The Morning After

Episode 27: David Gelb & Daniel Johnnes

Episode Summary

This week on The Morning After, Jason Colucci gets a chance to talk with David Gelb, director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Find out what egg sushi is and why it takes an expert to pull it off correctly. Later on, hear from Daniel Johnnes, Wine director for Daniel Bolougs Dinex Group and importer for Daniel Johnnes Selections. Find out how he quickly got on Daniel Bouluds good side and has since become one of the leading wine authorities in the city. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards and Sons. Egg sushi is very misunderstood. People overlook the egg because they think theyre eating sushi for fish, but what youll discover in the film is that the egg is the crowing achievement of any apprentice. You cant even attempt egg sushi until youve worked for ten years. --David Gelb, Director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi on The Morning After

Episode Notes

This week on The Morning After, Jason Colucci gets a chance to talk with David Gelb, director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Find out what egg sushi is and why it takes an expert to pull it off correctly. Later on, hear from Daniel Johnnes, Wine director for Daniel Boloug’s Dinex Group and importer for Daniel Johnnes Selections. Find out how he quickly got on Daniel Boulud’s good side and has since become one of the leading wine authorities in the city. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

“Egg sushi is very misunderstood. People overlook the egg because they think they’re eating sushi for fish, but what you’ll discover in the film is that the egg is the crowing achievement of any apprentice. You can’t even attempt egg sushi until you’ve worked for ten years.”

–David Gelb, Director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi on The Morning After