How Atlanta Chef-Turned-Bladesmith Michael Behn Started Sharpening Knives | Eater Atlanta

"I came across Moshi Moshi Knives, a new professional sharpening company in Atlanta owned by chef Michael Behn, and found not only the solution to my dull-knife woes but welcome comic relief in Behn, who stars in entertaining Instagram videos that mix instruction with interpretive dance set to everything from classical music to hip hop. Behn sharpens everything by hand on whetstones, charges on average about $2 per inch, asks customers to reserve time slots via an online form, and has drop-off Monday and Friday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; knives are returned in mint condition in three to five days, wrapped in Japanese newsprint with anime-branded stickers warning the blades are sharp. Watching his clips you see the range of blades he handles — standard kitchen knives, unusual and super-expensive blades, pocket knives, even axes and machetes — and he once said one of his favorite knives to sharpen was the curved blade Sikh men carry as part of their religious tenets. I find my knives stay sharper longer — even my battered school-issued chef’s knife from California Culinary Academy — and Behn is now training other cooks to sharpen so they can earn a livable income and have a more sustainable lifestyle." - Jennifer Zyman