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· Ryan General
Florida sushi restaurant owners face 10-year prison sentence for harboring undocumented workers
Florida restaurant owners Ge Tang, 41, and Yanshen Huang, 36, pleaded guilty to harboring undocumented workers at their restaurants "for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain,” according to the State Attorney’s Office. Originally from China, Tang and…
· Isa Peralta
TikTok chefs break world record for largest sushi roll
American professional chef Nick DiGiovanni (@nick.digiovanni) and Japanese TikTok star Lynn Davis (@cookingwithLynja) went to Boston on Oct. 7 to create the world’s largest sushi roll by width. They prepared a huge roll that weighed the same as around 45,000 regular-sized sushi…
· Carl Samson
Hate crime charge dropped for man accused of attacking Virginia sushi restaurant owner after skipping $70 bill
Jordon Bevan fled from Bonsai Grill in Crystal City, Virginia, without paying for $70 worth of sushi rolls on May 4, 2021. While being chased for his payment, Bevan allegedly pushed the restaurant’s owner to the ground and yelled anti-Asian statements, including “You Asians have…
· Bryan Ke
New Japanese toy truck that makes sushi and then drops it off will have kids becoming itamae in no time
Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy Arts announced the Kurukuru Norimaki Kojo, or the “Around and Around Sushi Roll Factory,” a toy factory that uses a truck, a simple circuit and various stations to make sushi in less than a minute. The Kurukuru Norimaki Kojo requires kids to…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese diners who legally changed their names to ‘Salmon’ to get free sushi discover they can’t undo it
Some of the 331 people who legally changed their names for a two-day promotion that gave free sushi are are now unable to reverse the changes. The restaurant chain Sushiro ran the promotion in March 2021, resulting in hundreds of Taiwanese people paying a fee to legally change…
· Michelle De Pacina
Florida man caught on video stealing local sushi restaurant’s Buddha statue
A man was caught on surveillance camera stealing a Buddha statue from a sushi restaurant in Florida. The unidentified man can be seen placing an order at the Sushi Sake restaurant in Cutler Bay. When the server walks away, the customer is seen grabbing the Buddha statue on the…
· Celine Pun
TikTok video showing how a conveyer belt sushi restaurant in Japan quickly calculates bills goes viral
TikTok users are impressed by the clever technology a Japanese revolving sushi restaurant uses to ring up customers instantly. With over 3.3 million views and 800 comments, a 13-second video on the platform shows staff scanning a stack of different colored plates with a handheld…
· Bryan Ke
‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ director films mini-doc about chicken rice war between 2 Singapore hawkers
David Gelb, director of “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” and creator of “Chef’s Table,” collaborated with Apple to film a short documentary using an iPhone 13 Pro, part of the tech company’s Shot on iPhone ad campaign. “Poached” showcases the story behind the chicken rice war between…
· Rebecca Moon
Meals at Manhattan sushi restaurant Masa will now cost $1,000 per person
A sushi bar in Midtown Manhattan will soon charge guests $1,000 per meal for a “prized bar seat” Omakase experience. The new price will be implemented at Masa beginning in April when a per-person meal will increase by $150 for a total of $950, not including tax, tips or drinks.…
· Ryan General
Report: Vancouver is the world’s most ‘sushi-crazed’ city outside Japan
Based on Google Trends data, Vancouver is the most “sushi-crazed” city in the world outside Japan. The Canadian city, whose metropolitan area has over 600 sushi restaurants, received a perfect “sushi popularity” score of 100. International food magazine Chef’s Pencil has…
· Bryan Ke
‘I will definitely eat sushi again!’: California woman hospitalized after eating 32 rolls at buffet
Danielle Shapiro, 24, was sent to the hospital the day after eating 32 sushi rolls, four gyozas, two jalapeño poppers, a bowl of edamame beans and a bowl of miso soup. Doctors told the California woman that she was suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a term…
· Editorial Staff
Hayley Kiyoko and mom make 4th generation sushi recipe in Hennessy X.O’s ‘Original Odyssey’
A parent’s love and guidance can be a powerful part of anyone’s odyssey to success and happiness. Behind the success of artist Hayley Kiyoko is the support of her mother Sarah Kawahara – it’s a love they toast to over homemade sushi and Hennessy X.O in the continuation of the…
· Michelle De Pacina
MMA fighter defends boba shop owner from upset customer wanting sushi in viral video
A now-viral video shows 26-year-old mixed martial arts fighter Khai Wu standing up to a customer for verbally attacking an Asian business owner in Tracy, Calif. What happened: In the video posted on Nov. 2 by journalist John Hyon Ko, the customer, who was blurred out, can be…
· Michelle De Pacina
Organ-dwelling parasite is a Japanese aquarium star because it looks just like sushi
An inch-long sea creature that looks like a piece of salmon sushi has become the star of a Japanese Aquarium. All about the sushi-shaped creature: The Aquamarine Fukushima, located on the east coast of Japan, identified the sushi-shaped creature as an isopod — an order of marine…
· Bryan Ke
Tenn. Kroger mass shooter identified as sushi vendor, possible motives being investigated
Authorities have identified the gunman that opened fire in a Tennessee grocery store as Uk Thang, a son of Myanmar refugees. The shooter: Thang, 29, worked at his sushi business inside the Kroger in Collierville, Tenn., a family friend, told FOX8. Collierville Police Department…
· Isa Peralta
The TikTok food trend that fuses sushi and pizza and was created by a Japanese chef in Toronto
From watermelon with mustard to cucumbers with sugar, TikTok has brought us several food combinations that evoke intrigue, suspicion and a sprinkle of apprehension. But sushi pizza, TikTok’s latest food trend, is something we couldn’t possibly refuse. How do I make it?: Before…
· Carl Samson
Man Arrested for Skipping $70 Bill, Using Slurs and Assaulting Sushi Restaurant Owner in Virginia
A man accused of assaulting an Asian restaurant owner in Arlington, Virginia after dining and dashing has been arrested on Tuesday. Holy shit! Cops just threw this dudes Maga hat into the streets😂😂😂😂@ClarendonBros @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/tkdiupiPdN
· Carl Samson
Man Accused of Assaulting Sushi Restaurant Owner After Trying to Skip $70 Bill in Virginia
Police in Arlington, Virginia are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted an Asian American restaurant owner and used racial slurs against her and her son on May 4. What happened: Henry Kim and his mother, who own Bonsai Grill in Crystal City, said the attack occurred when…
· Bryan Ke
‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Fans Raise $260K to Help Restore Torii Gate Destroyed by Typhoon
“Ghost of Tsushima” fans have raised $260,000 for a campaign to restore a torii gate on the island of Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture that was damaged by a typhoon in September 2020. Fans of the popular PlayStation 4 game started a crowdfunding campaign in November 2020 to help…
· Carl Samson
Suspect Arrested for Targeting California Sushi Restaurant With Racist Graffiti
A man has been arrested for vandalizing a sushi restaurant in Elk Grove, California with an anti-Asian message. Umai Bar & Grill, located near Grant Line and Wilton Roads, saw its front windows spray-painted with the words “F*** gook” on Thursday morning, while garbage and a…