Sizzling Missiles of Meat

Gone shopping

For the past two days, we have been shopping and getting quotations for plates and bowls plus some kitchen equipment. The usual suspects, like Landex, Sia Huat & LCS, were thoroughly scoured by us. It's a very mundane but tedious and time consuming task. It's really much more difficult to purchase these things for a restaurant than home because of the large quantity required and having to meet the expectations of customers.

However, there's a fun bit to this. Unlike a typical chinese or western restaurant where everything is coordinated and homogenous in design, the informal nature of an izakaya allows us to look for interesting and unique pieces to be incorporated into the inventory. These plates and bowls will be for serving cooked food and also sashimi/sushi but they do not have to match. As you will agree, presentation is just as important as actual taste. Most of the time we appreciate food visually before tasting it (assuming you are normal sighted). So having a nice setting for the food really helps with the overall experience.