Soto Restaurant Review:
It seemed strange that one of the South’s top sushi chefs would abandon his beloved flagship eatery, but that’s exactly what happened---and the residents of the Big Apple are the lucky benefactors of the move. Sotohiro Kosugi slipped into a nondescript Village shoebox with lofty aspirations. The space’s spare, white-and-beige interior has a blank-canvas feel, so that the focus is right where it...
Satisfies both raw fish and rags-to-riches fetishes. Sotohiro Kosugi opened version 1.0 in an Atlanta strip mall before packing up for the big town. Monastic, clean space with a red rising sun on creamy walls. Creative takes for the sushi aesthete, chayutoro tuna tartare topped with whipped Japanese guac, shrimp tartare with yuzu tobiko and soy foam. Bonus: The Great Sotohiro is temperamental!...
Atlanta's most infamous sushi chef decamps to the big city, bringing ethereal Japanese cuisine with him.:
The Scene
Though his reputation for volatility precedes him, chef Sotohiro Kosugi's vacation from the sushi kingdom seems to have mellowed him. Perhaps it is the zen of the nearly...