The Alcoholian

Posted by johngl

The past several weeks have involved a lot of travel for me so I haven’t had a lot of time to cook anything new and interesting. However, during one of my brief stints back in Austin, a friend phoned and we decided to get together at what is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to eat. The big win here is that it is close to home. It’s the Nanami Sushi Bar on Brodie Lane.

If you recall, this is the place where my most glorious spousal unit finally ate a piece of sashimi using chop sticks.  There has been no stopping her since. We ordered the same dish again, just for fun.

This is a dish that the folks at Nanami call the Spice Girls.  It’s hamachi (I think), topped with a round of jalapeño pepper and caviar.

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Posted by johngl

At times, life can get exceedingly dangerous. Until now, going to get sushi and other Asian food was more of an event that we did on special occasions. That has come to an end.

Enter the Nanami Sushi Bar & Grill.  A few months ago, Nanami magically appeared in a small strip mall, along Brodie Lane, that I cruise by every weekday whilst on the way home from work.

Curiosity finally got the best of both of us and the most glorious spousal unit and I wandered in this afternoon for lunch.

These are Gyoza. Pork-filled and pan-fried, these little pot sticker kind of things are labeled as “dumblings” in the take-out menu. Dumbling or not, these are some of the tastiest I’ve had anywhere.  We opened the meal with them and closed the meal with another order.

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