Sushi and French Merged Seamlessly by Chef Marco Moreira
b'Our guest is Marco Moreira who is the chef/owner of 15 EAST @ Tocqueville in New York. \\n\\nHe joined us in Episode #28 and discussed his fascinating background, including how the young Brazilian man came to New York and became a sushi chef, and shared his deep knowledge of Japanese food culture. \\n\\nMarco has run multiple highly successful restaurants in New York with a wide variety of influences from Japanese, French and Brazilian flavors. \\n\\nNo restaurant was unaffected by COVID but Marco navigated tremendous challenges well and opened a new restaurant called 15 EAST @ Tocqueville after the pandemic. \\n\\n15 EAST @ Tocqueville is an innovative concept because Japanese food and French are served both authentically and seamlessly under one roof without being gimmicky. \\n\\nIn this episode, we will discuss the unique concept of 15 EAST @ Tocqueville, why Marco decided the contrasting culinary genres belong in one space, his point of view about how Japanese sushi has become part of mainstream American food culture, and much, much more!!!'