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Kaz Matsune

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Kaz Matsune was born with a love for cooking. His passion led him to be a diligent student and a skilled sushi chef at restaurants such as Minako (San Francisco's first organic, Japanese restaurant), Ozumo, and the famed Fort Mason restaurant, Greens.

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Today, Kaz teaches corporate teams and sushi lovers of all stripes his craft with Breakthrough Sushi - the first and only sustainable team building sushi company in the US.

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Over the course of his 18-year professional culinary career, Kaz has served top celebrities and some of the Bay Area's top companies, including Google, Facebook, Oracle, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon Wireless, and Citibank. He has taught over 10,000 sushi lovers and even held lessons at the Culinary Institute of America at Copia.

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Kaz has also appeared in videos for Grammarly and Survey Monkey, as well as ad campaigns for Adobe and Eventbrite. His writing is featured on Quora, The Huffington Post, Slate, Apple News, and he has published three books on sushi. The most recent book, How I Became a Sushi Chef, is a memoir of his culinary journey.

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Why I Love Making Sushi More than Eating it?
  • Apr 2, 2020

Why I Love Making Sushi More than Eating it?

(Originally posted on Huffpost) When I started being a Sushi chef nineteen years ago, I had no idea how to make Sushi Rice, how to cut...
Sushi Quiz
  • Apr 2, 2020

Sushi Quiz

Would you like to find out how much you know about sushi? Here is a short quiz (only six questions) I put together. Let me know how you...
How do I cure Salmon for Sushi?
  • Apr 1, 2020

How do I cure Salmon for Sushi?

Many people have asked me how to prepare salmon for sushi, so I decided to put the step by step instructions. 1. Buy Salmon (King Salmon...
Where to get sushi fish in the San Francisco Bay Area? Part 2 - Marukai
  • Mar 29, 2020

Where to get sushi fish in the San Francisco Bay Area? Part 2 - Marukai

(Photo: Ann T.) Have you ever heard of Ranch 99 supermarket? If you're the professional chefs and experienced home cooks, I am guessing...
Japanese Food: Why do people eat fugu if it is so dangerous?
  • Mar 28, 2020

Japanese Food: Why do people eat fugu if it is so dangerous?

("Fugu" Pastel drawing by Kaz Matsune) Contrary to popular myth in the US (and perhaps other countries as well), no one dies from eating...
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