/ck/ - Food & Cooking

what is that

You know you're in for a good time when chef senpai has that real wasabi and sudachi on the side

>>11711402
take a big handful of the sprouts and eat them dirt and all

>>11711402
Are you one of those web vegan faggots?

Amberjack sashimi with ginger and orange

>>11711411
A multiple course meal of dishes selected by the chef. It's whatever is currently freshest or in season. Apparently December is the best time for sashimi because fish have more winter fat on their bellies

Bluefin tuna with blue cheese and grilled maitake mushrooms

>>11711416
yeah man fish are basically sea vegetables right

Opakapaka from Hawaii. A lot of the fish was sourced from there

Really tender salmon. Chef said they age their fish to improve the texture. No clue how they achieve that without the fishy flavour

>>11711433
Beautiful plate.

Yellowtail

Every piece of fish got a wee dab of wasabi, a drop of sudachi and a brush of soy sauce. Unlike the usual sushi place they don't give you wasabi and soy sauce at the table, you have to leave it up to the chef to decide what suits each piece of fish

Horse mackerel

>>11711484
The equipment the chef used was all so beautiful

Chutoro,I think it was medium fatty tuna?

Spanish octopus with chimichurri

Raw scallop with a strip of mussel

This place has ruined scallops for me, nowhere else has them this sweet and fresh

King mackerel seared along the edge

My local pizza place serves better looking food.

Seared salmon belly with sesame seeds

Black cod marinated in miso, charred shishito pepper and miso braised eggplant

There was this flame in the back with a grill that he used

The fat in the fish would catch on fire briefly and resulted in this amazing beefy BBQ taste

>>11711412
I would shed blood for a sushi place near me that uses actual wasabi instead of horseradish paste.

T. Baltimore

Seared toro

Every single bite was delicious but this was my favourite

>>11711593
I don't want to move away from here because I'm scared I'll never find anything that matches up

>>11711630
You still in Denver?

Looks like a dirty place and the chef prbably isn't even a nipper.

Uni

The chef asked everyone if they were ok with uni before serving it, I'm guessing its too strong tasting for some.

One thing I thought was cool is that the dishes were served from the mildest tasting to the strongest

>>11711636
Yeah, wish the housing market and rent weren't so crazy here

>>11711637
The chef is co owner with his bro and they've owned the restaurant for 35 years. Super old dude from Kyushu. He only does this omakase two nights a week in a private room in the back of the restaurant.

absolutely disgusting! bugmen please go

Miso soup with clams

>>11711638
Sloppy. Like mall food court sushi.

Pineapple upside down cake, tiramisu and pumpkin creme brulee

Fucking excellent meal, wish I could dine like this regularly

I had never known envy until I spoke to the couple next to us and they said this was a weekly thing for them. This place beats Alinea by a mile. My goal in life is to be wealthy enough to come back monthly

>>11711658
I moved out to California around the same time and rent is insane. How much was the meal?

>>11711658
The fuck? You can get omakase like this in Denver? Please tell us where

>>11711705
$350 including a fat tip. We've agreed this is a combination Christmas and wedding anniversary gift to ourselves.

>>11711711
Sushi Den. Please please please try the toro if you go. You can order off the menu normally which is way cheaper. There also the regular omakase at the bar out front which you can request stuff and it's a little cheaper. The one we had is the chef's table omakase and is held twice a week in a small private room in the back limited to 10 people and costs $135 pp

>>11711722
You fucked up. It's considered very rude to tip your sushi chef at an omakase.

>>11711722
>she married her internet boyfriend
Kek.

>>11711730
There was a large inclusive gratuity on the bill. I imagine it went to the American servers. The chef has lived here for long enough that I imagine he's used to it

>>11711740
And it's been most excellent

>>11711671
lmao you'd never see uni like that at the malll.

>>11711751
>you'd never see uni at the mall
FTFY

>>11711730
No. It's not. They just don't give a fuck if you don't tip, that's the difference.

>>11711760
t. flyover

>>11711760
Nah, there are some nice sushi places around here even in malls. They'll certainly have uni, but it wont be that much at once, and certainly not that fresh looking.

>>11711766
It's actually considered an insult and deeply disrespectful to tip your sushi chef.

>>11711767
Only flyovers still go to malls, dum dum.

>>11711722
Honestly, I’ve already been but only ordered off the standard menu. I wasn’t that impressed but I feel inspired to try it again

>>11711777
America is the only country that practices mandatory tipping desu. I can't say I agree with it myself but when in Rome

>>11711790
The standard menu is so Americanized. I'd just order nigiri, maybe get the miso eggplant as well. If you have some occasion coming up it's worth splurging on the omakase

>>11711777
No. it's not.
In Japan there's already a gratuity fee included in your meal, a sort of tax for taking the time to actually go and enjoy the food.

Additional tip isn't needed, but not frowned upon. Like I said, if you don't they don't care, if you do, they also don't care because they are modest and just doing what they like to do, it's a bonus.

>>11711803
Tipping isn't mandatory unless you go to some shithole that adds an automatic gratuity charge to your bill. Only the worst kinds of restaurant owners fo that.

>>11711638
Goddamn that uni looks delicious. I fucking love uni.

>>11711837
Same. In the past I've had seared toro topped with torched uni, and it's the best thing I've ever tasted. I still think about it.

>>11711803
I did, I liked the miso. The standard nigiri like salmon and tuna was a bit subpar. It’s weird to me that they offer a menu with subpar offerings but than a menu that seems to be a lot better. Sushi places where I’m from concentrate on making everything they have to offer as good as possible. Usually I would order tamago to see how well they cook the rice and if they care enough to make a fresh tamago instead of something prepackaged.

I’m from Seattle btw.

>>11711908
I haven't tried regular tuna and salmon there so I don't know how it is, their tuna belly is the best I've ever had though. Haven't tried their tamago either come to think of it. I can get good sashimi grade salmon at hmart and I make a decent tamago at home, so when I go out to eat I'll order stuff I can't get myself. I'll check it out next time tho

>>11712174
Hmart is a godsend, I make poke with their salmon all the time

Tfe no otoro.

>>11711638
I'm a sucker for uni but I think some people aren't big on the texture of it for whatever reason.

>>11711541
>>11711546
Holy shit OP, that looks so freacking good

i envy you, op

Great thread, OP

I AM SO JEALOUS OP YOU FUCKER