Cherryfish

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"After years cooking whatever local fisherfolk brought to his Dockside Fish pop-up at Tuna Harbor Dockside Market, chef Marcus Twilegar takes the helm at his own splashy American izakaya, where the menu swings from sushi rolls and kimchi flatbread topped with shoyu-braised beef cheek to spiny lobster gyoza, kanpachi sashimi in blood orange aguachile, charcoal-grilled swordfish belly skewers, and a uni Okinawa potato dumpling served in a spiky shell. I’m drinking playful cocktails like the Satsuma Mandarin (Sabe sake with blanco tequila, yuzu, and satsuma) or the Lychee served in a glass fish, and for something bolder, the Nigoreo riffs on an espresso cocktail with Oreo-washed nigori sake. He’ll still man Dockside Fish on Saturday mornings." - Helen I. Hwang