🍣 Shinji Kurita, chef and founder of ShinBay in Old Town Scottsdale, has left the acclaimed sushi restaurant, saying he no longer can work 80 hours a week, according to Phoenix Magazine.
Kurita launched and operated ShinBay in Ahwatukee from 2001-2006, then at the Scottsdale Seville from 2011-2016. He opened the current version in 2018 with financial backing from HL Concepts (Sizzle, Jin Jia, Nori Sushi).
In 2022, Shinbay was a James Beard Award semifinalist for the country’s Outstanding Restaurant.
According to Phoenix Magazine, Las Vegas chef Ken Tanaka will take over for Kurita.
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