Harney Sushi Oceanside Chef Wins 2010 San Diego Bay Food & Wine Fest Award

Harney Sushi in Oceanside near the train station is one of my favorite restaurants for lunch. Now the 2010 San Diego Bay Food and Wine Fest folks agree and awarded the Chef of the Fest award to Oceanside's own chef Robert Ruiz with his tantalizing dish "The Cunning Lengua." Although I'd be chicken to try this dish, I think the use of local and seasonal Fuyu persimmons was brilliant.


Here's the dish: Cunning Lengua - Very Clever Beef Tongue

- Sapporo style braised Newport beef tongue

- Whole roasted matsutake mushrooms from Washington state

- 3-d demi-glace slowly loved into existence over 3 days and sliced as sashimi

- Crisp fuyu persimmon from Fallbrook

- Chili spiced fresh shredded daikon radish

- Fresh minced ginger and micro shiso garnish

According to Harney Sushi, this dish is not served on their regular menu, but sitting at the sushi bar, you can ask for your own special creation.  Better yet, Harney Sushi Oceanside CA is now having daily happy hour specials: 

Photo Courtesy Harney Sushi

5:30-6:30 Monday through Friday at Harney Sushi Oceanside 

(bar seating only) Food specials from the late night happy hour along with--

$5 large hot sake

$5 flavored sake and nigori carafes

$1 off all draft beer