Food & drink
fromBoston Herald
6 days agoJapan's sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement
Jiro Ono, 100, remains an active Michelin-starred sushi master who credits continued work and pursuit of perfection for his longevity.
In 2008, Anthony Bourdain filmed a sequence of his show "No Reservations" at Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat sushi restaurant in the basement of a Tokyo office building. After 15 courses of single-bite nigiri sushi from the restaurant's owner and much-celebrated chef Jiro Ono, Bourdain seemed to achieve nirvana. As Bourdain narrates, the fish and rice are served at room temperature, which Ono believes captures the purest essence and beauty of the fish.