Ep. 21: American Chef Jeff Larson Seeks Apprenticeship Under Sushi Master Oofuji

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Jeff Larson, an American chef, visits Touzai Chief Tanimura to find work at a Japanese restaurant and improve his skills, bringing his own knife. Tanimura directs him to the West Coast restaurant, where the sushi chef prepares sashimi with showmanship. Jeff critiques the dish as below par, a view Yamaoka shares. Yamaoka challenges the chef to a chilled perch competition in a week. Yamaoka introduces Jeff to sushi bar chef Oofuji, who accepts him as an apprentice. Oofuji trains Jeff in proper knife usage by shaving daikon radish and teaches fish cutting secrets. A week later, Jeff wins the competition at West Coast but respectfully acknowledges the opposing chef's skills.