The sushi platter at Morimoto. Photo: Liz Hafalia/The Chronicle
LOTS of good media foraging this morning: NPR asks California sushi restaurants about consumer concerns, a chef tricks culinary students into free labor, Jonathan Kauffman reviews Kim Alter’s talent at Plate Shop, and Grant Achatz shares a hot new video of Next, debuting tonight.
From the local scene:
- From NPR, here’s an audio clip of California sushi vendors like Sho Kamio of Yoshi’s and Michael Galyen of Morimoto addressing consumer worries about Japanese fish products. [NPR]
- All locations of Pizza My Heart are raising money for Brian Stow, the Giants fan attacked outside of Dodger Stadium. [KGO]
- Really mean chef/con man tricks culinary immigrant students into working catering events as a “12 week externship.” [SF Examiner]
- Jonathan Kauffman reviews Plate Shop: “As steeped as it is in classic Americana, [Kim]Alter’s food piques the curiosity with those same twists. Only the rare greens and odd roots that appear on the plate come from Plate Shop’s garden … Plate Shop’s strength is Alter’s ability to fold just the right amount of novelty into each dish.” [SF Weekly]
From the national scene:
- Eat your heart out, everyone who is not in Chicago: A video preview of Grant Achatz’s Next, opening tonight. [Youtube]