Samuel Moehring's Sightings

Nourishing and satisfying. The brown sauce is dark, rich, and earthy. I couldn't tell you what's in it, but my best guess is a lot of toasted or smoked spices and chilis. The oxtail bones are full of sweet, liquified marrow, and the meat seems only to hold together tenuously---way tender! This is spectacular.

Texturally delightful, with their delicate crispness surrounding slightly chewy tenderness. Quite rich, but the sauce manages to temper that as well as the slight offal-esque funkiness. That said, these are deeply meaty and very clean. The best intro to intestines that I could ever imagine.

Don't eat these in the car! The pastry is shatteringly flaky and tastes strongly of butter. The meatball inside is tender and...thickly meaty?...I feel like that doesn't mean much. It's just a very strong meaty, spice-y flavor. A few of these make a great late breakfast or lunch.

Not overly sweet, so it's very drinkable. Very crisp, and the coffee and chicory flavors are well-blended.

Shaped like a building block, but tastier. Layered for an excellent texture. Sweet, which was confoundingly delicious. a fitting end to the meal.

Yes, the best crunchy roll ever. Somehow crab salad, a tempura shrimp, some thick, sweet sauce, avocado and rice come together to form a well-balanced (especially with a touch of soy from your dish) experience. Forget every rice-bomb version you've had of this. This is almost svelte, and has so much textural nuance. Salivating as I type. Oh.

There's a delicious nugget of savory shrimp innards hidden among a tangle of legs. Eat that first, along with the legs, and then finish off the "crown" with gusto. It's like the most exciting and sharp potato chip you've ever eaten.

Firm, smooth, and snappy. Taste is of sweet seawater, with a slight metallic-ness (it's not unpleasant).

Talk about presentations. The king of raw fish, as far as I'm concerned. Silky and smooth, with a delicate, soft texture. Unctuous, too, which comes through in the taste. Not oily or smelly, but complex, with a hint of minerality hidden in the unmistakable fish character.

Where else will you find these beauties? I have yet to see them elsewhere. Fruity Shishito peppers wrapped in calamari and fried. Goes well with the sauce. Piquant, sour, just a bit savory, yet still balanced, and a very unique mix of textures. Let them cool (just a little...or not)! They will burn your mouth!