YOSHIS.COM
Updated 16 days ago
510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
With the assistance of visionary Artistic Director Michael Pritchard, the Yoshi's team set a new standard for Oakland nightlife. In 2019 and after 10 years with Yoshi's, Daniel Grujic took over as Artistic Director. As before, Yoshi's continues to be a place for a wide array of world class artists to present their talents live for the Bay Area community. Hal Campos and Daniel Grujic recruited the best professionals in the music, food & beverage industries to provide an unforgettable experience to dinner and showgoers... What started as a humble idea amongst a trio of friends has become a true testament of the American dream. The dreamers were journalist and carpenter, Kaz Kajimura, painter and cook, Hugh "Hiro" Hori and artist Yoshie Akiba. In 1972 they set out to create a culinary experience introducing fresh seasonal Japanese cuisine to the Berkeley community. The friends decided to name the business after Yoshie. The menu of Chef Hiro cemented the Japanese cuisine into the DNA of..