Reunion Omakase at Morimoto Asia
It all started with an idea to cook with friends before another 15 years flies by! They had a short window between them to get everyone together before CJ leaves to backpack through Africa. The event sold out within 2 hours of a press release from Orlando Weekly, being staged at Morimoto Asia’s sushi bar.
Tadateru Tokudaiji, Michael Collantes, Hung Huynh, Yuhi Fujinaga
"We thought about just doing a chefs get-together, but we decided to invite guests to share our simple group with others who are passionate about food." -Chef Yuhi
Chef Yuhi Fujinaga has been the chef at Morimoto Asia for the past few years but has spent most of his career in NYC where he at one point has worked with each of the three chefs featured for this event.
Top Chef’s Hung Huyng at Lespinasse at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC
Soseki Chef de Cuisine“CJ” at Alain Ducasse at the Essex House in NYC
Soseki Chef Mike Collantes at the 2007 Tennis US Open
Cj and Hung at Guy Savoy in Las Vegas
“It was a great evening to see the different paths everyone took as chefs and to come together and play off of each others dishes in a spontaneous way. The best parts of the evening beyond cooking together again was seeing all the dots connect between past chefs and friends, since we all kept up with someone from across the globe.” - Chef Mike
On to the food…
So much of the joy of cooking comes from who you are cooking with. Let’s hope another 15 years doesn’t pass by for another reunion omakase.
