Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a must-see documentary about the world's greatest sushi chef, 86-year-old Jiro Ono, the only sushi chef to receive 3 stars from the Guide Michelin. The restaurant, located in a subway station in the Ginza, has 10 seats. A 20-minute meal STARTS at $370, and diners often reserve a year in advance.
Jiro has been perfecting his craft for over 75 YEARS (his alcoholic father abandoned the family when Jiro was 7 and when he left home at 9, he was told he had no home to come back to), yet says "even at my age, in my work, I haven't reached perfection."
No detail is overlooked, from massaging the octopus for 50 minutes to ensure it is of the right texture, to the rice, which exacting French chef Eric Ripert, who travels with his own fish knives and who runs Le Bernadin in New York, said, “never in my life have I tasted rice like that—it’s like a cloud," to the air filtration system, which ensures the air is exactly the same quality every day. Read more here.
Says Jiro: "You have to love your job. You must fall in love with your work."
Do you love your job?
Experience matters.
Jiro has been perfecting his craft for over 75 YEARS (his alcoholic father abandoned the family when Jiro was 7 and when he left home at 9, he was told he had no home to come back to), yet says "even at my age, in my work, I haven't reached perfection."
No detail is overlooked, from massaging the octopus for 50 minutes to ensure it is of the right texture, to the rice, which exacting French chef Eric Ripert, who travels with his own fish knives and who runs Le Bernadin in New York, said, “never in my life have I tasted rice like that—it’s like a cloud," to the air filtration system, which ensures the air is exactly the same quality every day. Read more here.
Says Jiro: "You have to love your job. You must fall in love with your work."
Do you love your job?
Experience matters.
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