12/08/2025
Hey Trinity/NPR/Odessa
Your favorite sushi chef here.
….thats the phrase for tonight. One phrase that has held on to me for a while since I decided to walk away from DGS.
It’s no lie that I for a while lost my passion and died in my craft of cooking / making sushi. But the last few months, I got it back.
With support from my close friends, a really great corportate chef, executive sushi chef, and executive chef, and the 3 awesome sous chefs at Jacksons, I have decided to leave Jackson’s Bistro on Harbour Island to take a FT position as a GM of small sushi concept in downtown Tampa.
I am still keeping my nights as the sushi at the Lightning games as a part of my contract. But in the big picture, this is something that is needed for my future with my kids and what I need to accomplish in 2026.
Oh and one last thing…im also the executive chef of a food truck concept serving smash burgers and sushi.
So please take a minute to follow my new page UMAMI Smash Burgers & Sushi and message me directly for bookings. We also offer mobile bar tending services.
If you want to know where I am please DM me personally so I can let you know.
Cheers to a great holiday season for everyone and to 2026.vt
