Incanto Chef Chris Cosentino Does Tokyo for Instagram
If you know the name Chris Cosentino, you know one thing: the chef at San Francisco's Incanto loves offal. But on his tour of Tokyo last week, which he documented for us on Instagram, he mostly shied away from the gory stuff, presenting us with everything from the tuna of Tsukiji to atmospheric alleyways and even a tourist trap. (Oh, there was some turtle—we did say "mostly," you know.) Yesterday he returned at last to the U.S.—begrudgingly, we hear.
1/11San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino (@offalchris) is in Japan! Here he hit up an 8-seat yakitori spot near the Shibuya station; it's a father and son operation.
2/11"Each little sign in this alley of restaurants is a new restaurant with a small bar on top!"
3/11Turtle chawanmushi, part of @offalchris's 7-course lunch in #tokyo.
4/11"Yes this is Jiro in Ginza station. I tried to get a reservation and was unable to."
5/11"This brush is hand-cut to produce 100 strands that will mix green tea for a traditional ceremony."
6/11Sushi breakfast! "This uni was a true highlight."
7/11Liquid nitrogen-frozen tuna at Tsukiji.
8/11This is how you move tuna around Tsukiji market.
9/11"Watching these guys masterfully butcher this tuna was so impressive; the perfect cut."
10/11This coffee shop has been in Tsukiji for 56 years. She works it all by herself!
11/11Well,@offalchrisis leaving on a jet plane back to SF, but not before he made like a tourist at Tsukiji
