🇺🇸 LA – An Incredibly Unique French-Japanese-Thai Fusion Omakase ✨

One of the most special and surprising meals of my LA trip! This is the new collaboration menu from Michelin 1-star Sushi Kaneyoshi. When I heard it was a French + Japanese + Thai triple fusion, I came partly out of curiosity — and honestly didn’t expect the flavors to work. But maybe because my expectations weren't too high, I ended up being pleasantly surprised course after course! Many dishes were excellent in both flavor and texture. I’d recommend it to friends and would gladly return myself 🍽️💖 🍔 Mini Burger – Super cute! The bun is made with Japanese-style dough: soft, milky, slightly sweet. The tuna had a lovely grilled aroma and was super juicy with creamy sauce. I usually hate pickled ginger, but here it wasn’t spicy at all — just slightly sweet and crisp. Loved it! 🦀 Snow Crab & Green Curry Rice – Packed with snow crab meat, layered over green curry rice, with a crispy shell for texture and lime zest on top. Possibly my favorite Japanese-Thai fusion dish of the night! 🍲 French Onion Soup + Chawanmushi – Top layer: French onion soup. Bottom: Japanese steamed egg custard. Generous chunks of tender chicken thigh, mushrooms, and veggies. A bit salty as a soup course, but the two styles blended surprisingly well. 🐟 Grilled Mackerel – More special than other grilled fish courses! Topped with crispy burdock root (“gobo”), paired with tender, juicy fish and a lightly savory purée — great textural contrast. 🦆 Duck Breast – Personally found it just okay, but was amused to see it served with Chinese broccoli stir-fried in duck fat! 🍜 Japanese Broth Nodle with Half-Cooked Tilefish – The fish was soft and fresh, the noodles had wonderful bounce and wheat aroma — impressive for thin noodles! 🍧 First Dessert: Thai Tea Granita – Topped with lemon foam, hiding Thai tea-flavored ice and lemon jelly underneath. Strong tea flavor, refreshing and tangy-sweet. 🍮 Second Dessert: Crème Caramel – Looked simple but surprised me! Unlike overly sweet American caramel, this sauce was barely sweet with a hint of bitter char, balancing perfectly with the eggy, lightly sweet custard. Almond crisps added nice crunch (though a bit sweet). 🎁 Chef’s Gift – A homemade matcha red bean cake + a handwritten card in three languages from both chefs. You could tell they poured heart into this new project 💌 (Word limit reached — more detailed thoughts on other dishes in the comments!) Overall, not mind-blowingly delicious, but much better than expected. Not too gimmicky, yet full of new experiences — a comfortable, enjoyable evening with great conversation ✨ #LAEats #Omakase #FusionCuisine #MichelinStar #FoodAdventure #FrenchJapaneseThai