Tai, or red snapper, is often served in Japan on special occasions. After covering a black tie event with Todd, I treated him to sashimi because he had to run around and take photos while I sat down to hobnob and dine with a bunch of fashion designers, architects and random people with artsy-fartsy pretensions. Happy that he got some great pictures and that I scored some good interviews, I ordered the taiyaki in lieu of an entree. Translated as "snapper fried," taiyaki is a sweet pastry filled with red bean paste. The cook pours the batter into a mold over a fire, spoons a dollop of bean paste in the middle and pours more batter on top. The lucky fish is flipped repeatedly over the heat until it is golden and crispy.
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