Q 01/05

Sukiyabashi Jiro was dropped from the Michelin Guide in November 2019. What was the stated reason?

A) It does not take reservations from the general public

B) The kitchen failed a hygiene inspection

C) Jiro Ono refused to accept the stars

D) It moved to a smaller basement location

Answer · why

A) It does not take reservations from the general public

Michelin only lists restaurants the public can book, and Jiro takes bookings solely through luxury-hotel concierges. It had been the first sushi resta...

Q 02/05

Which US president ate at Sukiyabashi Jiro with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in April 2014?

A) George W. Bush

B) Bill Clinton

C) Barack Obama

D) Donald Trump

Answer · why

C) Barack Obama

Reports differ on whether he finished the meal, but Abe said the president called it the best sushi he had ever eaten.

Q 03/05

Who directed the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi?

A) Errol Morris

B) David Gelb

C) Morgan Spurlock

D) Werner Herzog

Answer · why

B) David Gelb

Gelb had originally planned a multi-chef film nicknamed 'Planet Sushi'; he later created the Netflix series Chef's Table.

Q 04/05

Whose minimalist compositions dominate the soundtrack of Jiro Dreams of Sushi?

A) Steve Reich

B) Ryuichi Sakamoto

C) Max Richter

D) Philip Glass

Answer · why

D) Philip Glass

The director said the repetitive, escalating music was a metaphor for a chef doing the same routine daily while reaching for one more step of improvem...

Q 05/05

A 2013 fire at Sukiyabashi Jiro was traced to what?

A) A faulty rice cooker

B) An overheated tempura fryer

C) A gas leak in the basement

D) Straw used to smoke bonito

Answer · why

D) Straw used to smoke bonito

A chef had returned the straw to the storeroom, where it most likely ignited. It took about an hour to put out and nobody was hurt.