Comments on: Tempura & Tapas http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/05/tempura-tapas/ Chemically-enhanced neural rewiring, on a semi-regular basis... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:03:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dr Dave http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/05/tempura-tapas/#comment-109318 dr Dave Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/?p=1408#comment-109318 <i>Paul</i>: Hmn, not sure what you mean by "authentic" "San-Francisco-style" sushis... I don't suppose you mean california rolls, do you? Otherwise, I couldn't really find a single half-convincing *Japanese* sushi place in Paris, let alone a San-Francisco-style one... On the other hand, I'm sure if you put in the big bucks, these aren't that hard to find (I'd put my money on the Nikko's restaurant, to start with)... But honestly, I am not even that big of a sushi fan myself. At least not to the extent of paying a triple-digit bill for it. I probably ate a grand total of 5 times in a real sushi restaurant, in all my years in Japan. Give me a nice tasty ramen any time ! :) Paul:

Hmn, not sure what you mean by “authentic” “San-Francisco-style” sushis… I don’t suppose you mean california rolls, do you? Otherwise, I couldn’t really find a single half-convincing *Japanese* sushi place in Paris, let alone a San-Francisco-style one… On the other hand, I’m sure if you put in the big bucks, these aren’t that hard to find (I’d put my money on the Nikko’s restaurant, to start with)… But honestly, I am not even that big of a sushi fan myself. At least not to the extent of paying a triple-digit bill for it. I probably ate a grand total of 5 times in a real sushi restaurant, in all my years in Japan. Give me a nice tasty ramen any time ! :)

]]> By: Paul http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/05/tempura-tapas/#comment-102618 Paul Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/?p=1408#comment-102618 Thanks for the review Dave, I'll be sure to check it out, but have you any advise for someone seeking authentic San Francisco-style (whatever that means) sushi. Sushi in Paris all seems to be the same and I just spent 3 weeks in the USA eating mind-blowing sushi ! Thanks for the review Dave, I’ll be sure to check it out, but have you any advise for someone seeking authentic San Francisco-style (whatever that means) sushi.

Sushi in Paris all seems to be the same and I just spent 3 weeks in the USA eating mind-blowing sushi !

]]> By: dr Dave http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/05/tempura-tapas/#comment-80741 dr Dave Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/?p=1408#comment-80741 <i>Felix</i>: I think the "tapas" part was only an easy way to convey to Parisian crowd the traditional "small bits that you share" aspect of Japanese food. I didn't really notice much typical Spanish cuisine in there. But then again, tempuras and seafood could easily be mistaken between the two. <i>Jeremy</i>: First of all, PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT AND RELEASE YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY. Second, I think I know a <em>tiny</em> bit about Japanese cuisine, thank you. (and last of all, I just removed your spammy URL, but that's only because I'm too lazy to edit my own comment after flagging your entire comment as spam). Felix: I think the “tapas” part was only an easy way to convey to Parisian crowd the traditional “small bits that you share” aspect of Japanese food. I didn’t really notice much typical Spanish cuisine in there. But then again, tempuras and seafood could easily be mistaken between the two.

Jeremy: First of all, PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT AND RELEASE YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY.
Second, I think I know a tiny bit about Japanese cuisine, thank you.
(and last of all, I just removed your spammy URL, but that’s only because I’m too lazy to edit my own comment after flagging your entire comment as spam).

]]> By: Jeremy http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/05/tempura-tapas/#comment-80656 Jeremy Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/?p=1408#comment-80656 JAPANESE CUISINE HAS IT'S OWN RICH VARIETY AND ELABORATE PROTOCOL . WHAT YOU HAVE TASTED IS JUST THE INTRO DUCTION TO ARICH AND VARIED CUISINE. JAPANESE CUISINE HAS IT’S OWN RICH VARIETY AND ELABORATE PROTOCOL . WHAT YOU HAVE TASTED IS JUST THE INTRO DUCTION TO ARICH AND VARIED CUISINE.

]]> By: felix http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/05/tempura-tapas/#comment-69720 felix Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/?p=1408#comment-69720 Where do the "tapas" come into play during the dinner? Is there an actual Spanish tapas menu available? Or is tapas describing the "lot of small dishes" that you had in the evening? There used to be a restaurant in SF that, right before we left, commited food suicide by changing their entire menu in a desperate attempt at making a profit. They made all the dishes they served much smaller, charged only US$5 less than they did before, and called them tapas. It went out of business in no time. As to Chinese-speaking sushi chefs, I have encountered those a lot in the US (SF, LA, NYC.) They were, for the most part, a mediocre bunch. You will probably be shocked at this one joint I entered and quickly stepped out of which only had <em>Mexican</em> sushi "chefs" - no Asian person in sight! Where do the “tapas” come into play during the dinner? Is there an actual Spanish tapas menu available? Or is tapas describing the “lot of small dishes” that you had in the evening?

There used to be a restaurant in SF that, right before we left, commited food suicide by changing their entire menu in a desperate attempt at making a profit. They made all the dishes they served much smaller, charged only US$5 less than they did before, and called them tapas. It went out of business in no time.

As to Chinese-speaking sushi chefs, I have encountered those a lot in the US (SF, LA, NYC.) They were, for the most part, a mediocre bunch. You will probably be shocked at this one joint I entered and quickly stepped out of which only had Mexican sushi “chefs” - no Asian person in sight!

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