Jiro Dreams of Sushi This delectable documentary profiles sushi chef Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old master whose 10-seat, $300-a-plate restaurant is legendary among Tokyo foodies. Rent DVDs for only Social & Cultural Documentaries, Common Sense rating OK for kids 11+ Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1The exquisite nigiri slices gleam with freshness, and you do learn about the component parts to the perfect serving of sea eel or gizzard shad.Trevor Johnston, Time Out, 2013-01-08It's torture to watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi -- if you are on an empty stomach.Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter, 2013-01-07By the time this graceful film is over you understand why Japan has declared the bald, bespectacled Jiro a national treasure. Even if you've never tasted sushi, the man's singleness of purpose will inspire you.Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2012-04-20Gelb apparently understood that his subject was itself so taking that he wouldn't need filmic embellishments to keep his viewers alert.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic, 2012-04-20Obsessive, we were saying? Oh my, yes, and that's what makes the film so compelling.Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic, 2012-04-19This documentary strikes a balance between storytelling and food porn that's hard to come by in foodie flicks. Like a proper sushi meal, "Jiro" left me feeling sated, not stuffed.Evan S. Benn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2012-04-12The most interesting moments, however, belong not to the chef but to those who labor in his shadow.Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 2012-04-06As exhausting as Jiro may be, he's also inspiring.John Anderson, Newsday, 2012-04-06Would you be willing to massage an octopus for 45 minutes, until its flesh possesses just the right amount of chewability? Ty Burr, Boston Globe, 2012-04-05I really wish Tokyo were closer.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2012-04-05As a documentary about world-class sushi, this film is definitive. It runs only 81 minutes, but the subject is finite.Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, 2012-04-05A case study in the phenomenon of mastery.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times, 2012-03-29At the age of 85, the subject of this fascinating documentary not only dreams of sushi but still drives himself to make it better.Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal, 2012-03-24Overall, this is a pleasant and often enlightening journey.Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 2012-03-23Jiro Dreams of Sushi isn't just a film for foodies, or Japanophiles. It's a meditation on work, on finding one's path in life, and then walking it with singular purpose.Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer, 2012-03-22Director David Gelb pulls back the curtain on the kitchen rituals of sushi, inviting us to experience the savory-smooth sensation of ''umami,'' roughly translated as ''Ahhh!''Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly, 2012-03-21A profile of a celebrity chef, a quick cultural immersion and many mouth-watering montages of food preparation in one package.Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail, 2012-03-16"Jiro Dreams of Sushi"is as elegant and tasty as the splendid sushi prepared by the man in the title, and that is saying a lotKenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 2012-03-15It is as much a family saga as a visit to sushi nirvana, and that adds an unexpected and satisfying narrative to this visual stunner.

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star, 2012-03-15It's beautifully photographed and explained at every stage from market to table, a foodie's dream night at the movies. The gentle shaping of the fish and sushi could lull you into a trance. Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine, 2012-03-09October is upon us and with it the winter is set to start. By the end of this month, we will also celebrate Halloween. It’s also time that a number of movies and television shows will purge out of the streaming library of Amazon Prime this month. sushi grade fish clevelandSadly, this is the least favorite part that we write here as we bid goodbye to some good titles that we wanted to stay and stream again and again. umi sushi nyc order onlineWe present to you a complete and detailed list of all the titles leaving Amazon Prime in October.There’s no need to worry, you still have a couple of days to watch all your favorite titles on Amazon Prime now, but expiring soon. sushi yoshi online

Before we delve into the details of what’s leaving Amazon Prime in October, you should know that Amazon’s official date is one day later, but to avoid confusion this blog lists the final date on which a title can be viewed.So let’s dig in the list:The Best of What’s Leaving Amazon Prime in October*VIEWABLE UNTIL 11:59 ON THE DATES BELOW*October 14Philadelphia (1993)October 21An American Ghost Story (2013) Birth of the Living Dead (2013) Cropsey (2009) Perfect Sisters (2014) The Secret (2006)October 2313 Assassins (2011) All Good Things (2010) Angels Crest (2011) Apartment 143 (2011) The Answer Man (2009) Beyond the Black Rainbow (2012) Black Death (2010) Blackthorn (2011) The Brass Teapot (2013) Broken English (2007) sushi conveyor belt saleThe Burning Plain (2009) Ceremony (2011) Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop (2011) Crazy Love (2007) District B13 (2004) – Review District 13: Ultimatum (2010) The Eclipse (2010) Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) Flawless (2007) Food, Inc. (2008) Freakonomics (2010) The Girlfriend Experience (2009) God Bless America (2012) Good Neighbors (2011) Goon (2011) The Great Buck Howard (2009) Headhunters (2012) Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) The Host (2006) Humpday (2009) I Am Love (2009) I’m Still Here (2010) I Melt

with You (2011) I Saw the Devil (2010) Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) John Dies at the End (2013) The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) The Lost City (2005) Magic Trip (2011) Main Street (2011) Man On Wire (2008) Melancholia (2011) Monsters (2010) – Review Night Catches Us (2010) No End in Sight (2007) Ondine (2010) Page One (2011) The Perfect Host (2010) Playback (2012) A Royal Affair (2012) Rubber (2010) Serious Moonlight (2009) Shuttle (2008) The Signal (2007) Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie (2012) Timecrimes (2007) Trollhunter (2011) – Review Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2011) Two Lovers (2009) Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) World’s Greatest Dad (2009)October 27Animaniacs (1993) Batman: The Animated Series (1992) Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain (1995) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) Superman: The Animated Series (1996)October 28Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) – ReviewOctober 29The Alamo (1960)October 3012 Angry Men (1997) The Accused (1988) Apocalypse Now (1979) / Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) – Review Back to