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Otoko’s New Sake Is Available at Watertrade, and Watertrade (and All Its Pleasures) Is Available for You

Chef Yoshi Okai raises the beverage bar to match his sushi mastery

"...reservation for chef Yoshi Okai’s 12-seat omakase experience at Otoko in the South Congress Hotel...."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chef Yoshi Okai Chats About His One-Week-Only Otoko Pop-Up

No months-in-advance rez needed for this special sushi & cocktail menu

"...Chef Yoshi Okai’s 12-seat sushi bar Otoko technically occupies the same space as the Lobby Bar..."

Sept. 30, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

New Fortune's Kaput, There's an Otoko x Nixta, Bento Picnic's A-Grillin', Mudbugs are Back, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Otoko x Nixta!? Yeah, that’s some exciting news, alright: Otoko’s..."

March 23, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Suerte’s Patio Opens, Thanksgiving Gobbles Hard, Otoko Brands a Sake, Nido and Industry Get All Brunchy, Aviary Collabs Supercharge Sunday Nights, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Sure, you know how amazing chef Yoshi Okai’s Otoko (1603 S. Congress) is, and maybe you even visit..."

Nov. 16, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Veracruz All Natural's in L.A., Jack Allen's in Our Hearts, Otoko's Got Kaieki-Ryori, Austin Food + Wine Festival Releases Tickets, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...enhance an afternoon of bad-ass barbecue … and there’s Otoko’s new 12-course Kaieki-Ryori omakase experience on the first Thursday..."

Sept. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Suerte’s Patio Opens, Thanksgiving Gobbles Hard, Otoko Brands a Sake, Nido and Industry Get All Brunchy, Aviary Collabs Supercharge Sunday Nights, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Nov. 18, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Veracruz All Natural's in L.A., Jack Allen's in Our Hearts, Otoko's Got Kaieki-Ryori, Austin Food + Wine Festival Releases Tickets, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Sept. 3, 2021 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Fortune's Kaput, There's an Otoko x Nixta, Bento Picnic's A-Grillin', Mudbugs are Back, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

March 26, 2021 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Yoshi Dreams of (More Than) Sushi

Otoko isn't what you think it is

"...flavors skew toward umami over saltiness, which translates to Otoko's use of a lighter shoyu soy sauce and signature..."

May 6, 2016 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Watertrade Brings Bartender Collabs for Women's History Month

The cocktail bar's sisters are serving it from their shelves

"...Watertrade, that intimate Japanese-style cocktail bar attached to Otoko, is running a pop-up series for Women’s History Month...."

Feb. 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Paul Qui to Open New Restaurant

Otoko to open in late summer

"...Paul Qui will be opening his first sushi restaurant, Otoko, at South Congress Hotel...."

March 12, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food and Music Strike a Chord With These Austin Chefs

We explore the link between the culinary and musical in anticipation of Hot Luck

"...and you might catch Yoshi Okai onstage. The acclaimed Otoko chef began playing piano in Japan at age 4,..."

May 25, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The G'Raj Is Closed, Micklethwait Does Tacos, Sazan Ramen Sizzles, and What's Cooking at 1417?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds tingling

"...online for the Japanese + Tex-Mex taco pop-up that Otoko’s chef Yoshi will be presenting out at Desert Door..."

July 7, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"...Chef Yoshi Okai of Otoko..."

May 30, 2024 Photo Gallery

JuiceLand Expands, Wax Myrtle’s Prepares to Close, the Museum of Ice Cream Goes Pink, Oseyo Debuts a Fantastic Brunch, Garbo’s Welcomes Santa Claus, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...not have another chance as wonderfully enhanced as this: Otoko and Watertrade’s Billy Weston leads a monthly tasting and..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Black Food Week’s Begun, Austin Restaurant Weeks Are On Their Way, There’s Canine Noms at Blue Lacy, Dollar Sales at Twin Liquors, a New Bar Boss at Watertrade, Local Pastures in South Austin, and Water, Water, Everywhere …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...at the izakaya-style bar attached to premier sushi temple Otoko. Hernandez and the bar team have launched a new..."

Aug. 24, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

James Beard Awards for Local Chefs, the Return of Bufalina, Father's Day Dining, and You Won’t Believe the Food Trucks We’ve Recommended

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Meanwhile, heads-up: Otoko’s chef Yoshi Okai (winner of Food & Wine’s Best..."

June 15, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Award-Winning Restaurants Within Walking Distance of the ACL Music Festival

Step away from the music for a taste of Austin

"...Otoko1603 S. Congress, www.otokoaustin.com Only 12 coveted seats occupy this..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Everything You Might Have Missed at Hot Luck Food & Music Festival 2019

"...Otoko sushi chef Yoshi Okai during Hot Luck’s the Giddy..."

May 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

30 Restaurants to Try in Downtown Austin

Eat some good food while you’re in town

"...6) Otoko By some miracle there are still reservations left for..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Acacia Coronado

Yoshi Okai Makes Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs List

Otoko chef to be featured in July issue of Food & Wine

"...Side King alum now making omakase magic happen at Otoko, a ticketed 12-seater located in the South Congress Hotel...."

April 3, 2017 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Modern Asian Eateries

Tastes from the East in Austin

"...pot rice with pork belly and duck confit. 6) Otoko..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Melody Fury

Top 10 Restaurant Cocktail Programs

Get blitzed in style

"...bold and delicate aspects of those spirited wines. 6) Otoko..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Melody Fury

Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Limestone Rooftop (68 East Ave.), the sushi-driven elegance of Otoko’s Watertrade (1601 S. Congress) and the dive-bar ambience of..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Circle Brewing Co. Closes; épicerie and Franklin Barbecue Bring the Brisketed Croissanty Brilliance; There’s a Coffee Festival and a Craft Brewers Festival and a Mediterranean Festival and – So Much Going On!

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...WUXTRY! Join the connoisseurial crowd at sushi-forward, cocktail-flaunting Otoko and Watertrade for the spirited monthly tasting and educational..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bill’s Oyster Does Lunch, Sawyer & Co. Brightens Breakfast, Lucky Dog Saké Spikes a Rooftop Pool, The Driskill Flaunts Some Fine Tequila, Fierce Whiskers Is About to Go Jump In the Lake, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...The sushi and sashimi powerhouse Otoko and upscale booze conjurors of Watertrade are throwing a..."

May 31, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hot Luck's Music and Food Lineup for 2023

Your Memorial Day weekend plans are sorted

"...Hospitality Group/Canje, Sarah McIntosh of Épicerie, Yoshi Okai of Otoko, Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi of Nixta, Fiore Tedesco..."

March 21, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Valentine’s Day Booze You Can Use

You don’t have to be drunk on love, but a little sip is always good

"...recently reported on chef Yoshi Okai’s house-branded saké at Otoko and Watertrade. And – ah, hell, we’ve even enscribed..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Food Post

Guest Chefs From Norway, Off-the-Menu From Perry’s, the Dead Rabbit From NYC, Something Something Space Lord Chophouse, the Tantalizing Possibility of Free Hamburgers for a Year, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...their restaurants, and a bit of a rave about Otoko’s new sake… and Wine for the People is teaming..."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Central Market’s $500 Gingerbread Contest, Le Politique’s Sad Denoument, One Dovetail’s a Pizza and the Other Is a Pommeau, and OMG Watertrade What Kind of Genius Dessert Is That?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...WUXTRY! Watertrade, that excellent lounge attached to Otoko (1603 S. Congress), is collaborating with the confectionary wizards..."

Dec. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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