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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 does Sushi taste so good? - The science of Umami explained.
  • Mar 26, 2020

Why does Sushi taste so good? - The science of Umami explained.

If you ever tried Sushi and found it so delicious, there is a scientific reason. Let me explain. This is from my recent talk at Food...
Where to get Sushi Fish in San Francisco Bay Area? (Part 1)
  • Mar 24, 2020

Where to get Sushi Fish in San Francisco Bay Area? (Part 1)

If you live in the City (San Francisco, that is), the best retail place for you to get Sushi & Sashimi fish is Nijiya Market in Japan...
  • Mar 22, 2020

Do I call this hope?

During this, what "seems" to be the darkest time in my life and the rest of the world (not to all, but at least to some), I have simple...
What exactly is Sushi Vinegar?
  • Mar 19, 2020

What exactly is Sushi Vinegar?

Making Sushi Rice is one of the most important steps when making sushi. To make Sushi Rice, you need to add Sushi Vinegar to cooked rice. ...
  • Mar 11, 2020

What should I absolutely not do when visiting your country?

(Originally posted on Quora.com) JAPAN Being inconsiderate One thing Japanese hates the most is someone who is inconsiderate of others....
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