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June 2003 Featured Chef

Sushi Chef: Paul Pel - Sam's Place
10305 Medlock Br. Rd, Duluth, Ga.
Tel: 678-417-9690


Waking up every morning to a beautiful family, I could not imagine my life more fulfilled. Just when I thought it could not get any better, Tom Maicon from Atlanta Cuisine gave me the honor to present myself for “Chef of the Month”. I was very delighted in filling in this position for the month of June.

Growing up in the rural province of Battambang, Cambodia, who knew that I would end up as a sushi chef? As a family man, I love to cook for my family and friends. Seeing the interest I have in cooking and entertaining people, the great Chef Jimmy Meas at NickieMoto Restaurant in Buckhead, later introduced me to the artistic dishes of sushi. After the enjoyable experience learning from him during that couple of years, I started to branch out on my own and tried to see where it can carry me.

Within those 8 years, I was able to show my creativity through dishes in fine dining and upscale restaurants such as Prime (?Here To Serve Restaurant Group?) and Bluepoint (?Buckhead Life Group?) in Buckhead. Seeing the smiles and enthusiastic faces of my customers makes me please with their satisfaction. Some of those content faces even include celebrity guests such as Javier Lopez, Kate Hudson, Christina Aguilara, Dallas Austin, Andrew Jones and International stars just to name a few.

Currently, working in Sam’s Place lets me apply the Buckhead concept to Alpharetta. I still enjoy devising delectable dishes for my customers and as time moves forward, I am able to let my creativity expand and make a difference. That allows me to not only achieve further, but find my inner self and have that feeling of completion.




Recipe:

Special TNT Roll
You would need a whole sheet of sushi nori (dry seaweed sheet)
Apply season sushi rice thinly on the nori sheet about 3/4
Leave top portion rice free, mesh the top portion with rice so you call make the roll stick
Apply ream cheese in a thinly strip on the rice.
Put asparagus,tuna,and salmon along the cream cheese
Roll and tighten the roll by using the bamboo maki (key seaweed on the outside)
Dip the roll in tempura batter then fry at 300 degree for 45 second to 1 minute(lightly brown)

Spicy garlic sauce
1 cup of teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
2 tablespoon of sriracha (Chinese hot sauce)
Mix all ingredients

Spicy mayo
1 part of Japanese mayo
1part of sriracha
1tablespoon of togarashi (seven spice)
Mix well

Plating
Cut the into 10 pieces put on round plate along the rim (lay side by side)
Apply the spicy garlic on the cut roll reapply the spicy mayo, a little garnish then serve.


 







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