Teach Me Sushi iPhone Application

Teach Me Sushi, known for providing fun and hands-on sushi making lessons throughout the New York area, today announced that its iPhone application has been named “App of the Week” in the U.K. iPhone App Store.

The application features a set of well-produced videos, from beginner to advanced, that walks a user through the entire process of making your own sushi rolls at home. The app covers a wide assortment of dish options and also features visual diagrams to accompany the instructional videos.

It's obvious that part of the sushi-making process is finding the right ingredients. Fortunately, the app even goes as far to find your current location and point you in the direction of your nearest Japanese market. It doesn't get much easier than that.

The application was created by Drew Lavyne of the filmmaking company Six Minute Stories and trained sushi chef Jake Davidow, creator and founder of Teach Me Sushi. “I have been completely humbled by the response – I never thought it would take off like this,” said Davidow. “I get at least 10 emails a day from people in all parts of the world telling me how much they love the app. It’s an uplifting feeling to know so many people find value in what we’ve been able to put together.”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 351 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Teach Me Sushi 1.0 is normally priced at $6.99. In celebration of its launch, throughout the month of July Teach Me Sushi is being offered at a special promotional rate of $4.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category.

Teach Me Sushi 1.0
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Facebook and Twitter Discounts!

At Ichiban, we strive to always remain on the cutting edge of social media, technology, and our local community. That is why we are now announcing another new Facebook and Twitter campaign that allows users and community members to receive discounts whenever they eat in our restaurant. Here's how it works:

Whenever you are in our restaurant, be sure to create a status update on Facebook or post a tweet mentioning that you're eating with us. Our Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/orlandoichiban and our Twitter account can be found at http://www.twitter.com/orlandoichiban.

Take a picture of yourself eating sushi like this guy did, or you can save yourself from looking like a crazy person and just post an update about us. 

If you do this immediately while at your table and you do it properly, you will receive 10% off your check then and there. If we have to scour the web to find your update, just let your waiter know you did it and we will send you a digital coupon for the 10% off that you can use on your next visit.

It's as simple as that. The more you tell your friends how much you enjoy Ichiban, the more money you'll save.

Don't forget to find us on: Twitter and Facebook.

Miley Cyrus Loves Her Sushi

There is no question that actress Miley Cyrus and her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth, definitely adore their sushi.

It was only weeks ago that we blogged about Miley's sushi business date with Justin Bieber. You can check out that post and video here.

The couple was cheerful as they were spotted leaving Matsuya sushi restaurant in L.A. on Tuesday. Miley was even friendly enough to wave and smile at the cameras while holding Liam’s hand as they strolled down the street.

This young duo just can’t seem to get enough of one another.

Pulse of Central Florida = Awesome

This week, we just wanted to quickly show our love to the Pulse of Central Florida. They have been some of our favorite customers for the last few years.

They wrote an amazing blog post on a recent experience they had at our restaurant. We figured the best thing we could do to promote it was to just link to it. So just click the link below.

http://pulseofcentralflorida.com/2010/07/03/ichiban-japanese-restaurant/

Thanks, guys! Much love.

Sushi Fail | From the FAIL Blog

We're big fans of the FAIL Blog. But then again, who isn't? Therefore, we figured we would show our respects by playing the FAIL Blog for a day.

Recently, this picture was posted on the FAIL blog.

I don't know about you, but this scares us. Not only is it an EPIC FAIL, but it just seems dangerous. Who would eat at this place? How do you put up a sign like this? How do you even get it made in the first place?