An excellent meal can be most inspiring especially when there is no expectation. My lifelong friends and I got together at a place called Mitch's Sushi. We entered this hole-in-the-wall that was carved out of a building set in the heart of Honolulu's industrial district. If I wasn't mistaken, I thought that I was being taken to a warehouse to get "whacked" having watched too many mafia flicks. Snapping back to reality, we entered the sushi bar which sat no more than 15 people. We were led through a garage passing a giant boat trailer and into a private tatami room which had the appearance of a giant wooden box on the outside. On the inside, the ambiance was very simple and clean with a Japanese style dining area with a few fish paintings hung on the wooden finished walls. The maple-colored wooden floors glowed with a finish emanating a new yet traditional feeling.
On the menu: Abalone, salmon, scallop, lobster, toro, saba, sashimi; Abalone and abalone liver sauteed; Baked lobster; Toro, Chutoro, salmon, scorpionfish, sea urchin, salmon egg, sushi and etc... To make this meal one that is over the top we were served a bowl of lobster miso soup.
So where does all this lead to? Well, ask the lobster if he was still alive. His spirit would say it was death for some and a delicacy for others. Luckily my friends and I sit at the pinnacle of the food chain along with all of you reading this. I thank my friend Kevin for suggesting Mitch' Sushi and also for paying. I also thank my other friends for the fine company. But my deepest thanks goes to the lobster for giving its life and for giving me the energy and inspiration to paint him at his finest moment. I proudly display his 8x8 oil portrait in my kitchen.
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Study #1 with Graphite Pencil
Final version in my kitchen
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