Jiro Dreams of Sushi

[Peter Larson]

This was a great story. 

I'll be sure to only go if someone else foots the bill.

Pete

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On 2012/04/25, at 20:00, Mark Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu> wrote:

> Today I saw Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Aside from making me very hungry, it brought back memories of my own visit to Jiro's place in Ginza. I went on the recommendation of Ogawa Pro's Fuseya-san, who insisted it was the best sushi in Japan (and therefore the world). So we went, arriving right when he opened. There were a couple joren sitting in front of Jiro and the rest of the seats were empty―yet he seated us at the VERY end by the door to the kitchen. Then the sushi started coming one by one, and fast; the second you popped one in your mouth he dropped the next one in front of you. Despite the empty restaurant, Jiro was disgusted with our pace and told us to eat faster. We couldn't believe it. Left 30 minutes after arriving, $300 lighter (and this was twenty years ago). 
> 
> The movie's OK. The director miraculously avoids turning the shokunin dedication into some mystical zen BS. But the best part was discovering that he makes his customers nervous, and essentially treats them just like his deshi. 
> 
> The takeaway: he was a bully when he was a kid. Now the whole experience makes sense. Jiro was a bully then and he still is today, and rich masochists are happy submit. 
> 
> An all this time, I simply thought he was a racist!
> 
> Markus