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Hope you are hungry for this one! The giant roll uses 18 sheets of nori, over twenty kinds of fish such as Tuna, Red Snapper, Eel, Scallops and is about 2 meters (6.5 ft.) long as big as fifteen standard sizes "Futomaki," #News #Sushi #Video

Cooking octopus is very difficult. What's so difficult is to make it tender. When you boil octopus, it has a tendency to get chewy and lose its flavor. When done "properly," octopus is just wonderful - sweet and tender similar to nice abalone. That was exactly what I got at La Mar and became my instant favorite. Grilled Octopus was the most flavorful and soft octopus I had at any restaurant in the US. My encounter with Peruvian cuisine and its deep heritage with seafood happened around the year 2000. I learned and discovered their wonderful dish called "ceviche," which I always thought was a Mexican dish. I am still unsure of the exact difference between Mexican ceviche and Peruvian Cebiche, but Peruvian Ceviche to me tastes more refreshing and refined, a lot closer to a Japanese pallet like me, who is used to eating raw seafood as sashimi. Cebiche (different from Ceviche) at La Mar hides nothing and brings out all the wonderful flavor of ingredients- shrimp, octopus, squid, lime juice, Peruvian Chili, and sea salt. I suspect the ingredients ration and how long to marinate determine the taste of Cebiche. Cebiche Mixto is the one I like. For lunch, Cebiche Tasting is an excellent choice. By the way, there is a difference between Ceviche and Cebiche. La Mar SF Pier 1.5 Embarcadero. San Francisco. CA 94111 415.397.8880 #Restaurants #Seafood #SustainableFish #Recommendations

Here is a simple, and quick recipe that is great as an appetizer for your party. Ingredients: Sushi Rice English Cucumber Cream Cheese Smoked Salmon Cooking Instructions: Prepare sushi rice (see our sushi rice recipe here) Slice English cucumber in 1/8 to ¼ inch thick Spread cream cheese onto cut cucumber Make sushi rice into small ball shape and put it on cream cheese Cut smoked salmon into 1 inch square and place on top of sushi rice #Recipes #Sushi #Appetizers

I feel that what distinguishes a good team from an excellent team is how much they enjoy their work. That is why I felt that Shutterfly Team from the San Jose office was excellent. They truly enjoyed one Friday morning and afternoon sharing moment and rolling sushi. I am sure you can see their faces in this picture. #SushiClasses #TeamBuilding #SanFrancisco

A project seven months in the making. All miniatures are 100% handcrafted. Created by Four Story Treehouse. For bamboosushi.com. It's about the current conditions of seafood and how we eat it. #Video #Sushi

The Japanese are renowned for developing some of the most innovative gadgets and new technologies in the world. Now one company has developed a new type of smoke alarm for deaf people. It uses the pungent smell of wasabi, a common ingredient in sushi. (continue reading) Roland Buerk reports from Tokyo. (continue reading) #News #Sushi

Here is yet another song about sushi from New Zealand. This song has more of "feel good" tone compared to other funny sushi songs, just simply singing the joy of sushi. I do like the scene where many children just sings and dances saying "it rocks every single time." #Sushi #Video #Fun

Planning an event is a big task made up of hundreds of small tasks. It requires time, patience, and persistence. Marriott offers a good online event planning guide, which covers over a hundred points. Here are some that we think is very important, yet seemed to be neglected by many. Plan ahead - way ahead If I ask you to plan a holiday party for this year, you may think it's too early since we are still in February. Then let me ask you this question: When did you start planning your wedding? Event planning takes time and there are lot more details that you think that goes into planning. Foremost, you need to think about the following three points. ONE: Secure the date If you want everyone to come to your party, you need to invite them and ask them to RSVP the date before they make their plans. TWO: Popular venue gets reserved quickly During the busy wedding and holiday seasons, the venue gets booked quickly. The more popular the venue is, the earlier you need to book THREE: It just takes time There are so many details go in planning an event that you think. When one thing changes, it affects ten other things. In order to have a successful event, you need time to plan and go over the details. FOUR: Set Your Purpose Ask yourself this question: What is it that I want to get out of this party? Sure, you can throw a fun party without no reason and that is fine, but that is like getting in a car and starting driving without a destination - you will get somewhere but the question is where? Having a purpose is for your party creates deeper meaning and emotional feeling. As a result, the party will become more memorable. Some example includes, “Company celebration” or “To congratulate your team’s recent success.” FIVE: Create A Theme Choosing a theme for your party will set the tone. It stimulates guests’ imagination and builds excitement. For example, one company we catered for did a Japanese-themed office birthday party. They had people dressed up in kimono and did sumo wrestling. We served sushi, set up make your own sushi rolling stations, and they had Japanese beer. It was a blast! SIX: Do Your Market Research Put your guest list together, event description, send it out and ask for their feedback. Make sure to ask if they like or dislike the event including why. That way, you can find out what your prospective guest is looking for and change your plans and your guest list. You see people on our guest lists are not really your guest. A real guest is one who is physically present at your party. SEVEN: Start Contacting Vendors Now you have a solid plan for your party, you are ready to contact vendors like event organizers, caters, and venues. EIGHT: Send Invitation At least two to three months in advance, email potential guests to announce the party. Make sure to RSVP so that you know the exact headcount. You can keep updating the progress via email or even set up a private blog to post new development for potential guests to see. In conclusion, please allow me to share just one more tip - I believe flexibility besides patience is the key to successful event planning. No matter how prepared you are, many things will happen, and they will force things to change. I look at them as challenges to solve and an opportunity to grow, instead of problems that will give me a headache. If you fight them, you will have a very very hard and difficult time. However, if you stay being flexible and adjust to the changes, you will find things will flow much smoother even during a storm. Stay open and focus on finding an answer rather than complaining about the situation. And most importantly, have fun and always keep your smile! #PartyEvent #TIps

