Food photographer Leila Kwok and a writer explore the best omakase dinners in Vancouver, experiencing the art and personality of the chef through the chef's choice menu.
Eating five multi-course meals in one week may not be logical. Or practical. But when food photographer Leila Kwok and I set out to snap and scribble our way through the best omakase dinners in Vancouver , we abandoned any sense of control. “Omakase” literally translates to “I’ll leave it up to you”—it’s a Japanese way of dining in which the chef decides what’s served. Typically, it takes the form of several meticulously crafted small plates.
This is more than a cooking style: it’s an art, and it’s one of the truest ways to experience the personality of the artist (and the soul of the chef). Choices, begone. Preferences, be damned. Two women, one camera, no menu. With open minds and ready stomachs, we left it up to them.woods, deep greens and stained-glass pendant lighting give the restaurant a quietly comforting vibe. Chef Tatsuya Katagiri says his omakase menu changes about once a month, but that’s not a hard and fast rule—if a certainfor example, he’ll rush to alter his plans. That’s the case now: mushrooms are in season. Chefs just wanna have fung
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