Last week, on Valentine’s Day, Ellie & I were treated to a lavish Japanese omakase dining experience at RAI restaurant in London’s Bloomsbury neighbourhood. Omakase means “Chef’s Choice” and refers to a Japanese style of dining, where the patrons leave it to the chef to choose what ends up on their table. It’s usually a lavish, lengthy tasting menu with plenty of interaction between the chef (or kitchen staff) and the diners. Due to the effort it takes for the chef and kitchen to make it all happen, omakase dining usually doesn’t involve large groups of people. At RAI there are only six tables for a maximum of 10 people. There is also a bar area, which, however, is not used for omakase dinners.   The standard “tasting menu” costs £145 per person and includes, depending on how you count, roughly ten courses plus appetisers & petit fours. We were […]