The California Hotel and Casino in Downtown caters to Hawaii residents, so if you go to the restaurants in this casino there'll be Hawaiian food! The breakfast and local Hawaiian food served at Market Street Cafe is my favorite. For breakfast we had eggs, eggs, and eggs! In this picture is what Anthony ate (minus the free stack of toast for everyone). To the left is egg and ham benedict with hash browns and to the right is an omelet spilling Zippy's Chili - a locals' favorite with rice.
I had to save my best dining experience in Japan for last at Sushi Bar Yasuda ! When my husband and I entered the small, intimate restaurant, we saw Chef Yasuda standing alone at the bar. He had no facial expression (maybe he was getting into the zone?). As everyone sat down, he was preparing our foods and began talking to us in a calm, friendly manner. As the night progressed, we all were having interesting conversations with Chef Yasuda from his life back in New York (he was the former owner of Sushi Yasuda ), sushi making techniques (and secrets!), him getting to know a bit about his patrons, and so on. I had told him that we were from Las Vegas, NV and he made fun of how it was impossible to get great sushi to the desert. Well, after eating my omakase meal, I would have to agree with him! Now onto the food, if you haven't recognized him yet, Chef Naomichi Yasuda is featured in CNN's Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown episode ...
