Well, I met my first non Asian sushi chef last Saturday. We had a gift
certificate for a Thai place for almost a year and a half and decided
to use it. The restaurant has a small, but functional sushi bar.

After we seated, I approached the bar and asked the chef what was good
today. He said the maguro, hamachi, and shiromi. I also asked if the
uni was good, and he responded yes. So I retreated to our table to look
over the menu.

We decided to get a mix of things, Thai and sushi. We had the unagi maki,
and a sushi moriawase with the Thai dishes. The unagi maki arrived first
with the Thai appetizers. It was more for my wife, she really likes eel.

The sushi arrived a little later, and the waiter mentioned that the chef
had put an extra uni on there for me to try. I guess it pays to ask.
And since we had ordered the unagi maki, he gave me anago on the assortment
instead. I split this with my son, since my wife isn't eating much sushi
lately.

The sushi was very good, the tekka maki that came with the moriawase had
thick pieces of maguro, and the uni was excellent. So I ordered uni for
dessert. They arrived with a tiny bit of wasabi on top and a lump on the
side. I thought this odd when I put some wasabi in the soy and it seemed
a little chunky. So I tasted some straight up, real wasabi.

So after our meal I decided to go and talk with the sushi chef. He was
extremely friendly, and glad to talk about sushi. Turns out he lives in
the same town as us, about 5 minutes away. He moved here two years ago
from Miami, and is originally from Honduras. He has been working as a
sushi chef for 10 years now and tried many of the local sushi bars in the
area to compare quality and skill. We talked for about 20 minutes and I
was impressed with his knowledge for someone with no formal training (as
far as I could tell).

So I think we will be going back again to try more sushi.
Lemon Tree Cafe
168 Great Rd.
Bedford, MA 01730

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Dan