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Noboru Kidera of Nobu’s is the 2023 Post-Dispatch chef of the year

BY IAN FROEB // Dec 22, 2023 |These nigiri are just one part of Nobu’s omakase dinner, a multicourse menu Kidera selects for you, from composed sashimi dishes to simply cooked fish to crunchy tempura. Kidera himself might chat with you a little, though as he explained on my visits,…

Jessica BuelerDecember 22, 2023

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G-San Kitchen features a Japanese-style grill and bar experience in the Delmar Loop

Mabel Suen | April 27, 2023 | A new Delmar Loop eatery offers a casual izakaya-style experience featuring a variety of Japanese-inspired fare. G-San Kitchen debuted in March, offering drinks alongside skewered meat, seafood and veggies from the grill, as well as appetizers, rice platters and ramen. University City has…

Jessica BuelerApril 27, 2023

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Katsuya in University City is serious about its signature dish, katsu

Ian Froeb | April 7, 2023 | At Katsuya in the Delmar Loop, you will find the rare intersection of convenience, efficiency and elegance. The restaurant serves its signature dish, katsu, as a bento box. Surrounding your breaded, deep-fried main course will be separate smaller compartments: a couple of edamame…

Jessica BuelerApril 7, 2023

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Relocated, reinvented Nobu’s is one of St. Louis’ best new restaurants in years

Ian Froeb | Feb 17, 2023 | Noboru Kidera, the eponymous 74-year-old chef of Nobu’s in the Delmar Loop, likely won’t say much while you eat dinner at his sushi restaurant. He will greet you and now and then make some small talk. He will ask if you liked a…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 17, 2023

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First Look: Katsuya Brings Bento Boxes, Katsu and Sushi to the Loop

Cheryl Baehr | Feb 7, 2023"Teddy Lee spent dedicated two decades bringing St. Louis-area diners sushi, first at the original Wasabi downtown and eventually at other local spots. He was a dedicated craftsman, but he could not shake the feeling that he was meant to show diners a different side…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 7, 2023