Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Valley newcomer Sushi Note opened in Sherman Oaks on ...

Have you ever had a craving so strong that you followed your nose, jumped in the car, and drove until you ended up somewhere foreign & unfamiliar, yet comfortable? That's how you'll feel en route to ...

Standing out in a crowded sushi market isn’t an easy task. But when hospitality veterans Andy Paxson and Dave Gibbs opened Sushi Note in Sherman Oaks in 2018, their eatery — which placed equal ...

With fish flown in twice weekly from Japan, Sushi Note Omakase curates its menus around what's fresh and fascinating. You pull into an underground garage on Rodeo Drive and enter through a wooden door ...

Is Sushi Note the best sushi bar in the SF Valley? In Los Angeles? Even in America? I know I’m pushing the edge of credibility by even asking. But I’ve got to tell you: Sushi is my favorite food in ...

Sushi Note Omakase, a standalone “brand-within-a-brand,” per Paxson, will exclusively offer a higher-end omakase menu to customers; 12 seats per night, two different timed seatings. Being Sushi Note, ...

For many, going out for sushi can be a weekly or even daily ritual. It’s also one of the most widely used “interests” listed on online dating profiles — and for good reason. There’s something about ...

When Fuyuko Kawabe was a little girl growing up in Iwate, Japan, she and her mother devoured hours of foreign films together at home. It was the springboard that made Kawabe pick up stakes at age 19 ...