Shiso Combines Caribbean Flavors With Japanese Strategies in Miami

Chef Raheem Sealey is ready to open Shiso in Wynwood on Friday, March 28. His new spot is an Asian smokehouse that mixes Japanese cooking methods with Caribbean flavors. The result’s a menu filled with artistic mixtures like sake-glazed creamed corn, sticky ribs with furikake, and oxtail gunkan.

Sealey is thought for main the kitchen at standard wood-fired Asian restaurant KYU and American barbecue spot Consuming Pig.

“Cooking is one thing deeply private to me,” says Sealey, “I recognize the simplicity of Japanese delicacies and love combining it with the daring flavors of the Caribbean. My Caribbean roots, from St. Croix, affect the cuts of meat, spices, and fish I take advantage of within the menu at Shiso. It’s not about particular dishes, however concerning the total taste. By mixing the colourful tastes of the islands with the precision of Japanese cooking, I’m honoring my heritage whereas creating one thing that displays each cultures. The result’s one thing new, stunning, and uniquely mine.”

The eating room at Shisho is modern, combining concrete, graffiti, and chandeliers to create an urban-meets-glossy house. The restaurant consists of indoor and outside rooftop areas, two completely different bars, chef’s counter seating, and Harajuku-inspired bogs filled with anime artwork.

Shiso is positioned at 239 NW twenty eighth Road and can open Tuesdays by Sundays, from 5 p.m. to shut

Diana Todorova

Diana Todorova