Austin Sushi News #23 November, 2002 CONTENTS: 1. Another New Sushi Bar.....duh! 2. Austin Is Teppanyaki Crazy! 3. More About More South Austin Sushi 4. Looking For A Sushi Teacher 5. Updated Sushi Happy Hours Crash Cars Into Bonsai Trees! http://www.crashbonsai.com =============================================== 1. Another New Sushi Bar.....duh! Yes my friends, another new sushi bar now blesses the Austin skyline. Tokyo Teppan, located where Highway 71 meets 290 in Oak Hill, is now open. They not only have a nice small sushi bar, but six brand new Teppanyaki tables (see next article) for your dining pleasure. It's a comfortable place with a nice polished interior. Check it out. Tokyo Teppan 7010 W. Highway 71, #200 (512) 288-3788 =============================================== 2. Austin Is Teppanyaki Crazy! Austin is going bonkers over Teppanyaki, and we've got three new (or improved) venues to prove it. What is Teppanyaki? It's those big grills (Teppanyaki tables) that people sit around while watching the chef prepare their food with (we hope) a dazzling spectacle of knife gymnastics. Teppanyaki was invented in the United States in 1964, and pioneered as a franchise by Benihana Restaurants in the 1980's. Now, it seems, everyone wants a piece of the action. Tokyo Teppan (see article above) is now open and features six Teppanyaki tables. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, mentioned several months ago in Austin Sushi News, is now open as well, and Kyoto II has remodeled -- their new room has eight Teppanyaki tables. And, of course, there's Benhihana. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse 13492 Research Blvd, Suite 380 (Southwest corner of Anderson Mill Road and 183) (512) 288-7333 A couple of Teppanyaki links - http://www.japanweb.co.uk/listing/teppanyaki.htm http://www.atowncomics.com/onlinetoons/cs53.html =============================================== 3. More About More South Austin Sushi As reported in last month's edition of Austin Sushi News, a sushi bar will likely open in place of the now defunct Si Bon at 801 S. Lamar. We now know that the person opening the sushi bar is none other than long-time sushi chef Tyson, formerly of Musashino. Rumour has it that he's hiring some professional Japanese sushi chefs to round out his staff. =============================================== 4. Looking For A Sushi Teacher HEB's Central Market Cooking School is looking for a professional sushi instructor to teach a few sushi classes. If you've got chops and a resume, they're interested. Your resume should list your skills and experience as well as a couple of suggested menus that you'd like to teach. You can drop it all off at the HEB Cooking School and make sure it gets to the Cooking School Manager, Kelly Hargrove. Note: you should probably call first and make sure they're still looking for a sushi instructor. HEB Central Market Cooking School Inside the HEB at 40th Street and Lamar Blvd. (512) 458-3068 http://www.centralmarket.com/heb/cm/cmClasses-A_NL.jsp =============================================== 5. Updated Sushi Happy Hours Austin Sushi News staff member Geisha Girl reports that several new sushi bars now have happy hours, and a lot of older sushi bars no longer have them. You can check out our updated sushi happy hour listings on austinsushi.com [dead link]austinsushi.com/etcetera/index.shtml#deals ===============================================