Career portfolioIn progress
From Almost Zero Sushi Experience to a North American Sushi Job
A 365-day public portfolio documenting the skills, discipline, and service English needed to work behind a sushi counter in North America.
ROAD TO ITAMAE / DAY 01 OF 365
From almost zero sushi experience.
Working toward North America.
A public portfolio of knife work, fish handling, sushi rice, food safety, service English, and the daily practice required to become employable behind a sushi counter.
GOALNORTH AMERICA
SUSHI JOBwithin 365 days
SUSHI JOBwithin 365 days
WHAT I TRACKTIME / WEIGHT / FAILURE / FIX
START2026.08
NOWBuilding the fundamentals
GOALA North American sushi job
FORMATEvidence, not claims
WHAT THIS IS
A portfolio of the work
behind the ambition.
This is not a restaurant résumé written after the fact. It is a dated record of the gap between my current level and the level I need to reach.
01 / SKILL
Hands-on practice
Knife control, fish preparation, rice, shaping, and speed.
02 / DISCIPLINE
Measured improvement
Time, weight, yield, mistakes, and the next correction.
03 / CAREER
North America
Service English, workplace readiness, and an honest portfolio.
START HERE
The story behind the goal
LATEST NOTES
Portfolio notes
Career portfolioIn progress
From Almost Zero Sushi Experience to a North American Sushi Job
A 365-day public portfolio documenting the skills, discipline, and service English needed to work behind a sushi counter in North America.
THE NEXT 365 DAYS
Learn it.
Measure it.
Explain it.
Every practice note is a chance to make the next one more precise. The long-term goal is a job; the short-term goal is evidence that I am becoming ready.
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