In search of culinary Nirvana
In the April 2009 issue of Bon Appétit, Sotohiro Kosugi’s New York namesake earned top billing as the best sushi spot in the entire country! No arguments from this foodie … you can read my review here! Despite Soto’s reputation as a sushi bully (WSJ), few can argue with his culinary prowess. Rock on Soto! …
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Here’s something that will spread like wildfire amongst us local Atlanta bloggers: The Oak Room in New York finally had enough with the bad reviews (he’ah and he’ah). While Frank Bruni may not deliver the apocalypse in all walks of life, as far as the NYC dining scene goes – he might be the one …
Continue reading “Atlanta’s Next Big Foodie Topic: Joël Antunes Gets The Boot”
There can be serious repercussions if you select a a bad name for your business, regardless of your industry. When one selects a name for their restaurant, any name is pretty much fair game. That said, it would be nice to see a little more creativity from the restaurant industry as a whole. The omnipresence …
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The past few months, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time looking at the Madrid Fusion website. Well, the event has wrapped and the food scene is abuzz. Many great American chefs took part in the conference: Grant Achatz, David Chang, Harold McGee, and Jose Andres all made appearances. Of particular interest to those in …
Overall: [rating:3] Over the past year and change, Atlanta has lost a number of its’ most well respected chefs. Joël Antunes left for the bright lights of New York, Guenter Seeger ran off into oblivion, and Michael Tuohy went to Sacramento (that’s not a misprint ladies and germs…SACRAMENTO!). [Quick aside – Tuohy is doing very …
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Not minutes after I penned my last post – I received word that Soto has in fact… hit it out of the park! Four well respected Chefs have come out guns a blazing! Glad to see someone out there agrees with me. Here’s what they said:
Since Soto was just named the best sushi in New York City, I wanted to post a review I wrote a few months ago. Enjoy! ———– Sotohiro Kosugi’s food has been a staple of my diet for many years. I frequented his restaurant(s) in Atlanta more times than I can remember. Needless to say, I …
Continue reading “Out of Town: Soto Restaurant Review, West Village – New York City, NY”
Atlanta foodies let out a collective gasp when word spread around town that Soto closed up shop and took his knives north! Well, it is good to hear that he is getting some love from the New York dining scene. The New York Observer recently scored Soto as the best sushi in NYC. Check it …
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