A notable, small and award-winning sushi restaurant centered on sustainable seafood has permanently closed. Sozai in Clawson's last day of service was Saturday, according to their website. Owner ...

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 ...

Sozai sushi restaurant in Michigan closes 00:26. 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 ...

Sozai Chef Hajime Soto would go on to win the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef in 2024. It’s 4:59 p.m. and I have arrived for my reservation at Sozai, an unassuming sushi bar in a ...

With Sozai, Sato brings the same level of craft and dedication to the sustainability movement to Michigan. Little bubbles of oil skim the surface of a warm bowl of inaka miso soup.

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 ...

Izakaya Sozai's Japanese bistro fare in Sunset By Allen Matthews , Chronicle Staff Writer Aug 19, 2010 Dungeres crab miso soup is seen in Izakaya Sozai in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday August ...

Sozai means raw materials, or ingredients, and that's a straightforward name for what it's all about. The best ingredients, simply presented. It need hardly be said that everything at Sozai tastes ...

Sozai was named the Detroit Free Press 2022 Restaurant of the Year. The small sushi spot in a Clawson strip mall noted for serving sustainable seafood was also named to Bon Appétit’s 50 Best ...

Then, Jordan heads down to Sozai himself to talk with Sozai Restaurant owner and chef Hamiije Sato about food sustainability, Great Lakes fish, and how to practice sustainability while eating out.

Sozai opened in 2021 in Clawson. It is known for its sushi and dedication to high-quality, sustainable seafood. On the homepage of the Sozai website, it says “April 26, 2025 was our last night ...