It has been so long since I went looking for sushi websites out there - and there are now so many great ones! Will post them here in the next weeks. If you have some good links, please tell me about them as well.
Behind the website “In the Kitchen with a Southern Sushi Chef” we find a passionate sushi chef called Marisa. She went to the California Sushi Academy to study the art of sashimi, nigiri-zushi, makimono, and kaiseki under the sushi masters Toshi Sugiura and Nobuo Kishimoto. Baggett became the first African American female graduate of the school!
Her history from her website - Marisa returned to the South and shared her knowledge of sushi with Memphians as the sushi chef of Do Sushi Bar and Lounge. During her time there, Baggett gained local, national and international recognition for her Southern twist on sushi. After three years, Baggett decided to leave Do Sushi and focus on sharing the art of sushi as a traveling itamae, teaching sushi classes at various gourmet food markets and private homes. In addition to teaching, she is the “tsushi” chef of Tsunami Restaurant in Memphis, TN where she creates fusion sushi based on regions of the Pacific Rim.
On “In the Kitchen with a Southern Sushi Chef” website you will find a lot of information and tips on how to make sushi, both her own twist and general sushi knowledge. I especially liked her article on how to make your own hand roll sushi party. Sounds like so much fun. Will host one of those!
Well, go check out her website.
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Awesome find! I plan to attend the California Sushi Academy and was stoked to see a graduates website and business. Thanks so much for posting this.
I think I actually found sushi or death through one of the links on her site, she has some great Sushi making videos. She is pretty easy on the eyes too!