Definitions

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  • adjective Japanese cuisine Chef's choice

Etymologies

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From Japanese お任せ (omakase, "it's up to you")

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Examples

  • Instead, diners must accept whatever the chef gives them, a tradition known as "omakase" -- a Japanese expression that can be loosely translated as "trust the chef."

    Sushi Bullies 2008

  • Instead, diners must accept whatever the chef gives them, a tradition known as "omakase" -- a Japanese expression that can be loosely translated as "trust the chef."

    Marketing & Strategy Innovation Blog 2008

  • Ravi DeRossi, owner of DeRossi Global, famous for bars such as Death & Company, will soon open Carteles, a four-course chef's table that he is describing as omakase-style in terms of both food and cocktails.

    Less Is More On This Menu Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • To best experience the chef's handiwork, order the omakase, which is based on the number of dishes you prefer.

    Eat! Even if Nobody Else Will 2009

  • I know when I have been to Philly you have a choice of three different price levels for omakase, which is what I imagine the restaurants omakase is like.

    Morimoto NYC: Omakase bar night 6, the porn 2006

  • The omakase was a nine-course tasting menu in which not a single dish was repeated on any table.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • The omakase was a nine-course tasting menu in which not a single dish was repeated on any table.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Ivy Knight 2010

  • Trust Them The ultimate dining experience for sushi lovers is "omakase" (loosely translated, "trust the chef"), in which the chef serves diners a meal of his choosing, based on what is freshest that day.

    Sushi Bullies 2008

  • But Arima-san will take the strengths in his kitchen on that day and present to you his best effort if you allow him to do so by ordering 'omakase' Chef's recommendations.

    Archive 2005-05-01 2005

  • But Arima-san will take the strengths in his kitchen on that day and present to you his best effort if you allow him to do so by ordering 'omakase' Chef's recommendations.

    Ichigo Ichie: the Spirit of Japanese Cuisine 2005

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  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omakase

    March 7, 2007

  • This is so cool! I didn't know there was a word for "chef's pleasure."

    March 7, 2007

  • This is something I'll have to try.

    March 8, 2007