Lynne Barasch (1939–2024)

The daughter of a successful sushi chef, Hiromi Suzuki developed an interest in her father's craft at a young age. Her father took this interest seriously and taught her everything he knew. After training under him for a few years, Hiromi took over his restaurant and became one of the first female sushi chefs in New York City. I thought this story was informative and taught me something I would have never thought about. It was also interesting to me that the book was written by Hiromi's best friend's mother! I loved that this book displayed something so important to Japanese culture.… (more)

Hiromi’s parents were from Japan, her dads family was very poor. He dad decided to become a sushi chef. After years of hard work he became a Sushi chef at a restaurant. The restaurant had a location in New York that needed a head chef, so he set off for America. Once there he worked hard and saved up enough money in three years to buy his own restaurant. He then met a woman, married her and they had a beautiful daughter named Hiromi. As Hiromi grew up she learned more and more about fish. She decided she wanted to be a sushi chef and it was possible for a woman to be one since she was in America. Soon she became great at what she did and he father felt comfortable enough to leave her in charge of the restaurant while him and his wife visited Japan after 35 years. I really liked how there was a glossary at the end showing you what different words mean and how to pronounce them.… (more)