November 22, 2016
Kaiseki is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner. It is the Japanese version of fine dining where a set menu of in-season ingredients is made into elaborate dishes and each item is presented in beautiful individual bowls and plates. I have tried kaiseki meals at numerous ryokans for dinner, at Michelin 3 star Kojyu in the Ginza area of Tokyo, and at Hashiri SF. In each of these places, dinner meals then to be quite expensive, so I was pleasantly surprised to hear that a kaiseki place opened up with an affordable price of $100/person. One concern would be that at that price, would quality suffer and you get what you pay for. After reading OzaOza’s website, it looked legitimate, especially after hearing he was originally from Kyoto, arguably the birthplace of kaiseki. We made reservations for a party of four. Continue reading “Tabemono in SF – Affordable and Very Good Kaiseki at OzaOza”
