Hayato - ROW DTLA

moonboy403 · August 23, 2020, 2:43am

These pictures with natural lighting shaded by the Hayato bag(?) Iooks

TheCookie · August 23, 2020, 3:29am

Right?! Love these shots.

J_L · August 23, 2020, 3:35am

… and here’s what TWO boxes look like, with a bottle of Shimeharitsuru “Jun” green. #What’sMineIsHersAndWhat’sHersIsHers

Requisite rooftop DTLA skyline shot (I take one every time I go to ROW)…

beefnoguy · August 23, 2020, 4:44am

Would love to hear your thoughts on the Jun and the pairing with the bento! It’s a very differently built sake than Sohomare Tokubetsu Junmai Karakuchi.

I might just have to take the plunge and buy a bottle from one of two restaurants up here to show more support, only had a glass at each establishment last time.

rlw · August 23, 2020, 4:47am

Snagged my own bento today like many of you, and it remains my favorite dish in LA.

I’m fortunate to have it before, so here’s my own personal power ranking of all the individual components:

Snow Crab Tofu
Wild Mexican White Shrimp Shinjo
Black Cod Saikyo Yaki
Datemaki Tamago
Koshihikari Rice with Root Vegetables
Dashimaki Tamago
Agedashi Eggplant
Snow Crab Claw Sunomono
Satsuma Sweet Potato Mitsu-ni
Seared Duck Breast
Dried Shitake Nimono
Japanese Cucumber with Sesame and Salt
Grilled Hokkaido Scallop Shio Yaki
Chrysanthemum Greens with Sudachi Citrus
Pickled Daikon Namasu
Winter Melon in Ginger Dashi
Honshimeji Mushroom Ohitashi

Shout out to the carrot.

Bagel · August 24, 2020, 7:05am

Jeez louise all these posts are so dangerous. Just a couple more weeks before I can join the fun…

NYCtoLA · August 25, 2020, 4:41am

A bit OT, but @J_L mind if I ask where in the Row you can go to get that view? Top of the parking structure?

PorkyBelly · August 25, 2020, 4:52am

yep, just take the elevator up to the top floor. you’ll get a great view of the ftc batsignal from up there.

attran99 · August 25, 2020, 5:11am

Gorgeous shot! But all I can think of is the heat and humidity making your photo session slightly unpleasant.

J_L · August 25, 2020, 5:16am

Yes, 10th floor rooftop.

J_L · August 25, 2020, 5:20am

Where’s the esprit de corps? ;-D (Plus, if your are keenly familiar with your camera settings and know the light conditions, the perfect shot arrives pretty quickly after only a short shooting session…)

Bagel · August 25, 2020, 8:05am

@J_L @PorkyBelly Wow in all the times I’ve been there I never thought to do that. Gorgeous shots. I’m definitely going to have to do this next time I’m there!

J_L · August 25, 2020, 9:18am

There’s also a rooftop garden which may be fun to explore there as well. Enjoy.

PorkyBelly · August 25, 2020, 10:24pm

Can’t wait to try chef go’s licorice jelly beans.

Starchtrade · August 25, 2020, 10:31pm

haha, those look pretty good. Was talking with the owner/chef of a small place in Ginza a couple years back and he was telling us about what a difficult process it is to make kuromame. He said it takes time and technique to get that perfect mirror glaze without the bean skins tearing. Oh yeah, and don’t forget you’ve gotta get the flavor and texture right, too.

With recent kurikinton and kuromame posts, it looks like Chef Go is doing R&D for some year-end Osechi boxes. Smart move.

Edit: Thinking about this more. All that effort to make kuromame from scratch… Are people really going to appreciate them (the kuromame)? ~~Is anyone~~ Are many people going to realize the difference between his kuromame and the ones they can purchase at Mitsuwa? I don’t think so. But, I think that is exactly what makes Chef Go so special. His devotion to his craft. Regardless of whether or not his audience is going to understand the effort it took to make these seemingly simple sweet black beans, you bet your ass he is going to do it the right way. Kudos to him and his team.

Bagel · August 26, 2020, 1:47am

Didn’t he used to work with the osechi bento when he was in Japan? Maybe at Ishikawa? I’m curious to see how similar/different it’ll be. Regardless, I’ll be super interested to see what he ends up with! Already salivating at the thought…

PorkyBelly · August 26, 2020, 2:05am

Yes he did

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOqlSnRjuog/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOql51LjeJk/

JLee · August 26, 2020, 3:27am

Thats what I was worried about when he was going to open for dinner, after having his bento for the first time. I saw the technique was there but I wasn’t sure if LA was going to be able to appreciate paying $200+ for dinner for such subtle food and luckily my concern was proven wrong. People now are much more well travelled and even those of us who have been to Japan several times may not have been able to access such high quality osechi as they usually require advance preorder which is not always feasible for travellers. With all of our Japan travel plans having been disrupted or delayed this year I think there will be plenty of us who would partake.

beefnoguy · August 26, 2020, 10:45pm

Excellent video fand article/interview with Brandon from Row DTLA

Sgee · August 27, 2020, 1:43am

sighhhh can’t wait for things to go back to normal. Never got a chance to do Hayato dine-in pre-Covid