I set a goal of trying out all the sushi bars we had in my city. We are talking Oslo here, a small city of half a million people. It means you have to go to about 30-40 places, and I thought that was quite a lot. Then I read about this guy. He calls himself the Sushi Monster - and he woke up hungry for sushi and went out to try out all sushi places on the San Fransisco peninsula. Here is his story:

A Fish Story
One day a little over a year ago, I awoke hungry. Very hungry. This in itself is not remarkable. The day I am not very hungry will probably be the day I wake up dead. No, the curious thing is this: I absolutely had to have sushi that day, and lots of it. Whereas ordinarily I would be quite happy with a big plate of anything from goat tacos to dim sum, on this day nothing but sushi would suffice. The following day, the hunger hadn’t abated. Nor did it dissipate the day after that. And so began what amounts to a culinary odyssey on the San Francisco Peninsula, a personal quest for a sushi lunch of transcendental quality.

This quest was properly documented, and it resulted in his personal ranking list of sushi bars. His rankings include a summary of each restaurant. His personal biases are that he likes a traditional, classic sushi meal, which means nigiri (fish on pads of seasoned rice). He is not into rolls or cooked items. He prefer small shops where the owner/chef is behind the bar and value variety and favor restaurants that offer a substantial daily whiteboard of special fish. He sounds like a real sushi connoisseur.

The list is outright impressive. Hail to the Sushimonster! And thanks for (eating) all the fish, so that all of us have these pointers on where to go!

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