Good Day Cafe with SUSHISAMBA

Thanks Maria. In the heart of West Hollywood's design district, Sushi Samba occupies a rooftop space that combines endless summer vibes with a cross-cultural menu. And here to tell us all about it, we have Executive Chef Maxwell Turigian. Thank you so much for joining us. Thanks for having me. What a display. I love that we have, it's like SambaHalloween up here. It is. It's very colorful, very festive. And what do we have going on for my favorite holiday of the year? Yeah, so it's our first Halloween in LA and we've got a few different activities going on. We've got our Curse of the Jungle theme and in front of us is our brunch set menu. The forbidden brunch four courses sharing style, they can be paired with a beverage package which includes cocktails and champagne. I mean, say less. I love this and I love that the atmosphere is the rooftop, but it's a rooftop where if If it rains, you can close it. You can open it again, right? Retractable. Yeah, yeah. I mean, you can see the retractable roof right behind us. It's unbelievable. Wow. What a vibe. Right in the heart of West Hollywood. Okay, let's talk about these delicious dishes, which I'm smelling and I can't wait to taste. Let's start with these dumplings. Okay, so these are the A5 Wagyu Gyoza served with a bit of kabocha puree and sweet soy. Right in front of that, we've got my favorite ceviche. It's our white fish with a coconut leche de tigre and some smoked sweet potato puree. Over here we've got our pão de queijo. It's a traditional Brazilian cheese bread which we serve with a bit of whipped honey truffle butter. This is the cross cultural that we were talking about. I love that. Japanese, Brazil, Peru, we try to celebrate all the cultures. Hence the samba. Samba. Sushi samba. Exactly. Yeah. Yummy, yummy. Okay. So you start with this. have some protein you gotta have some protein right i'm all about my protein this is our um it's one of our top sellers this is the miso glazed sea bass anticuchos we cook them on the robotic grill over japanese binchotan charcoal oh yeah and then one of our other top sellers is the uh yellowtail taquito it comes with a little miso sauce and ahi panka what's panka uh it is a a Peruvian pepper. Has anyone heard of panka, ladies? Have you heard of panka before? That's gonna be my new nickname from now on, so please learn it. I'm gonna be a little panka around the studio. An ahi panka. I'm an ahi panka for sure. Okay, so Halloween is 11 days away. And you're saying that this is the place to be lunch, because it's a Saturday. So brunch, lunch, or dinner, or cocktails? Brunch, dinner, or late night. We've got a big late night party going on. The midnight course, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. We've got DJ with a live drummer. Okay, now you're talking. I like that, because WeHo is the place to go for Halloween. It definitely is, and we are right there. Right there. In the action. In the action. You should check out Sushi Samba online. Reservations open two weeks out at SushiSamba.com. Love your little ahi panka. Thank you so much, Chef Maxwell. We'll be right back.