{"id":4141,"date":"2021-04-26T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=4141"},"modified":"2021-04-27T07:36:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:36:54","slug":"stay-safe-supper-club-mimi-kakushi","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/stay-safe-supper-club-mimi-kakushi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stay-Safe Supper Club: Mimi Kakushi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-4137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/DSC01017.jpg\" alt=\"The Stay-Safe Supper Club Mimi Kakushi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Four Seasons Jumeirah Dubai is bursting with <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/the-stay-safe-supper-club-coya\/\">fine-dining restaurants<\/a> frequented by the style set, and another gem has just opened its doors to the emirate\u2019s foodies. Japanese-fusion hotspot Mimi Kakushi arrived on our doorstep in March and has been filled with delighted diners ever since; we made a reservation for late on a Tuesday night and were surrounded by full tables (safely distanced, obviously).<\/p>\n<p>Mimi Kakushi is named after the Japanese word for the western-influenced bob hairstyle made popular in 1922 \u2013 directly translated as &#8220;covering ears&#8221; \u2013 and its unique d\u00e9cor is an homage to Osaka\u2019s jazz scene in the roaring twenties. Everywhere we looked there were diners taking pictures of the beautiful interiors (guilty!).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4135\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/DSC00987.jpg\" alt=\"The Stay-Safe Supper Club Mimi Kakushi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The food \u2013 of course- is Japanese but with playful twists and western influences. After much deliberation (and translations from our extremely knowledgeable waiter) we settled on a selection of starters. First up: Salmon Roe Sashimi, Salmon and Avocado Maki Roll and Smashed Hamachi. The Salmon Roe Sashimi, our very-own pot of gold, was positively glistening while the Salmon and Avocado Maki Roll offered an exciting textural twist by way of crispy quinoa. The stand out, however, was the Smashed Hamachi. We could write a sonnet about the Smashed Hamachi and all its tangy, avocado-y, yuzu-y goodness (yes, we understand those last two aren\u2019t real words, but this dish will do that to you). Easily one of the top three dishes we have had in Dubai.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4134\" style=\"width: 3770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/DSC00321.jpg\" alt=\"The Stay-Safe Supper Club Mimi Kakushi\" width=\"3770\" height=\"4713\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Salmon and Avocado Maki Roll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second wave of starters \u2013 hey, don\u2019t judge us \u2013 brought the extraordinary Beef Tartare served atop Baked Bone Marrow (literally still in the bone) served with fried buns that had a goose bump-inducing crunch on the outside and were delightfully fluffy on the inside. We also tucked into a perfectly fried Tiger Prawn Tempura, tongue-tingling Togarashi Marinated Octopus (served in skewer form, or &#8220;Kushi&#8221;) and a Wagyu and Fois Gras Gyoza; while the Gyoza was a little too rich for our taste \u2013 call us unrefined \u2013 we did enjoy dipping the aforementioned mini buns into the sauce. The dish which surprised us the most, however, was the Japanese Grilled Sweet Corn side dish which was drenched in Chili Ponzu Butter and was so delicious that its categorisation as a side dish is almost hurtful.<\/p>\n<p>We skipped the main courses \u2013 did you not see how many starters we had? \u2013 and went straight for the oh-so-decadent Kori-Kori Chocolate Mi-Cuit (that\u2019s a chocolate fondant to you and me) with crunchy, home-made peanut butter and a not-too-sweet coconut ice cream. The gloriously gooey, insta-worthy dessert ended our evening on a (sugar) high.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4147\" style=\"width: 3843px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/DSC01248.jpg\" alt=\"The Stay-Safe Supper Club Mimi Kakushi\" width=\"3843\" height=\"4804\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chef&#8217;s Sashimi Selection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With its status as the newbie on the block we had no expectations or prior knowledge of Mimi Kakushi before our visit; however, we should have known it would be outstanding given it comes from the brains behind <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/the-stay-safe-supper-club-la-cantine-du-faubourg\/\">La Cantine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/stay-safe-supper-club-twiggy-la-cantine\/\">Twiggy<\/a>. The prices may warrant Mimi Kakushi the status as one to save for a special occasion but boy, what an occasion it is. Innovative cuisine and an ambiance reminiscent of a New York City eatery has cemented Mimi Kakushi\u2019s place on our list of favourite restaurants in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Mimi Kakushi, Four Seasons Dubai Jumeirah.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mimikakushi.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"price-style\">book now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Supplied<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28925,"featured_media":4146,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[225,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Stay-Safe Supper Club: Mimi Kakushi - Grazia Middle East<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this new series, Grazia puts the socially distanced dining experience and safety measures of the UAE\u2019s top restaurants under the microscope, and celebrates those who passed our grilling\u2026 Up next, The Four Seasons Jumeirah&#039;s Mimi Kakushi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/stay-safe-supper-club-mimi-kakushi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Stay-Safe Supper Club: Mimi Kakushi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this new series, Grazia puts the socially distanced dining experience and safety measures of the UAE\u2019s top restaurants under the microscope, and celebrates those who passed our grilling\u2026 Up next, The Four Seasons Jumeirah&#039;s Mimi Kakushi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/stay-safe-supper-club-mimi-kakushi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia Middle East\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-04-27T07:36:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/04\/mimi-kakushi.png?fit=1280%2C720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/stay-safe-supper-club-mimi-kakushi\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/stay-safe-supper-club-mimi-kakushi\/\",\"name\":\"The Stay-Safe Supper Club: Mimi Kakushi - 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