(photo by Albert Law) Here is very simple, yet very very delicious recipe using peeled edamame. This makes great starter or mix with rice. Serves 4-6. Ingredients: Edamame, Peeled, Frozen ½ lbs. Red Bell Pepper 1 Lemon Infused Olive Oil 3 tTbl Peach Vinegar 6 Tbl Lemon Juice 2 Tbl Salt 3 Tbl Soy Sauce 1 Tbl Cooking Instructions: In a pot boil water and cook edamame for 3-5 minutes. Drain water and let it cool down Small dice red bell pepper, add to cooked edamame Add olive oil, peach vinegar, lemon juice, salt and soy sauce. Mix well and let it sit to marinate for at least three hours before serve #Recipes

We offer public classes time to time. (for our upcoming classes, please see our Events Calendar.) However, some people have told us that sushi classes in San Francisco are hard to find. So, we decide to put together a list of Sushi classes in Bay Area for you. DELICA Master Chef Classes Ferry Building, San Francisco At this Japanese deli in Ferry Building, Executive Sushi Chef Mikiko Ando leads Sushi Classes: Sushi 101 Beginner, Sushi 102 Advanced-Beginner and 103 for advanced. All classes are Hands-on and making roll, nigiri to sashimi. They have classes coming up in February and March 2013. $100 Nombe Mission, San Francisco At this Japanese Izakaya (Tapas), Mari Takahashi leads sushi making class. The sushi class is a great introduction into the art of sushi making. Participants will learn the history of sushi, types of sushi, how to make proper sushi rice, how to roll Hosomaki, Uramaki, and Futomaki. Instruction on how to slice fish for sashimi and sushi, and how to make Nigiri will also be taught. $80 Kitchen on Fire Berkeley Founded in 2005 by seasoned restaurateur and author Olivier Said of Cesar and popular chef instructor and caterer Chef MikeC. of Party Lifestyle, Kitchen on Fire® is located in Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto in the Epicurious Garden. They offer variety of cooking classes including sushi class taught by Chef Chat Mingkwan. They have one class coming up on February 26, 2013. Drager’s Market Cooking School Blackhawk Drager’s is a Market started in 1903. Now serving at four Bay Area Locations, it has been consistently voted "Best Of" or "Reader's 1st Choice" by their community newspaper readers. They offer a variety of cooking classes besides sushi classes. SUSHI 101 Taught by Alan Hirahara, who spent 12 years at Shogun sushi bar in Mammoth Lakes, California, working up to head sushi chef. He has been running his own sushi catering business since 2001. Monday, March 11, and April 08, 2013, 6:30PM. $75.00 Sur La Table Palo Alto At this culinary store, Sushi 101 is taught by Terrina Wong. Sushi Rice - California Roll - Spicy Salmon Roll – Hand Rolls. They have a class coming up on February 15 and April 27 (taught by Carlyn Whitaker) at 5PM. $79 Cucina Bambini San Jose Cucina Bambini is a children's hands-on cooking school. They offer sushi classes for children as well as adults. Did we miss anyone? If you know a sushi class in San Francisco Bay Area that we missed, let everyone know by leaving the information in the comment below. #SanFrancisco #SushiClasses

Here is a video on "making of world's smallest sushi." #Sushi #Fun #Video

If you watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi and liked it, here is a short film you'll enjoy. Peter Frankl lives in Tokyo. He discovered his favorite sushi restaurant and chef who makes him happy and gives energy every time he visits. The sushi is beautiful and served with such care - very intimate and exquisite experience. #Sushi #JapaneseFood #Culture #Video