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| BETTING ENDS! |
Meet Tomio Harikawa.
Yesterday was his last day before retiring after cooking for forty years with Benihana at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
Yesterday was his last day before retiring after cooking for forty years with Benihana at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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| Tomio is literally the poster boy for this 1988 Benihana advert. |
Out of curiosity and the need to preserve extraordinary skills for the archives, Sous Chef Tom "I know most people" Phuong and I set up a challenge to see just how fast Tomio was at one of the most core skills needed in teppanyaki -shelling shrimp.
To make it interesting, we gave him one minute against Sous Chef Tom as he too can peel a mean shrimp (any other kitchen he would be the fastest).
HA! The pressure was on good sir.
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To make it interesting, we gave him one minute against Sous Chef Tom as he too can peel a mean shrimp (any other kitchen he would be the fastest).
HA! The pressure was on good sir.
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Just to note, shelling shrimp for Benihana means leaving the splayed tails on, but shelling the annoying stabby top-part.
Total naked shrimps;
Tomio "Sayonara!" Harikawa - 15
Tom "Stop laughing at me..." Phuong - 7
My favorite part is how he just cooly walks away...
I am glad we were able to let Tomio feel good about himself over the expense of us.
I am glad we were able to let Tomio feel good about himself over the expense of us.
Skill like that only comes from experience. Congrats Tomio!
-Jerek
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