# Nozomi Mori: A Female Sushi Chef Breaks New Ground In L.A. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/nozomi-mori-a-female-sushi-chef-breaks-new-ground-in-l-a Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/nozomi-mori-a-female-sushi-chef-breaks-new-ground-in-l-a.md Podcast: [Japan Eats!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505) Published: 2025-10-16T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/b9b874d8-71ca-47a2-9988-d14ecb45c273.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/b9b874d8-71ca-47a2-9988-d14ecb45c273.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/japan-eats-1057505/episodes/nozomi-mori-a-female-sushi-chef-breaks-new-ground-in-l-a Duration seconds: 1435 ## Resource Our guest is Nozomi Mori who is the chef/owner of the sushi bar Mori Nozomi  https://www.morinozomi.com/  in Los Angeles, which opened in 2024. She got into the world of sushi in 2017, only 8 years ago, and her sushi bar already earned notable accolades, such as a Michelin star and was included in the New York Times’ 50 best restaurant list in 2025.    In this episode, we will discuss why Nozomi decided to become a sushi chef, how she studied sushi-making in the U.S., how she had conquered challenges being a woman in the traditionally male-dominant sushi industry, her advice to aspiring sushi chefs, and much, much more!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/japan-eats-1057505/episodes/nozomi-mori-a-female-sushi-chef-breaks-new-ground-in-l-a/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/nozomi-mori-a-female-sushi-chef-breaks-new-ground-in-l-a.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.