On September 6, one among Seattle’s most well-known omakase eating places is getting a sibling. That’s when ShoMon Kappo Sushi, from the house owners of Shiro’s Sushi, is opening in Belltown, bringing a kappo-style sushi expertise to the neighborhood.
Kappo means “to prepare dinner and to chop.” Like omakase and kaiseki, kappo is a multicourse meal (albeit rather less formal than kaiseki) the place dishes are left to the discretion of the chef, who prepares the meal at a counter throughout from the diners. Central to ShoMon shall be a 14-seat L-shaped cooks counter. There will even be a aspect eating room providing seating for 12 extra company, with a washi paper lantern set up and Sekishu tiles; the thought is to create an ambiance that evokes an genuine kappo restaurant in Japan.
Shiro’s Sushi turned one among Seattle’s most well-known eating places due to its namesake founder, celebrated sushi chef Shiro Kashiba, who was behind the counter when it opened in 1994. He left the enterprise in 2014 and isn’t a part of this new enterprise.
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The kappo set menu at ShoMOn will run $185 per individual — about twice the worth of a meal at Shiro’s, and about consistent with different high-end eating experiences in Seattle — and in keeping with a press launch, would possibly function dishes like slow-cooked wagyu with lotus root, golden eye snapper in dashi with yuzu and snow peas, and smooth cod roe tofu with candy miso and shredded ginger. As per custom, dashi (inventory made with dried bonito flakes and kelp) shall be a foundational ingredient of the meal. In typical kappo style, preparations shall be artistically introduced, using regionally sourced components complemented by seasonal components from Japan which might be unavailable right here. A rigorously curated collection of sake, wine, and inexperienced tea shall be out there to enhance the dishes.
Govt chef Masaki Nishioka shall be captaining the culinary crew of 5 cooks, which incorporates two with intensive expertise at high-end kappo eating places in Japan — one from a one-star Michelin restaurant in Kyoto, and one other from a three-star Michelin restaurant in Hiroshima. “There are a number of features that make ShoMon distinctive, however one of many greatest the explanation why ShoMon is so particular is due to the collaborative chef crew, which may be very uncommon,” mentioned TT Inoue, the company supervisor of Shiro’s Sushi and ShoMon Kappo Sushi. “The experience of every chef member combines to create a really efficient and gifted crew that’s working collectively fantastically, to the advantage of our company and the general expertise at ShoMon.”
ShoMon Kappo Sushi shall be positioned at 2301 Fifth Avenue in Belltown. Observe the restaurant on Instagram for updates.
