Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Morimoto Migrates South

Like all smart snowbirds Iron Chef Morimoto plans to fly south this summer and hang with the old folks. He's opening a restaurant in Florida. But not in Miami, alas. In Boca. Accoding to "Cafe Bites," a New Times foodies newsletter, the chef is opening a sushi place at the Boca Raton Resort. From the post:

"Details are still sketchy, but the sushi-oriented restaurant will have an ocean theme — blue hues, white marble, and mahogany — done by New York multimedia designer Ben Rubin. Apparently the Iron Chef works hard to keep his iron constitution. “Every once in a while, he comes down here and you can see him jogging around the resort,” says PR director Carole Boucard. “And people are screaming, ‘Oh my God! That’s Morimoto!’”

Damn. I love me some Iron Chef vittles but not enough to schlep up to GatedCommunityville.

2 comments:

SteveBM said...

Im up in that area from time to time so that would be great to check out. I still havent forgave myself for skipping out on his place in Philly. Im back there in September though so I have a chance to redeem myself...as long as there isnt a Red Sox playoff game that night.

sara said...

Next time I'm in NYC I'll have to check out his mega-resto there.