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Why Omakase Dining is a hit and where you get it into the Palm Beaches

Why Omakase Dining is a hit and where you get it into the Palm Beaches

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Omakase has a moment.

Grandawhat?

It is the Japanese term that translates loosely to “I leave it to you.”

In the context of the food, it refers to a meal in which the cook selects and prepares a number of dishes for the guest, which is often based on seasonal ingredients, the creativity of the cook and the preferences of a customer.

One of the most remarkable newcomers from Omakase in West Palm Beach is Moody Tangue Sushi, which was opened in January and is a recent restaurant recently selected by Michelin.

Sushi von Bou (the Bou -Koch David Bouhadana), a chain of 23 Omakase restaurants in six states and Puerto Rico, opened its fifth location in Florida in Lake Worth Beach in February.

Coming soon: Midorie in West Palm Beach. It arrives with the kind permission of the APM Restaurant Group based in Miami (the team behind Ogawa, a new omakase restaurant who awarded a Michelin star). This is the second middory – the first is in Kokosnusshain. The concept: a casual Donburi (protein-top rice bowl dishes) and sushi spot with an omakase worth $ 100 that is served at once.

Why is omakase trending?

Although experience reflects Japanese aesthetics – simplicity, balance and attention to detail – when a likeable cook leads the evening, it is also great fun.

“Omakase in particular offers an intimate environment in which the guests can interact with the cook and a small culinary theater. These are special and often solemn experiences that can be a wonderful alternative to the traditional A-la carte dining format,” said Jared Rouben, co-founder and Brewmaster from Moody Tongue Sushi.

Sunset Sushi at the co -founder of Alley Cat, Eric Baker, repeated this feeling and said his customers appreciate a “performative meal experience”.

CEO Erika London believes that the increased affinity of Omakase can be attributed to the ever -expanded sushi of Bou, “a community that appreciate the art of Japanese cuisine and the opportunity to explore sophisticated food in an intimate and personal environment.”

Ka-Ching

In the city, most Omakase offers are Prix-fixes tasting menus with a defined number of sushi pieces, which are often described as courses. Here and there, cooked dishes can also be part of the experience.

Chef Clay Conley, famous for Būccan, but also part of the team behind Imoto in Palm Beach, said: “From the operator's point of view, Sushi makes a lot of sense; it is a top-class object, especially in the omakase world.

And spend.

America's two most expensive Michelin Guide restaurants are Omakase Style: Masa has three stars and the menu costs 750 US dollars per person. Second, the two -way Sushi Noz, which requires an advance payment of $ 550 for openable, solely for food. Both are in New York City.

These prices do not contain drinks, tips or taxes.

What “The Breakfast Club” has to do with omakase: a story

Omakase has its roots in Sushi in Edo-style (Edomae-Zuhi), which was in Tokyo and was then called Edo. Sushi was originally fast food, which were sold at stands with preserved fish before the cooling was one thing. Over time, the experience became more intimate and artistic when Sushi chefs refined their craft.

After the Second World War, sushi counters became formal and the chefs began to offer regular guests in the omakase style that trusted their skills. It was a way to present the specialist knowledge of the chef and the best ingredients of the day.

When Japan's economy was booming in the 1980s, Omakase became a symbol of luxury and exclusivity. High-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka offer omakase, an experience with a focus on seasonality, craft and trust.

Credit Molly Ringwald's Claire in “The Breakfast Club” for the introduction of Sushi in 1985 when she brought him to lunch during this famous detention on Saturday. Let's hope that after hours she only did it to eat after hours under hot lights.

Where to eat, experience omakase

My most memorable omakase experience was 20 years ago when the first question of the Sushi chef was: “Do you fly first or business class tonight?”

It was a measuring device how much I wanted to spend, although this question could be updated today with a “flying private” option.

Listed alphabetically, visit our guide to experience Omakase and the other Japanese restaurants mentioned in this story. Start prices are only for food per person.

  • Sushi from Bou The prices usually start at 65 US dollars, but it is worth a search for occasional Facebook offer. Three locations: 400 Ave. of the champions in the PGA Resort, Palm Beach Gardens; 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth Beach; 409 SE Mizner BLVD., Boca Raton; Sushibybou.com
  • Taki Omakase has two locations: 632 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach and 1658 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; takiomakase.com. $ 90 for lunch with both; Dinner costs 170 US dollars in Delray Beach, 200 US dollars in Boca Raton.
  • Middory is to be opened in the 500 Palm St. in West Palm Beach.

Diana Biederman is the food and restaurants of the Palm Beach Post, who was an exchange student in Sendai, Japan in 1980. She once had Sushi with her host family there because it was super expensive. She also prefers her fish as a chirashi against omakase service. If you have news tips for the local eating scene, please send them to you dbiederman@pbpost.com. Help our journalism. Subscribe today.

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