seafood section, there is likely to be a tiny sushi bar off in a corner. That's where I get a great assortment of sashimi for 20 dollars or so.

mainer

(12,022 posts)

2. Thanks for the tip! I've never been to Japan

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 04:49 PM

Feb 2013

But I salivate just thinking about a trip there. I love sushi. Too bad the mercury in tuna means we have to limit our intake!

AsahinaKimi

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3. I have bookmarked the movie..

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 03:48 AM

Feb 2013

Will be watching it this week sometime. Its been on my "to watch" list for a while.

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