NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Yo Nashi – owned by Kyle Payer with Executive Chef Mackenzie (Mack) Broquet (formerly with Commander’s Palace) – utilizes local ingredients and flavor with Japanese technique and presentation. Open Thurs – Mon (5 – 10 p.m.), Chef Mack’s $89 omakase dining experience invokes a sense of transportation while simultaneously being rooted in the city where he presides, New Orleans.
*NEW* HAPPY HOUR AT YO NASHI: Yo Nashi is excited to debut its new happy hour, running Thurs – Mon from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Happy Hour features half-price beers and sake by the glass, along with an a la carte menu for those interested in a smaller taste of the restaurant’s omakase dining experience.
- A La Carte Menu – Sushi includes salmon, tuna and yellowtail nigiri; salmon, tuna and wagyu Maki (rolls); and tuna temake (hand rolls).
- A La Carte Menu – Small Plates includes a Bluefin tuna tartare, Louisiana Crawfish Tails with green curry, vermicelli and carrot, shiro miso soup and more.
- A La Carte Menu – Entrees/Desserts includes an A5 Wagu or seared gulf fish with asparagus and local mushroom plus a 7-spice cake with caramel, blackberry and toasted pecan.
YO NASHI SAKE DINNER – Thursday, May 11.
Yo Nashi has teamed up with “The Sake Ninja,” aka Chris Johnson, to create a special omakase dinner with unique sake pairings next Thursday, May 11. The seven-course meal is $145++ and reservations can be made anytime between 5-10 p.m. (reservations via Open Table).
Menu:
Course One: Blue fin tuna – mango, avocado, shiso
Masumi Arabashiri first run Junmai ginjo
Course Two: Octopus – Yuzu kosho vinaigrette, pickled daikon, carrot purée
Akitabare spring snow
Course Three: Opah – white ponzu, grapefruit, lychee
Tedorigawa unique yamahai junmai
Course Four: Mussels – green curry, spring onion, lemongrass
Seitoku Trapeza Junmai ginjo
Course Five: Nigiri – akami, toro, hamachi, saba, madai
Dewazakura Tenth Degree
Course Six: Grouper – miso, Lima beans, ginger, chili
Sohomare Heart and Soul
Course Seven: 5 spice almond cake – pecan streusel, crispy phyllo
Kamoizumi Umelicious
