Catch Up

No, this is not going to be a posting about the ubiquitous American condiment, the Malay or Chinese fish sauce, or even the Dolce Group restaurant. This is about the fact that I have been lazy about posting, and owe you some pictures.

On Boxing Day, we decided we wanted sushi as a sort of antidote to the meaty goodness we had been wallowing in. The house still smelled like a roast, after all. Still, we wanted homey, so we went to Kaizuka and sat at the bar. As usual, we started with a bottle of Onikoroshi, which is when they always start to love us.

BoW always wants monkfish liver at Kaizuka, so we started there. Kind of bold for an appetizer, I know, but we cleansed a bit with a tangy, citrusy salmon skin salad after that. Then it was on to the fish. There was delicious halibut with a yuzu dressing and pink peppercorns.

Then we had yellowtail in a ponzu with just the right amount of jalapeño.

Then we had this, which I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Obviously, the Onikoroshi was doing its job. We had three bottles in the end....

I also somehow managed not to get a picture of one of my favorites here: the Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice. It kicks ass all over Izakaya by Katsu-ya, especially that half-burned, half-raw abomination that I saw my friend Lisa eating for lunch the other day. We also had some spicy salmon that the chef wanted us to try. It was a good idea.

We ended with some nigiri sushi. The snapper was probably the best fish of the night: incredibly buttery and very, very fresh.

The sweet eel sauce is something we all crave from time to time, except, oddly, for my Japanese friend...

And uni for dessert.

Then they brought us actual dessert, compliments of the chef. This was a trend that would continue through the weekend. It's hard for restaurant right now. If you're in a position to do it, go eat out. They'll be grateful.