Saturday, September 5, 2026

Torishin@Hawaii Honolulu ★★★

Only Yakitori Omakase Restaurant in Hawaii. From Michelin Star restaurant in NY. Grilled chicken using 56 years old tare sauce. $200 per person with add-ons available. Corkage fee $50. Free parking at Whole Foods parking lot.

Chicken Breast with Shiso

Chef Kuwa-san from Torishin NY

Entrance

Chicken Breast
with shiitake mushroom, red bell pepper, watercress, yuzu

Chicken Breast with Shiso, Soft bone, Shoulder, Oyster, Wing

Hassun
Yuba with Brown Jelly
Cod Roe Omelete
Grilled Saikyo Chicken Thigh
Slow Cooked Duck Smoked with Ponzu Yuzu Kosho
Chicken Nanban Zuke with Onion, Bell Pepper & Tomato

Brought Abe Sake for Corkage

Grated Radish

Tebasaki (Chicken Wing)

Iced Sake Pot

Eggplant with Shishito, Bonito Flakes, & Chives

Back Soft Bone

Shoulder

Purple Yam with their Carbonara Sauce made with Anchovy & Garlic

Anago never Frozen, Fresh from Aichi with Tare Sauce
pickled radish

Somen with Plum Sauce, Shiso, Boiled Shirasu, Myoga & Cucumber

Chicken Oyster

Add-on Options for the Night:
Heart, Gizzard, Rib, Meat Soft Bone, Main Artillery, Kidney

Tsukune (Chicken Meatball) with Raw Egg Yolk

Tsukune (Chicken Meatball) with Raw Egg Yolk

Rib (add-on) $11

Kuwa-san with 36 Years Old Tare

36 Years Old Tare

Chicken Soup

Chicken Pot Rice (Refillable/ Take Home)

Pickled Kombu & Radish for Rice

Chicken Pot Rice

Left Over Chicken Pot Rice Onigiri to take home

Panna Cotta with Brown Sugar


Shiso Sorbet

Homemade Panna Cotta with Brown Sugar

Hojicha

Torishin
Ae'o, 1001 Queen St Spc 104, Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 600-5057
https://www.torishinny.com/

Souza's Fish House@Hawaii Honolulu ★★★

Amazing Fresh Poke. Garlic Attack was nice & refreshing. Lao Style was spicy with fish sauce & garlic crunch. Love both of them.

Souza Special $28

Lao Style Ahi Poke (spicy) (right) & Garlic Attack Ahi Poke (left)
2 Choice $24


Souza Special $28

Souza's Fish House
852 Mapunapuna St, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 476-5609
https://beluga.kitchen/m/KDWNrn

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Yamazaki Pop-Up@West Hollywood

Yamazaki Pop-Up at Private Club [Undisclosed Location]. Michelin Star restaurant with 1 year waitlist in Japan. Japanese Cuisine with French & Spanish influence by Chef Shiro Yamazaki. Exotic meat such as turtle & bear meat. No pics allowed at the private club, so I drew out all the dishes. Popular for Chinese customers. $450 per person plus tax & 20% tip. Aqua Panna water $6/bottle.


Chef Shiro Yamazaki from Yamazaki Nishiazabu, Tokyo

Chef Shiro Yamazaki, Asami-san, Miu-san

Welcome Champagne
Dom Perignon Takashi Murakami Limited Edition 2015

Tofu Tosazu Jelly with Croutons & Uni

Kuheiji Sake
Betsu Atsurae $191
L'Éclat du Terroir $191

Fried Karasumi with Young Gingko Nut & Sticky Rice

Dashi Soup with Amadai, Yuzu Peel & Daikon

Kinki Rockfish, Japanese Cucumber

Hairy Crab Croquette with Shrimp Sauce

Soft Shell Turtle with Flour Patty Mochi
sansho pepper, yuzu squeeze

Asian Black Bear from Akita
Kyoto onion, sesame tofu

Kamameshi with Ainame (Fat Greenling Fish), Myoga & Egg Yolk
Pickled Radish & Shiitake Mushroom
Miso Soup

Soft Milk Ice Cream with Lychee, Salt, Merigue & Watermelon with Banana Flavor
with Don Julio Anejo Tequila

My Original Drawing on Sketchbook