i finally understand the fuss about tuna-based sushi. this is a bit of an overdue blog, but anyway me and PJ went out over last weekend to celebrate her birthday. it involved going for a play and then a good dinner.
Chesty Nutty Bang Bang: The Hairspray of the Phoenix was quite literally 2+ hours of cheap shots. very good ones too, mind. the comedy crew opened up mercilessly spoofing the now-infamous MDA rap (youtube for it, you lazy buggers!), followed by skewering such subjects as Ribena ads, Beauty World, Heroes, 881... excellent. you have not lived until you have heard people sing Umbrella in hokkien. catch the next one when they get back on the stage! also ran into Lor, long-unseen JC class rep. good catchin up w her, wonder when our gang will next assemble...
the evening's laughter was followed up by a meal at Sushi Yoshida. we always passed by the place on the walk from Cine to PJ's place, and saw head chef Yoshida-san standing with the valet parking dude of the bar next door watching the world pass by every time. this reached the point where we dubbed the place 'Valet Sushi'. original plan was to check out a restaurant up the hill for dinner, but a great urging for a dinner of the raw fish variety struck PJ. i thought to myself, what the heck? expensive raw fish, here we come!
Sushi Yoshida is located in a small corner next to Bar Stop on Devonshire Rd, they possess a common entrance so dont walk past wondering where it is. ambience is cosy, slightly darkish in terms of lighting for my taste but alright otherwise. serving staff are generally friendly but still rough around the edges. the sushi, however, is excellent. this will be remembered as the place where i had my first Chu Toro Nigiri. its not just any old Magurozushi, mind you. a completely different animal, and another excellent proof that without fat of some kind food has less flavour. it tasted like fish in a good way, darker than salmon. it literally made me wish i had another hundred bucks to splurge on O-Toro. i must admit PJ was less blown away than i was, but now if i can get good tuna cuts i'll get some over the more generic local favourite salmon. in japan noone eats shake-sashimi anyhow...
the evening's laughter was followed up by a meal at Sushi Yoshida. we always passed by the place on the walk from Cine to PJ's place, and saw head chef Yoshida-san standing with the valet parking dude of the bar next door watching the world pass by every time. this reached the point where we dubbed the place 'Valet Sushi'. original plan was to check out a restaurant up the hill for dinner, but a great urging for a dinner of the raw fish variety struck PJ. i thought to myself, what the heck? expensive raw fish, here we come!
Sushi Yoshida is located in a small corner next to Bar Stop on Devonshire Rd, they possess a common entrance so dont walk past wondering where it is. ambience is cosy, slightly darkish in terms of lighting for my taste but alright otherwise. serving staff are generally friendly but still rough around the edges. the sushi, however, is excellent. this will be remembered as the place where i had my first Chu Toro Nigiri. its not just any old Magurozushi, mind you. a completely different animal, and another excellent proof that without fat of some kind food has less flavour. it tasted like fish in a good way, darker than salmon. it literally made me wish i had another hundred bucks to splurge on O-Toro. i must admit PJ was less blown away than i was, but now if i can get good tuna cuts i'll get some over the more generic local favourite salmon. in japan noone eats shake-sashimi anyhow...
Umbrella - Mandy Moore
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