Sushi

As a lover of sushi (and a recommendation from my brother), I watched "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" on Netlflix yesterday. It is a film about Jiro Ono and his highly-acclaimed sushi restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. Jiro Ono has been considered to be the best sushi chef ever. The film illustrated the work ethic and personality of the legendary chef that led to his greatness. His love for sushi was his life. I would recommend any sushi fanatic to watch this movie. (Any takers to take a vacation to eat there?)

But one of the major aspects of the documentary was particular interesting: His sons following in his footsteps. It would be nearly impossible for his sons to accomplish as much as their father, just solely on his reputation. Yet, both sons became sushi chefs themselves.

It seems like family trades have been on the decline. Though the hairdresser that was cutting my hair today was in a relationship with a man that just started as an apprentice in his family's jewelry business that has lasted multiple generations. She said that was quite of bit pressure for him to continue their business even though he had interests in other fields (e.g. hockey). I don't know how that feels personally since my parents have always swayed me away from the cooking profession but it must be a difficult decision for those people who are in families that have "family businesses". I imagine Thanksgiving could be interesting those who choose to stray from the family business.

I can relate to Jiro Ono's and how they are always compared to their father. Growing up, I was always compared to my brother and was constantly pressured to achieve everything that he had at that particular grade level. It has lessened in the prior years but comparing two people is sometimes unjust and unproductive.