Big fish!

Take in this toro, sushi lovers!
At noon Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15, master Japanese seafood cutters will hand-carve giant, 400-pound bluefin tuna into sashimi in public demonstrations at Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights.
The massive maguro and the samurai carvers are being flown in specially for the demonstration. They use long, swordlike [...]

Sushi vs. kimbap and other ethnic culinary conundrums

 
My husband brought back sushi for our late supper the other night, from the Tokyo Lunch Boxes stand at Super H-Mart, the huge Korean supermarket in the ethnic-shopping mecca of Niles. It was all elaborate rolls, which is what’s left when you’re going for the end-of-the-day, two-for-one, markdown, pre-made specials.
Spicy mayo-based sauce figured in [...]