Show notes
In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, Los Angeles-based fine dining Chef Chris Ono, to talk about dishes over the holidays (1:45) and...-| Guest Spotlight |-Chef Chris talks about his profession and why we are podding in Little Tokyo (8:15), Chris shares his start in the industry and early Dj’ing (12:40), the process of graduating culinary school and starting his career (17:00), the origins of sushi (20:15), working at the Michelin star rated Providence restaurant (23:10), working at high intensities with professional chefs (26:55), powering through the pain of the profession (28:30), Chef Chris’s Hansei pop up at the JACCC in Little Tokyo (34:00), the process of creating new or updating recipes and Chris’s take on the California Roll (45:20), goals with Hansei and looking to the future (53:00), Kevin’s Budokan cinema happening on Jan 21st in collaboration with Chris Ono (56:30), Chef Ono’s favorite flavors (58:45), cheffin’ around the world (1:00:00), Chris’s favorite fast food/ taco choices/ favorite teriyaki bowl-dishes (1:03:50), organic vs GMO food (1:11:00), and share final thoughts for the new year (1:15:00).Follow Chef Chris Ono: https://www.instagram.com/chefchrisono/Dine with Chef Ono: https://jaccc.org/hansei/linktr.ee/thedippedpodcast