Shibumi's David Schlosser: threat or menace?

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at first they claimed to be kappo

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Interestingly, their website no longer mentions “kappo-style” cuisine (which i never thought it was) like it did when it first opened and now describes itself as: “an intimate 40 seat Japanese restaurant and bar.” [image] To be sure I wasn’t misremembering, I jumped into the time machine and they were still describing themselves as “kappo-style” as recently as 5/11/2017… FTC effect? [image]

sakura mochi was delicious

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sayori (halfbeak, full body), shiso, wasabi, nori, fried bones heads-up, now serving sayori roll-ups. [shibumi_20190424_214001] [shibumi_20190424_214224] The sashimi was served with, what the chef called, a black bean soy sauce. can anybody translate (@beefnoguy, @BradFord?) [shibumi_20190419_182607] [shibumi_20190419_182601] grilled pork jerky like biting into a slim jim, only softer. kind of tasted like a lap cheong. i liked it. [shibumi_20190424_213357] [shibumi_20190424_21…