"After a trip to India, Mexican chef Christian Ventura became a vegetarian and decided to open a vegan sushi and Japanese cuisine restaurant in Montreal, Canada, where he already owned several restaurants. His botanical sushi was a big hit, so Ventura and his partners judged that Paris was ready for a similar restaurant and opened Bloom with a 100-percent plant-based menu. Parisians quickly fell in love with his vegan sushi, including favorite dishes like oyster mushroom tempura with truffle sauce or Dragon Eyes, a California roll with sweet potato, asparagus tempura, green onion, and spicy sauce. Bloom now has two addresses in Paris. Finish up a meal with some iced mochi." - Alexander Lobrano