omakase, oh-mi-GAH-zi!
As a reminder, this post was originally scheduled for last week but I had to move it around, due to some technical issues… technical issues are now (somewhat) resolved so enjoy!
It’s the start of summer in NY, though the weather we’ve had this week would say otherwise. Despite the chilly temps and rainy weather, everyone and their mother still wants to be outside. We’ve braved yet another miserable Manhattan winter and we are saying “NO” to being cooped up away from the cold and sun. An emphatic “YES WAY ROSÉ” is resounding throughout the city and New Yorkers, myself included, are donning their winter jackets for the exclusive sidewalk seating that epitomizes the New York summer dining experience.
The chill in the air this week takes me back to the darkness of winter here and memories of many wonderful dinners with friends. I thought it might be fun to throw it back to mid-January, when R and I were invited to celebrate the birth of one of our dear friends, Mr. Frampton Stuart Swann. The place: Sushi Nakazawa. The crew: Stu, Laura, R and Me. The hair: Fratastic. The likes of a Greek god.
We ventured to the heart of the West Village, where we enjoyed a lovely evening away from the frigid winter weather while dining omakase, which means we were served a sushi tasting menu. Course after course of sushi, all you have to choose is what to pair it with (sake or vino?). Sushi Nakazawa is consistently ranked as one of the best sushi hot spots in the city and you know it from the second you walk through the door. The chic, minimalist atmosphere is the perfect complement to the perfectly executed ~20 piece sushi menu that we sampled. We sipped on sake and shared multiple bottles of red (R can’t function without red…) as we delighted in each piece of sushi that came before us. When it was all said and done, we loved that the most difficult decision we made all night was, “one more bottle?” to which we all answered, “well yes, duh.”
