One of LA's Star sushi chefs recreates an ancient Japanese cooking art at this destination eatery by Philippe Starck in LA's Brentwood Village. The first in a line of Japanese eateries designed by the superstar architect makes its debut in Brentwood, think posh suburbia with OJ-history, reinvented as a "building within a building" concept pioneered by Starck to recreate a genuine Shogun-style dining room within a glassy edifice. The structure includes a lively dining room and be-seen bar decorated with intricate murals and blinking eyelid-art mixed with a sexy architectural edge.
The Food
Chef Katsuya Uechi, of Studio City’s Katsu, serves up a much-guarded style of ancient Japanese cuisine paired with his already-touted sushi selections popular with LA’s 85-lbs actress set. Cooking is concentrated on a an ancient method utilizing a sizzling-hot Japanese robata grill at absurdly high temperatures. Aside from Katsuya’s acclaimed collection of first-rate sushi, expect char-grilled duck breast with yuzu pepper, beef-rolled asparagus with spicy ponzu and one of the best kobe beef terriyaki you’ve ever tasted.
Last Word
LA’s nightlife emperor Sam Nazarian teams up with architecture wunder-kind Philippe Starck to create a destination eatery for the rich and famous complete with ultra cool bar and the “impossible to-get a reservation” dining room.
