Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asanebo chef-owner Tetsuya Nakao films a video making crispy rice "pizza" with uni, wagyu, caviar and gold flake for his social ...

If you want to understand Asanebo, the sleek Japanese restaurant at the heart of Studio City’s sushi bar strip, you could do worse than to look at the tiny dish of chawanmushi there, the inevitable ...

Which brings us to Shunji’s, yet another exploration into the sushi chef’s Japanese roots. As one would expect from a Matsu vet, omakase reigns supreme, and just like at Asanebo, it’s not cheap, but ...

And more reviews from the blogosphere. This week, Jonathan Gold heads to Studio City to review the institution of elevated Japanese cuisine, Asanebo. Like its sister restaurant Shunji, Asanebo serves ...

Cruising down Ventura Boulevard, it’s hard not to notice the dozens of Japanese restaurants that line the way. The incredible array of options, ranging in price and quality, has earned the area the ...

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he revisits Asanebo in Studio City. The restaurant offers three tiers of prix-fixe menus, but Jonathan's favorite ...

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On a recent Sunday afternoon, Tetsuya Nakao — the affable, upbeat 62-year-old Asanebo sushi chef with slicked silver hair — is filming one of his soon-to-be viral videos. Cheeky, occasionally unhinged ...

On a recent Sunday afternoon, Tetsuya Nakao — the affable, upbeat 62-year-old Asanebo sushi chef with slicked silver hair — is filming one of his soon-to-be viral videos. Cheeky, occasionally unhinged ...