Sashimi Surrender

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • October 25, 2007
Ikko Kobayashi has been called a sushi magician, but I regard the man as a mad scientist, grafting disparate ingredients into creations that come alive in your mouth. Whatever you do, do not ask for soy sauce or wasabi—his experiments are already...
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