Nobu Tokyo Broiled Tofu With Mascarpone Miso

I came across an interesting menu item the other day while looking up new things to make for a meal.  One of the things that jumped out at me was found at: Click to access Nobu-Tokyo-Dinner-Menu-ADA-NEW-003.pdf That item was Tofu Toban-Yaki with Mascarpone Miso – echoes of Iron Chef Michiba and mascarpone cheese!  I thought it […]

Matsuhisa Slider Tofu Buns

One of the items that’s appeared on the Nobu menus are the Matsuhisa sliders.  I was intrigued by its very existence and came across the following quote – …For instance we’ve developed a slider [mini-hamburger] without using bread for the bun.  It’s a ground beef patty with fried onions, mushrooms and tofu. Japanese people never […]

Nobu Style Appetizers

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/matsuhisa-la/ I’ve been inspired by the tasting/tapas plate that’s been served to me during my omakase meals at Matsuhisa in LA.  So this past Thanksgiving, I thought I’d try my hand at something similar.  What I came up with was an appetizer trio of marinated salmon roe in a shot […]