Jeff Osaka Explores Advocacy at Esteemed Chefs Bootcamp The owner of 12 at Madison is the ninth Colorado chef to attend the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs Bootcamp for Policy and Change. Jeff Osaka may be a prolific restaurateur—he is the chef-owner of Congress Park’s 12 at Madison, Osaka Ramen, and three Sushi-Rama locations (with two more on the way)—but he’s not all that comfortable expressing himself. “I’m horrible at public speaking,” Osaka admits. But after participating in last week’s James Beard Foundation Chefs Bootcamp for Policy and Change, a prestigious event intended to educate and empower chefs and food industry [...]

Sushi Rama Promoting Pumpkin-Spice Season Sushi-Rama For sushi lovers, this Denver spot offers the Pumpkin Dragon Roll — a sushi roll with Japanese pumpkin tempura, marinated kelp, avocado and honey glaze. LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE: https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/marketing/16-operators-promoting-pumpkin-spice-season/gallery?slide=15

Jeff Osaka Explores Advocacy at Esteemed Chefs Bootcamp The owner of 12 at Madison is the ninth Colorado chef to attend the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs Bootcamp for Policy and Change. Jeff Osaka may be a prolific restaurateur—he is the chef-owner of Congress Park’s 12 at Madison, Osaka Ramen, and three Sushi-Rama locations (with two more on the way)—but he’s not all that comfortable expressing himself. “I’m horrible at public speaking,” Osaka admits. But after participating in last week’s James Beard Foundation Chefs Bootcamp for Policy and Change, a prestigious event intended to educate and empower chefs and food industry [...]

Expanding the Conveyor Belt Growing a business is an exciting experience – take it from someone who's in the thick of it. From searching for new markets and designing a space with your brand's unique flair, to strategizing new dishes and developing menus, it’s a world of new endeavors. However, growing a restaurant from a single location to a full fleet can be a daunting task. Having a plan and knowing how to execute expansion is the key to success. DECIDING TO EXPAND In present food culture, sushi has become as well-known as pizza, [...]

How to Make Your Own Sushi Chef Jeff Osaka joins Natalie on Daybreak as they teach you how to make Sushi. LINK TO ORIGINAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpe3lEOEq7o&feature=youtu.be

Sushi-Rama Adds Commercial Kitchen to Handle Rapid Growth Chef/restaurateur Jeff Osaka launched Sushi-Rama at 2615 Larimer Street in late 2015, introducing conveyor-belt sushi to Denver. Osaka's goal at the time was to add multiple sushi bars throughout the metro area and eventually expand beyond Colorado. The semi-automated production and delivery of sushi was intended as both a way to keep the price down for customers and to streamline hiring and training internally. With two new Sushi-Rama outposts already open this year and two more on the way, the company is looking at new ways to become [...]

Denver restaurateur Jeff Osaka growing conveyor-belt sushi concept in Colorado and beyond Less than three miles from his bustling original Sushi-Rama restaurant, but seemingly a world away, Jeff Osaka is building plans to grow the concept up and down the Front Range and into other states — from a 3,020-square-foot warehouse that will be the nerve-center of his fresh-fish distribution throughout the region. The longtime Denver chef — who helmed the now-shuttered Twelve but still operates Osaka Ramen and 12th & Madison — opened Sushi-Rama in December 2015 in the River North neighborhood as an ode [...]

Design Alert: RiNo’s Sushi Rama When chef Jeff Osaka set about concepting Sushi-Rama, his year-old RiNo hot spot, he wasn’t going for the minimalist, Zen vibe of most sushi shops. Instead, he and business partner Ken Wolf asked Denver-based LIV Studio to explore the modular look of the ’60s. They provided two key inspiration points—Austin Powers and Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome—before turning the design firm loose. “We kept it pretty vague,” Osaka says. “We wanted colorful and fun, and they went for it.” Principal designer Brandon Anderson dove into the kitschy history of “kaiten”-style (conveyor-belt) dining in late-1950s Japan and [...]

Jeff Osaka and Ken Wolf Expand Sushi-Rama With Three New Locations Developer Ken Wolf and chef Jeff Osaka have spent the last several weeks managing the opening of Denver Central Market, the food hall and gourmet grocery store that opened its doors on Larimer Street to immediate crowds on September 25. But the pair have a few other projects in the works, including a reboot of Twelve on Madison Street — which Osaka says is coming in a month or so — and the expansion of Sushi-Rama, Osaka's conveyer-belt sushi concept, for which the duo has planned three [...]

Three locations of Sushi Rama to open in 2017 The second location of Sushi Rama, chef-restaurateur Jeff Osaka’s conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, is scheduled to open in early 2017 at Belleview Station in Denver. The original restaurant opened late last year in RiNo, with more locations planned. Belleview Station, a development anchored by residential complexes The Den and MileHouse, is currently home to Los Chingones and Backcountry Delicatessen. The Belleview location of Sushi Rama — led by executive chef Jesus Silva — will add to the development’s restaurant lineup, with Corvus Coffee and Ambli set to open as [...]

Sushi Rama Expands with Three Locations The sushi mini-amusement park for adults and kids alike that is Sushi Rama is growing and doing so rapidly. Ken Wolf, who co-owns the RiNo born concept with chef Jeff Osaka, is in the process of launching not one but three more locations of the popular business in the Denver Metro area. "We signed a lease at Belleview Station and are looking to have that open by the first quarter of 2017," Wolf shared, adding that he is also expanding the concept with an outpost at in theFitzsimmons area right across from the Anschutz Center and [...]