Restaurant Review: Fuyami

A new japanese/sushi restaurant named Fuyami opened in my neighborhood a few weeks ago, which of course was very exciting for me because I love sushi. As everyone who knows me is aware, Fugakyu (warning - I have never understood why they don't have a better website...) is my restaurant of choice. I don't live close enough anymore to pick it up though, and delivery is just too expensive. I save a ridiculous amount of money no longer living within walking distance of Coolidge Corner, but I miss sushi.

In any event, I wanted sushi this evening and decided to give Fuyami a try. The process of placing my order took about 15 minutes, including repeating my phone number at least 4 times. I understand, it's a new computer system, etc., but seriously...I also indicated on several occasions that I wanted my tuna w/ avocado maki with the seaweed outside. Not inside, outside.

Turns out this place is even closer than I realized, less than a 5 minute walk from my apartment, which is great because it was freezing outside. I walked in and got even more nervous because the whole place was dark and empty. Granted, it was only 4:30, but it was completely, totally EMPTY. This is not a good sign when you are planning to eat "fresh" fish. I had a nice conversation with the sushi chef, they gave me more coupons than I will ever be able to use, and I left, wondering if this was the best idea.

Turns out, the food was really tasty. I ordered edamame (I know, difficult to mess up), Idaho maki, and the tuna/avocado roll, which I know you already figured out was NOT made with the seaweed outside. The spicy mayo was almost as good as at Fugakyu. The sweet potato was perfectly cooked and crunchy but still tender. And Marty thoroughly enjoyed the tuna.

Will I go back? Definitely. I tend to cheer for the underdog, the food was great, I love sushi, and I'm lazy when it comes to food. Sounds like the beginning of a delicious relationship!

Getting Lost on a Run

This morning I went out for my morning run/walk feeling pretty good. I woke up a little before six, figuring that would give me plenty of time to fit in my scheduled 40 minutes, a stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way home, and even have time for some real stretching. I decided to head towards Brookline instead of my typical Newton runs. At about 18 minutes in, I got bored with the main road and took a right.


Well...one hilly and curvy side street led to another, then a big downhill and all of a sudden I was on a major road that I am familiar with, but couldn't figure out where on said road I had ended up. Since I knew I would have trouble retracing my steps (and was really opposed to re-climbing the hill/mountain I had just come down from), I decided to pick a direction and go. Thankfully, I picked the right one and it was only a 15 minute "diversion".


I have learned my lesson: plan routes ahead of time if you aren't completely sure where you're going. If you are going to break that rule and explore new territory, do it at the beginning of the run, NOT at the end. Otherwise you will end up lost, tired, miserable and late. The only upside is I ran more than I had planned to in an attempt to get out of this mess! Oh, and it also helps to live next door to one of the tallest buildings in the neighborhood!

Boston Blog - The Beantown Bloggery

I wanted to share my favorite blog about happenings in Boston with all of those who live in this neck of the woods (and even those that don't). Lots of cool information about the city here I never would have known otherwise!

http://www.beantownbloggery.com/