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"On a recent visit to Momonoki, I ordered a rice bowl laden with diced salmon sashimi, sweet shiitake mushrooms, seaweed, and cucumbers; I hadn’t planned on sharing, but Abby took a bite of the salmon, and then another, and another, until the bowl was hers, appreciating the buttery fish accented by the salty seaweed and sweet mushrooms." - Lia Picard