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Corporate Edge Org (CEO) Small Business Consultants in Boston HOME | Contact | About us | Special Projects | Business Writing | Food Writing FEED ME! Food Features by Kitty Kaufman All in the Family: Kayuga Kayuga is an all-in-the-family story: boy meets girl, can't talk to each other, fall in love anyway, get married, have a baby, and open a restaurant. Soo Kim and Chuan Ci Wang are making a splash on Commonwealth Avenue with sparkling Japanese cuisine. Kim says, "You don't have to talk; I could tell that he cared about me." Made for each other it sounds like since she spoke no Chinese and he no Korean and not much English, when they met. Several years ago, Wang had a well-placed lunch at Mr. Sushi, another Brookline restaurant. In short order, owner David Sung had hired Wang away from his Rhode Island job. Kim was already on staff. They married, son Joshua was born in February, the restaurant followed in May. You find all of the usual suspects for sushi: bincho maguro (white tuna), aoyagi (orange clam), chutoro (fatty tuna), and botan ebi (raw sweet shrimp). Makimono picks for vegetarians take in asparagus maki, Idaho maki (sweet potato tempura), and vegi dreaming with avocado, cucumber, and asparagus. Lobster plays big on this menu with lobster miso, Boston maki with lobster, and ishikarinabe, a miso-based broth with lobster. Appetizers: beef negima rolled over mozzarella cheese; hotate hokkaiyaki, a great surprise, marrying baked scallop with spicy mayo and flying fish roe; and goma ae's crunchy spinach in smooth sesame sauce. If you come with a party, be sure to reserve one of the tatami rooms, which seat up to 16. The varnished wood and smart black lacquer furnishings lend warmth to this cozy spot. A new business, their first, in these uncertain days has not lessened Kim's formidable fire. She confides, "Even though it's stressful, for me this is better." Better to own your own business? "Absolutely." And what about all the hours? She smiled and answered, "We love our customers, we're closer than Chinatown, and we're open late." © Summer 2003 for The Tab 40 St. Paul St | Brookline MA 02446 | 617. 388. 0062 Kitty Kaufman kkaufman@corp-edge.com |