Message: | Great question, Patty! I'm going to answer with my best meal in L.A. this year: hands-down, it was omakase at Mori Sushi. (I just unearthed my notes in the unlikeliest of places: the appropriate file folder!)
--tender, perfect ankimo with seaweed
--a tiny slice of herring roe, a zippy sardine garnished with a stringbean, a chestnut done almost like marron glacé, and a small piece of unforgettable wild abalone
--seared skipjack tuna from Japan with shaved mioga
--a large, grilled Santa Barbara spotted prawn, served with its generous roe and arugala salad
--something illegible that looks like "sawanoi" (I was hiding my notes)
--a teapot full of mushroom broth with ginkos and shrimp, garnished with lime to be added halfway through. Self-poured into a small tea cup.
Then sushi: whitefish, toro, shad? from Japan, Spanish mackerel, lightly seared scallop, sea eel, abalone, and the freshest, most amazing octopus I've ever tasted. Accompanied by two different wonderful sakes (whose names I didn't note), and a taste of the special fifty-year old sake that Mori keeps under the counter. |