"In 2008, Anthony Bourdain filmed a sequence of his show "No Reservations" at Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat sushi restaurant in the basement of a Tokyo office building. After 15 courses of single-bite nigiri sushi from the restaurant's owner and much-celebrated chef Jiro Ono, Bourdain seemed to achieve nirvana. As Bourdain narrates, the fish and rice are served at room temperature, which Ono believes captures the purest essence and beauty of the fish."
"A few years later, the 2011 documentary, " Jiro Dreams of Sushi," elevated the restaurant's profile. In 2014, President Barack Obama reportedly declared, "I was born in Hawaii and ate a lot of sushi, but this was the best sushi I've ever had in my life." Because of Ono's fame, reservations became notoriously difficult to secure to the extent that only regular patrons, celebrities, and concierge services from high-end hotels were able to book a seating."
"Ono was born in 1925, and since he was nine years old, he has relentlessly pursued perfection in making sushi. At Sukiyabashi Jiro, every element of the sushi must be prepared in an exact manner. Rice, for example, is always served at 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and each type of fish is maintained at the proper temperature for the most enjoyment."
In 2008 Anthony Bourdain filmed at Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat basement Tokyo sushi restaurant, experiencing 15 courses of single-bite nigiri and praising the meal. Bourdain later expressed a wish for his final meal to be a 22- or 23-piece omakase by Jiro Ono with rare sake. Sukiyabashi Jiro earned three Michelin stars before the rating was withdrawn in 2019 when the restaurant limited reservations to regulars, celebrities, and hotel concierges. The 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi and President Barack Obama's 2014 praise raised the restaurant's profile. Jiro Ono, born in 1925, pursued perfection since age nine; rice is served at 37°C and fish kept at ideal temperatures.
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