☞ LISTEN: The Story of Sushi at MCNY

Tuesday, August 24th, 6:30 PM, The Story of Sushi: Secrets of the Cuisine from Japan to New York at The Museum of the City of New York. Iron Chef America judge Trevor Corson, bestselling author of The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish & Rice (Harper Perennial, 2008) and a "Sushi Concierge" at New York's Michelin-starred Jewel Bako restaurant, moderates a lively conversation about the surprising transformation of sushi, from 19th-century Japan, when the first Japanese delegation to New York City arrived 150 years ago, to sushi’s very different forms in Japan and New York today. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Samurai in New York: The First Japanese Delegation, 1860. *The Story of Sushi book is also worth reading for all the foodies out there.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, $12 Non-Members, $8 Seniors and Students, $6 Museum Members. Call 917.492.3395 for more information or check out: www.MCNY.org. The Museum of the City of New York, located in East Harlem, is at 1220 Fifth Avenue, between 103rd and 104th Street. Nearest subway is the 6 train at 103rd Street or 2,3 at 110th Street.

Lower photo is that of sushi presented at one of the only authentic Japanese restaurants uptown (between West 103rd and 104th Street). See our past review on Sun Chan in the Manhattan Valley: LINK. All photos by Ulysses