For example, Katsu sliders ($12) were a recent lunch special, with crisp and crunchy chicken cutlet squares perched on small Martin’s potato rolls and garnished with julienne carrots and daikon that evoked the flavor of a Vietnamese banh mi sandwich.They were good. The sushi is very good, but Phat Boy is notable for a menu that offers a range of grilled items, yakitori skewers, rice bowls, vegetarian options and specials that veer from hardcore Japanese ($6 slices of toro or $10 uni shooters) to comfort foods with an American twist. happy hour of bottomless hot sake for $10 and half-priced Sapporo drafts has been drawing a younger crowd.Īdd it up and there is much to like here, even for those who do not like raw fish. Phat Boy also has carved out a late-night niche, with its kitchen open nightly until midnight (and until 2 a.m. “People who would objectify are people we don’t cater to,” Perry says, noting that the only time she encountered a problem on the job was from a woman who had issues with the way her body looked.The new Phat Boy borders the affluent Rio Vista neighborhood and is close to the Broward County Courthouse and Broward School District headquarters, assuring lively lunch and takeout business. Perry adds that negative incidents at events are very rare because the company goes through a strict screening process when picking potential clients.Īs well, a rule of nyotaimori is that people are not allowed to speak to the models-partially in respect of the practice, but also to help them concentrate on keeping the sushi on their bodies. They shouldn’t have to fear showing their body as they see fit.” “We’re showing that women are confident enough that they can do the job that they want and they shouldn’t have to fear doing the job that they want.
“When the petition started and when people started going off and saying that what we were doing was setting women’s rights back, if you really think about it, we’re actually doing the opposite,” she says. SEE ALSO: At this new restaurant guests can enjoy their food completely naked Health risks aside, the petition condemns Naked Sushi for “commodifying women’s bodies.” The temperature changes are not only uncomfortable for the model, but also bad for the sushi.” “Sushi is meant to be served chilled,” she adds. “There’s always something that’s keeping the contact of the sushi off of the model,” she says, noting that leaves and bamboo sheets are placed on her body to avoid cross-contamination. According to Perry, each model usually makes $100 an hour.ĭespite the fact that being a naked sushi model was her own choice, Perry and the company she works for have faced a number of critics.Ī petition posted on urges Vancouver Coastal Health to look into the health risks of eating raw fish off a human body and “to close down this disgusting business.”Īlthough it isn’t clear how many people have signed the petition so far, Perry says those who started it didn’t take the time to do the proper research on the health risks. He was very kind, he was responsible, and he was very professional.”Ī typical shift for a naked sushi model usually consists of 10 to 15 minutes to prep the body with decorations and sushi and an extra hour or two serving food at events such as birthdays, bachelor, and bachelorette parties. They’re the ones that kind of set the deal for me. “That’s why I talked with the Toronto models.
“I found it fascinating and actually quite beautiful, especially when I saw the kind of work Mike did,” Perry says. It didn’t take her long to make a decision. Intrigued by the offer, Perry researched the practice of nyotaimori and contacted some models that have worked with Keenan in Toronto.
He was looking to expand his Toronto-based catering company to Vancouver, and he told her she had “the look” he was searching for. Having worked as a freelance model for the past three years, Perry was approached by Mike Keenan, the head chef for Naked Sushi, who asked if she would be interested in being a model. The 20-year-old Vancouver native has been a naked sushi model since July, working for a catering company called Naked Sushi that employs the Japanese tradition of nyotaimori-the serving of sashimi or sushi from a woman’s naked body. As she gets decorated with flowers, leaves, and bamboo sheets, she is preparing herself for a typical day on the job using her body as a living sushi platter.
Jessica Perry gets undressed and lies flat on a table.
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