It’s 4:59 p.m. and I have arrived for my reservation at Sozai, an unassuming sushi bar ... it's hard to tell whether there is a trace of life in the space. At 5:03 p.m. a shadow approaches ...

A Michigan chef and restaurant owner who won a 2024 James Beard Award announced that his business is closing. Chef Hajime Sato, who owned Sozai in Clawson, announced the closure on social media ...

Sozai, a small sushi spot in a Clawson strip mall noted for serving sustainable seafood was named to Bon Appétit’s 50 Best New Restaurants 2022 list. The magazine’s list was released this ...

It will be extremely difficult to leave Sozai behind. I put everything I had into building something special for my customers and to further my work as a sustainable seafood advocate. Thank you to ...

Sozai in Clawson's last day of service was Saturday, according to their website. Owner and chef Hajime Sato, reached via email Sunday evening, directed the Free Press to his Instagram and Facebook ...

CLAWSON, Mich. – Chef Hajime Sato, owner of Sozai in Clawson, has been named a finalist for a James Beard Award, a prestigious honor in the culinary world. While the building that houses his ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Hajime Sato, chef and owner of Sozai in Clawson, won a 2024 James Beard Award. Sato won the Best Chef: Great Lakes award, making him the first sushi chef to win a regional Best ...

Less than a year after making headlines for winning a James Beard Award, chef Hajime Sato has closed his award-winning sustainable sushi restaurant Sozai in Clawson. Sato confirmed the closing on ...