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Obama Is Eating At The Legendary 'Jiro Dreams Of Sushi' Restaurant |
2014-04-24 |
[BUSINESSINSIDER] On the first day of President Barack ObamaIf you like your coverage you can keep it... 's trip to Asia, he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dined at a legendary sushi restaurant made famous by a 2011 documentary. The restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, earned a rare three-star Michelin rating, which means it has "exceptional cuisine" and is "worth a special journey." It is one of 13 three-star restaurants in Tokyo, and there are only 10 seats. That combination makes it especially hard to secure reservations. In early April the restaurant was already fully booked until the beginning of May. Chef Jiro Ono, 87, is considered to be one of the top sushi chefs in the world. Ono prepares the sushi himself. His recommended special course -- which features a rare, endangered species of bluefin tuna -- starts at about $300. It includes more than a dozen courses served in about 20 minutes. Obama and Abe's dinner lasted about an hour and a half. "That's some good sushi right there," Obama told news hounds as he left the restaurant. Obama and Abe were joined at dinner by the U.S. ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, and White House national security adviser Susan Rice. |
Posted by:Fred |
#11 you don't have to swear, Ship just can't remember it... |
Posted by: Frank G 2014-04-24 18:50 |
#10 I can't remember the name of the sushi... Fugu. |
Posted by: SteveS 2014-04-24 17:43 |
#9 Eat Blowfish and die, eat Blowfish and die. I can't remember the name of the sushi... but it was to die for one way or the other. You must have a serious license to serve it. |
Posted by: Shipman 2014-04-24 17:29 |
#8 DB, see if you can convince him to prepare his own blowfish. |
Posted by: AlanC 2014-04-24 15:26 |
#7 Try the blowfish. |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-04-24 12:24 |
#6 I don't mind him eating sushi as Abe's guest anywhere near as much as when Moochelle, her mum and daughters went to Peking on my dime. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2014-04-24 11:25 |
#5 "pass the polonium" |
Posted by: Frank G 2014-04-24 08:26 |
#4 Nothing but the very best for the God-King. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2014-04-24 08:24 |
#3 "That's some good sushi right there," This, from the Ivy-League educated, smartest man evah! |
Posted by: Bobby 2014-04-24 08:23 |
#2 Came here to say that... |
Posted by: Raj 2014-04-24 00:51 |
#1 Why Not, He's not paying for it. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-04-24 00:35 |