# What Makes a Michelin Star Sushi Restaurant?

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Podcast: [Japan Eats!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505)
Published: 2025-11-06T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Our guest is Cheng Lin who is the chef/owner of Shota Omakase  https://shotaomakase.com/  in Brooklyn, New York.  After nearly three decades of studying and serving sushi at notable restaurants in New York City, including Sushi Seki, Blue Ribbon, and ITO Tribeca, he opened his Omakase-only sushi restaurant Shota Omakase in August 2023 and earned his first Michelin star within a year.    In this episode, we will discuss how Cheng got into sushi, an inspiring book that steered his career as a sushi chef, how he finds unique ingredients from Japan, such as seven-year-old vinegar and a rare sushi rice, the advantage of being non-Japanese as a sushi chef, how to eat confidently at an Omakase sushi bar 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 .

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