Video of Tokyo knife shops

                 after the fish Auction  shopping for Knives 

Great sushi the hour wait on the line was worth the amazing sushi restaurarnt at the tsukiji market 

Tokyo Tsukiji Fsh Market

Ahi tuna Auction 6:15 am

we had to wake up super early fisrt 30 people get a Green or yellow jacket 

looked at the size of that Tuna

Nara Buddha,

Saidai-ji Temples

Today's Diet Magazine

Today's Diet


December 2010 Diet & Nutrition magazine  ..page 48..

Headshot

Tashan wine room

Great food-Minsei restaurant in China Town

Real Shark fin soup . Fried rice, some of the best local Chinese food in Japan . Amazing fresh vegetable and ingredients from Second oldest restaurant in China town in Kobe.

At the park. On our way to lunch

The Head Guardians

Temples

Gojuu no Tou - 5 Towers Temple

The guardian

Some dishes and food

One of the goddess

This is a tart and pies cafe in Ashiya-kobe,Japan . Genius

Sight seeing school kids at Nara - Saidaiji temple

The parents in China Town, Kobe

Ann & yoshio

Sake factory tour Kobe

Enter Japan shop narita airport

Squab dish

The fam

Izza & sandy

My head shot

Sylva Senat

Spice box

Okay almost there catching up to now The training begins , slowly thinking of my next move wifey and I and our little Izza fly to Osaka, Japan to see her parents and family (this was my fourth time )

Samosas party

This was one of our first event before Tashan !!

The whole cod filet

The piggies & subway art

4 train to brooklyn

Seared Scallop

Hot and sour broth ,chinese sausage corn,tofu

Grill salmon

Sweet and sour ,spiced salmon with tempura baby spinach

The specials presentation plate

I want The whole Fish :::: striped bass

whole stripe bass

start with neck smoothly slide down to Tail

special of the day 

Back kitchen memories Charcoal Smoke BBQ Spareribs

Royal Hawaiian Hotel

 That was Azure being built

this was the view from our suite...

wagyu steak with root vegetable gratin

I started a blog back in 2007  when I  left Buddakan Nyc  to Go to Paul Bocuse in Lyon france , and I realized I was in france I donot have time to write a blog . In between then and now , I went to  Puerto Rico after france  open  Koco at the El San Juan Hotel  After 2 years the  Economy and Tourism went down -
Next project  got me to the Royal Hawaiian  Azure restaurant ..  Had to turn that down  so I can accepted a job with Stephen Starr at Buddakan Philadelphia...  well more about that soon .. going to add some pictures  of  food life  and Philly !!!! Before we jump to Tashan Modern Indian Kitchen !

Food a natural progression of my Culinary Arts