Morimoto

National News & Notes

Posted by Foobooz on April 9th, 2009

Stephen Starr places two restaurants on Restaurants & Institutions 2009 top 100 grossing independent restaurants list. New York’s Buddakan is number 7 and Morimoto NY ranks 53rd. The Jersey shore places The Lobster House and Carmine’s on the list as well. No Philadelphia restaurant cracked the list. [R&I]

Alma de Cuba’s Douglas Rodriguez will compete on the Food Network’s Top Chef MastersÂ a spinoff of the hugely popular Top Chef. This versionÂ will have actual chefs compete and prize money will be donated to charity.

Wegman’s has been named top supermarket in the US according to Consumer Reports. [Philadelphia Business Journal]

Morimoto was ranked in Playboy’s recent list of America’s 10 Best Sushi Spots. [Playboy] via MenuPages

If you were hanging on the edge of your seat wondering what would happen to Angiebrown and Samantha JohnsonÂ of Soul on The Chopping Block, worry not, the un-aired episodes are now on Hulu. [MenuPages]

Everyone Avoids Me Like a Cyclone Ranger

Posted by Foobooz on March 10th, 2009

“That’s why I’m turning Japanese.” And this week there’s plenty of help. Tonight, Japan’s Hitachino Nest will be featured at Jose Pistola’s. There will be some rarely seen Hitachino beers on draft as well as brewer, Mikio Kiuchi. [Meal Ticket]

Thursday night, Morimoto is hosting a Beer dinner with a specially designed 5-course dinner with pairings from Rogue Ales, including several from the Morimoto Signature Series. Dinner is $75 per person.

Check out the full menu after the jump and maybe you’ll be turning Japanese too.

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Tonight

Posted by Foobooz on February 27th, 2009

How about Morimoto’s Signature Hour. Available Sunday through Friday in the upstairs lounge you can enjoy specially priced food and beverages.

Morning News with More Reasons to Love/Hate Starr

Posted by Kirsten Henri on April 16th, 2008

Don’t ever feel bad for Stephen Starr, he has two of the highest-grossing independent restaurants in America: Buddakan and Morimoto (the New York branches, of course) at numbers 12 and 84 respectively. Buddakan pulled in $20 million in ’07 while Morimoto trailed at $11.7 mil. Think about that the next time you’re sucking down an overpriced SRO cocktail. No Philly restaurants on the list at all. [Restaurants & Institutions Mag]

The Delightful Dan Gross notes that Obama has not yet tried a cheesesteak. We think this is because he’s taking our advice and believing in the Audacity of Roast Pork. [PhillyGossip]

Why aren’t food writers dealing with rising food prices? Are we in denial? Do we not care? At Foobooz, we talk about them all the time and even provide some handy guides for dealing with the problem without having to revert to cooking. [Slate]

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems for Morimoto

Posted by Kirsten Henri on January 25th, 2008

Grub Street, New York magazine’s food blog, has the exclusive story on Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s big, big, BIG legal troubles with his business partner – the one that isn’t Stephen Starr.

Do we feel bad for Morimoto-san? Um, no. Not in the least.

Exclusive: Court Rules Morimoto Shafted Business Partner [Grub Street]

Quick Bites

Posted by Foobooz on December 27th, 2007

The Fieldhouse opened last night at the old Independence Brew Pub. The sports bar is run by the same people as Mission Grill and the Public House. [Food & Drinq]

Michael Klein has some more information on two new spots (Peppercorns, Ugly American) that have opened in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philly. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto is scouting locations in Miami for his third restaurant. [Page Six, New York Post]

Patrick Mullin who has made the Drafting Room a suburban beer mecca over the last 9 plus years is leaving for Sierra Nevada. He won’t even be able to attend the Drafting Room’s debut of Baltic Thunder (Victory’s remake of Heavyweight’s Perkuno’s Hammer) set for January 5th. [Liquid Diet Online]

New Lunch Menu At Morimoto

Posted by Foobooz on August 21st, 2007

Morimoto’s has a new lunch box menu that offers items ranging in price from $15-$28, including soup and salad.

For a lunch time splurge try the Morimoto Lunch Omakase where guests put themselves in the chef’s hands with a 6-9 course tasting menu that begins at $40. As the price goes up, so does the luxuriousness of ingredients.

Lunch is available Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM to 2 PM.

Morimoto [Official Site]
Photo via What We Ate

Sushi School At Morimoto

Posted by Foobooz on May 14th, 2007

Morimoto is now offering “Sushi School” for small classes of 2 to 8 people right in the kitchen.

Your $150 gets you the opportunity to eat your creations plus a chef’s coat, bamboo mat and rice paddle.

School’s in at Morimoto [Zagat Buzz]

A Week Of What Uwishunu

Posted by Foobooz on February 9th, 2007

Uwishunu is pumping out the content, here is the last week of interesting food and drink related postings.

Cranking Them Out In the Dark of Night – Night-vision video of the Pretzel Factory on Washington Avenue.
Go Ahead, Kiss the Chef – Kisso, the Old City spot to head with a six pack for a 20 piece spicy tuna roll.
When Not Any Sushi Will Do – Offered in three serving sizes—a $35, $55 and $75 portions—and a la carte, Morimoto’s extensive sushi and sashimi list includes an impressive array of urchins, shellfish and fishes.
Get Naked…. Chocolate – Hot chocolate without the paper packet at Naked Chocolate Cafe.

Lunch At Morimoto

Posted by Foobooz on January 18th, 2007

Philly Skyline has a food related tip that is sure to please sushi lovers. Morimoto offers a lunch deal featuring the likes of “scattered sushi” and tempura for less than $30. The lunch is available Monday through Friday from 11:30 to 2 PM.

Morimoto [Official Site]

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