Whenever I visit my old home of Toronto, I call a friend to ask where we should eat sushi. I only go about once a year, so the answer changes frequently. Our favourite place on Carlton closed (Sushi-Ya). Yasu is out of my price range. And I've eaten my way through the entire menu … [Read more...] about Miku Toronto: Aburi-Style Torched Sushi and a Sake Tasting Flight
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Sushi Ya: My Favourite Japanese/Sushi Restaurant is About to Close
When I heard the news that Sushi Ya was going to close on May 15, 2016, I was devastated. I'd been keeping the amazing subterranean sushi bar under the radar, not wanting the critics to find it and spread how amazing it is to the masses. But now that I've heard it's going to … [Read more...] about Sushi Ya: My Favourite Japanese/Sushi Restaurant is About to Close
On Uni, Sweet Shrimp and Lake Trout Sushi
Uni is an acquired taste. I have acquired it. It wasn't hard. It's slimy, fairly bland, a little bitter (iron?), and a little sweet. I think it's the bright orange part that bothers most people. And the fact that uni is the gonads of the sea urchin. That could do it too, I … [Read more...] about On Uni, Sweet Shrimp and Lake Trout Sushi
J-Town and the Best Selection of Sustainable and Unsustainable Fish, Budget Curries and Noodles, Onigiri, and Pastries Around
I’ve been trying to get to J-Town for years. But getting up to Markham is a trial for a person without a car. From the apartment where I was staying in Toronto the one-way trip would have taken 1 hour and 30 minutes by metro and bus. And I’d probably want to come back downtown … [Read more...] about J-Town and the Best Selection of Sustainable and Unsustainable Fish, Budget Curries and Noodles, Onigiri, and Pastries Around
Ame Sushi
Ame 19 Mercer Street Toronto, ON ●●●●●●●●●☺○ 9 1/2 out of 10 Japanese I would be completely happy if I died and found out that heaven is exactly what I experienced last night. I went to Ame feeling very suspicious. When I left Toronto two years ago, the restaurant was still … [Read more...] about Ame Sushi