Elevate Your Sushi Experience @ Sushi|Bar in Austin

by Tucker Flatt on April 29, 2022

Sushi|Bar ATX, located in the beating heart of Austin’s popular east side, provides a different take on the typical sushi dining experience.  Behind an unmarked door lies an intimate counter hosting 10 prized seats where...

Come to Your Senses at Austin’s Blue Sushi Sake Grill

by Marika Flatt on July 2, 2021

Feel the cool air on your skin as you come out of the hot Texas heat. Smell the tangy sauces. Taste the fresh sustainable seafood. Hear the welcome sound of happy hour. A sister restaurant...

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Chef Tyson Cole’s Sushi 101

by Bebe Brown on June 19, 2020

All the things you wanted to know about sushi but were afraid to ask, from the expert. Who knew that International Sushi Day was June 18? If that holiday puts you in the mood for...

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Get on a Roll with TenTen

by Haven Lindsey on February 14, 2020

Walk in to the sleekly-styled, modern restaurant and you’ll get the sense that TenTen, the highly-anticipated Japanese eatery in downtown Austin, isn’t the only thing that has arrived. You’ll get the sense that you’ve arrived...

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Five Minutes With Otoko’s Chef Yoshi Okai

by Rhonda Jenkins on January 2, 2020

Austin’s punk rocker --- turned sushi rockstar. Austin, Texas—-the capital of the Lone Star State, the Music Capital of the World, is now fast becoming a culinary capital. In 2019 alone, it was home to...

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#TXBites: Three Reasons to Eat at Roka Akor Right Now

by Gabi De la Rosa on November 6, 2019

Houston, Texas has become one of the most food-centric cities in the nation. You’d be hard pressed to find a city where meals prepared by James Beard Award-winning chefs and fine dining restaurants coexist harmoniously...

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Five Minutes With Marc Smookler, Owner, Sake Social

by Lisa Davis on April 29, 2019

Marc Smookler founded Sake Social in 2009 after taking his first sip of premium sake at a sushi restaurant and struggling to find a bottle of similar quality anywhere else. Truth be told, the Austin-based...

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Five Minutes With Brandon Cohanim, Dallas Restaurant Owner

by Alex Temblador on January 21, 2019

Brandon Cohanim isn’t your average 21-year-old SMU undergrad. When he’s not hitting the books, he’s running two sushi restaurants in Dallas: Pok The Raw Bar and Namo. Pok The Raw Bar opened in Uptown in...