Nagi Sushi - 5 - Grand Opening
As the snow slowly descended from the heavens on March 23, 2024, it was an auspicious sign for the Grand Opening of Nagi Sushi.
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ALL MUSINGS
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Sep 63 min read
Nagi Sushi - 4 - Progress
The first visible sign of progress was the newly erected Nagi Sushi sign, which was emblazoned with the kanji for calm, 凪 . . .
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Nagi Sushi - 3 - The Space
Here, in an unassuming street replete with equally unassuming strip malls, Hiroha-san would establish Nagi Sushi.
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Nagi Sushi - 2 - The Guts of Hiroha Moriyuki, 広羽守順
In a smoky snack bar in Maebashi in the late 1980s, a young Moriyuki Hiroha, otherwise known as Shu, tended the counter . . .
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Nagi Sushi - 1 - Moving Forward
“Hiroha-san, are you opening a restaurant?”
“I’m still thinking about it.”
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Sep 613 min read
Gaiden - A Brief History of Sushi
Unbeknownst to the majority of people, the concept of sushi is relatively young, having only been invented 200 years ago . . .
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Dec 6, 202311 min read
C’est Japon à Suisha - 6 - The Last Day
Arai-san, how do you feel today?
I don't know.
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Dec 5, 20239 min read
C’est Japon à Suisha - 5 - Prepping for Dinner Service
Arai-san, of course, is the first person on-site. It’s always busy, but with only one month before the official closure . . .
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Dec 4, 20239 min read
C’est Japon à Suisha - 4 - OB/OG Kai
I want to have an event and invite everyone who worked at Suisha Gardens. I need someone to be the photographer. Would you like to do it?"
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Dec 3, 202314 min read
C’est Japon à Suisha - 3 - Arai Masanori, 荒井正宣- The Second Owner
“I challenge, I challenge."
Arai-san repeated these words, almost like a mantra.
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Dec 2, 20238 min read
C’est Japon à Suisha - 2 - The Restaurant
C’est Japon à Suisha and its predecessor, Suisha Gardens, is located in Ottawa’s downtown core at 208 Slater Street . . .
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
C'est Japon à Suisha - 1 - Introduction
In July 2023, C’est Japon à Suisha will serve its last dinner service. No longer will Ottawans hear “Please watch your step” . . .
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Apr 16, 20234 min read
Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 7 - The Third Day - Boom! Tetris for . . .
The atmosphere was thick with a silent tension . . . . as if the entire venue knew that this match would be monumental . . .
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Apr 16, 20234 min read
Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 6 - The Third Day - Silver Bracket and Gold Bracket Top 16
Alright everybody, please stand to observe the Tetris anthem . . .
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Apr 16, 20233 min read
Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 5 - The Second Day, Bracket Play Begins
Obviously someone playing Tetris at a Tetris tournament isn't unusual. But this person was using a guitar . . .
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Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 4 - The First Day, Qualifiers
This was a family reunion where you had that awesome cousin that you hadn't seen in a while . . . Except everyone was that awesome cousin.
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Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 3 - Building the Stack
Today was October 13, the day before the official start of the CTWC. People from around the world had flown in to help set up the CTWC.
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Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 2 - The path from 2018 to 2022
A retrospective on the milestones that changed the Tetris meta between the 2018 and 2022 editions of the Classic Tetris World Championships.
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Classic Tetris World Championship 2022 - 1 - The Grand Finals of 2018
A retrospective on the Classic Tetris World Championship 2018 Grand Finals match between Jonas Neubauer and Joseph Saelee.
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From Birth to Butcher - Fall 2022 - The Abattoir
Warning: This post contains text descriptions of the processing of cows. I had spent the past hour walking around Crysler mentally...
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