Sozai in Clawson's last day of service was Saturday, according to their website. Owner and chef Hajime Sato, reached via email Sunday evening, directed the Free Press to his Instagram and Facebook ...

A Michigan chef and restaurant owner who won a 2024 James Beard Award announced that his business is closing. Chef Hajime Sato, who owned Sozai in Clawson, announced the closure on social media ...

Less than a year after making headlines for winning a James Beard Award, chef Hajime Sato has closed his award-winning sustainable sushi restaurant Sozai in Clawson. Sato confirmed the closing on ...

In the meantime, here's a look at a past Restaurant of the Year, Sozai in Clawson. Sozai Chef Hajime Soto would go on to win the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef in 2024. It’s 4:59 p ...

It will be extremely difficult to leave Sozai behind. I put everything I had into building something special for my customers and to further my work as a sustainable seafood advocate. Thank you to ...

It’s 4:59 p.m. and I have arrived for my reservation at Sozai, an unassuming sushi bar in a Clawson strip mall. When I called to make the reservation a few days earlier, a friendly voice ...

One great example is at the restaurant Sozai in Clawson. Owner and sushi chef Hajime Sato grabbed the national spotlight after earning the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Great Lakes ...

Stroll through a depachika, one of the sprawling basement food halls found in Japanese department stores, and you’ll encounter a breathtaking display of ready-to-eat items: ...

Hajime Sato, the owner and chef of Sozai sushi restaurant in Clawson, has said that winning awards isn't at the top of his priority list, but on Monday he gladly added a prestigious honor to his ...

CLAWSON, Mich. (WXYZ) — Hajime Sato, the James Beard Award-winning chef who owned and operated sushi restaurant Sozai in Clawson, announced he has closed the ...