Skipjack and kanpachi nigiri at Dear Sushi. Photograph by ShotbyEM. Chef Makoto Okuwa’s love letter to sushi is an $85 dinner omakase with snacks, a pair of hand rolls, nigiri, and a bite-size ...

Chef Nikki Zheng never planned to become a sushi chef. She always imagined herself on the line, but never considered sushi — a booming, highly coveted craft. While working at Sushi of Gari in ...