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Whetting our appetites with a light starter course: perfectly plump shrimp, sweet diver scallops, and savory black cod served on a bed of rare purple watercress. Dipped in Steve's homemade cocktail sauce made with freshly grated horseradish.
Although I'll confess that taking pictures of my courses sometimes (not always) results in slightly cooler offerings of consumption, the plate's contents were pretty lukewarm/chilly when they arrived at the table. My dining companions were first to note this with their plates. I suspect that the amount of time required to compose each item, then gently position them in an aesthetically pleasing manner was the downfall of this particular course. It was certainly beautiful, but the lack of freshness - in particular with the saddened state of the shrimp mousse croquette - lessened its overall impact.
The Assorted Appetizer Plate
Filled with fried and braised items including a miso marinated piece of black cod (or more likely sable fish), a piece of simmered kobacha squash cut into the shape of a leaf, a skewered shrimp mousse ball covered in once crisp (but rather stale and almost damp) rice crackers, fried green bean pod filled with shrimp mousse, fish cake medallion with a chestnut core, and finished with feathery thin shaved fried parsnip chips.
Tanoshi Sushi, at 1372 York Avenue, was opened in 2012 by King Ang and Executive Sushi Chef Toshio Oguma, the former executive chef os Morimoto in New York and Nama, and quickly gained notoriety as one of the best and most affordable omakase in the city. Chef Toshio's specialty is "loosey-sushi" that will dissemble in the mouth easily, allowing all of the textures and flavors to meld.
Additional studies will help ecologists to understand the complex food chains and ecological communities along the continental margin. Pictured: a sablefish, anemone, and an unidentified octopus.
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Dive H1500
Check out a video of this fish here: youtu.be/gadMEGuRjM8
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