• lost in sensation

    lost in sensation

    Whomever saw Takeshi Kitano’s 1997 movie Hanabi, knows at least one word of Japanese: fireworks. And hanabi is what happens on your plate and…

  • stop the lobster

    stop the lobster

    ‘Here you are. Enjoy.’ Our eyes shift from the waiter to the dish he has put in front of us. The sashimi blinks at…

  • the sushi whisperer

    the sushi whisperer

    ‘Kaiko’ – he whispered softy. So softly that we could not understand it first time around. ‘Kaiko’ Our Japanese expat friend looked at us…