Special Culture Event with Master Chef John Sugimura

Chef Sugimura, a distinguished master sushi chef in Minneapolis, whose family originates from Kumamoto and Nagoya, Japan, celebrated for his unique culinary style and high-quality multi-generational cooking. Trained in Kyoto, Japan, and Little Tokyo, he emerged in Minneapolis in 2011, immediately resetting the standards for Japanese cooking blending yesterday’s favorites to today’s pallet to build a loyal following. Best known for his PinKU restaurants in Minneapolis and feeding students across America Japanese favorites.  You will see chef John as a fan-favorite on the largest free streaming network as a featured cast member in season one of the newest first-ever unscripted Iron Chef style sushi-master series to come out top sushi master. The Roku Channel’s Sushi Master has been watched by 70.4 million viewers and is the most watch cooking competition on any streaming network.  His Japanese culinary perspective celebrates beloved street food.  Culture class with the master featuring Japan’s most iconic cuisine gyoza Japanese dumplings. Gyoza can be found anywhere in Japan. It is found at food stalls, convenience stores, bento shops (lunch box shops), and a menu item that every Japanese person knows is on the menu everywhere. Chef John will share his grandmother’s 100 plus year authentic recipe, culture, history, techniques, and methods that will expand your world to include Japan with foodie-fun.

Chef John will kick-off behind the bar serving up saki-rose orange liqueur-pomegranate juice / fresh lime elixirs!