Shinbay

The Art of Omakase

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Ask a chef, ask any chef – good food is more than just an experience for your taste buds. It’s colors and textures and smells and arrangement. It’s the ambience and the people, and the stories you’ll tell long after the flavors have left your palate.

At Shinbay in Oldtown Scottsdale, Chef Shinji Kurita has taken the dining experience to a whole new level.

u·ma·mi うま味

noun • the hidden taste

Every ingredient has a soul, a character, and that’s where it always starts. Fresh, whole, unadulterated. The job of the chef is to bring out the unique characteristics of each ingredient in a balanced way. It’s the spirit of umami.

The Dinner Theater.

Chef Shinji’s knife moves quietly and confidently across the filet, with cuts that can only be described as tender. Each tiny movement was deliberate, yet relaxed. At the end, you are presented with a single bite that dances the line between food and art.