Dining with the experts
Japanese food lovers, take note. TakaHisa Downtown is welcoming one-MICEHLIN-starred Ginza Tagetsu chef Hideo Mochizuki for a three-day culinary collaboration this September. Running from September 19 to 21, the exclusive experience will bring together Mochizuki, known as a ‘Dashi Specialist’, with TakaHisa’s Sushi Master Takashi Namekata and Wagyu Master Hisao Ueda.
At the centre of the collaboration is one of Japanese cuisine’s most fundamental ingredients: dashi. Mochizuki takes an exacting approach to the umami-rich stock, using both cold- and hot-water extraction methods for kombu dashi. This is combined with premium honkarebushi bonito flakes, with the bloodline removed and the flakes freshly shaved each day for service.
The result is a refined dashi designed to bring out the natural aroma, sweetness, umami and lingering finish of the ingredients rather than overpowering them.
The special collaboration will take place at TakaHisa Downtown with three seatings each day at 1pm, 6pm and 9pm. The experience is available for just three days, giving Dubai diners a limited opportunity to experience Mochizuki’s dashi-focused cuisine alongside TakaHisa’s signature approach to premium Japanese ingredients.
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