Hamachi is a kosher sushi bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, and for over a decade, it has specialized in sushi for Orthodox Jewish customers.
In 2011, sushi chef Tee Shakya threw out the best job offer of his life. Fortunately, his mom convinced him to uncrumple and read the letter, which he mistook for a car advertisement.
“He really liked the way I do sushi,” says Shakya, who was enticed by naming rights to the new joint and autonomy over its menu. “They hired me right away.”Head chef Tee Shakya, second from right, stands with his afternoon kitchen staff at Hamachi Sushi on July 18, 2022. “If I have a recipe with 10 ingredients, now I can use only six,” Shakya says. “The challenge was that I had to bring that same flavor, that same taste I used to do before.”Keepers of the flame: Jewish restaurants in Chicagoland honoring tradition while forging new pathsAnd he had to appease a different palate. Most Orthodox Jewish customers, his main clientele, are total newcomers.
“I’m learning about different cultures,” he says. “It’s been very fortunate that we can offer something new.”
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