Jiro…surrounded by his creations
“JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI” My rating: B (Opening April 6 at the Tivoli)
81 minutes | MPAA rating: PG
I’ve always been a bit dubious about sushi. (Raw eel? Really?)
But David Gelb’s documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” had my mouth watering for a slice of tuna on perfectly cooked rice and with a delicate brushing of specially-formulated soy sauce.
Yum.
The Jiro of the title is 85-year-old Jiro Ono, a sushi master whose tiny restaurant is in the basement of a Tokyo office building adjacent to the Ginza subway station. The place isn’t terribly much to look at – just 10 seats, all at the counter. No candles. No romantic booths. It’s sort of like a classic American lunch joint.
Yet a meal for one person at Jiro’s three-star Michelin Guide establishment costs nearly $400 and the place is booked a month in advance. That’s because day after day, year after year, Jiro make the best sushi in the world, working in raw fish and seaweed the way a master painter works in oils and canvas.
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