I'm so sad to hear that Ryosuke Yoshioka, the wonderful owner of a Japanese restaurant in downtown San Francisco called Sushi Man, was murdered in cold blood on Wednesday while on his way to buy paper at OfficeMax.
Sushi Man was my friend. He was everyone's friend. I ate at his restaurant a few times, and was planning to go back many more times. He always remembered me, and he made kick-ass sushi, and at night his restaurant would turn into an intimate izakaya-style party. Apparently, it was a freak accident that he was the one killed—the killer, a 45-year old San Francisco man named Peter Fong, could have killed anyone. An Anglican minister and his grandson caught Fong shortly after. Apparently, he was speaking in tongues and said: "Boom! Ha-ha. You're dead!" to the minister when they ran into each other near the elevator.
My deepest condolences to his family and to everyone who ate here.
aww man, that is sad.
i wonder if this killer was mentally unstable, or if the tongues were the demonic alternative/conterfeit, or if he was just a really bad/fake christian, or some combination of those.
Posted by: paul warren | January 10, 2009 at 10:12 AM
this is so sad. i've never been to Sushi Man though if I had known about it i would have definitely been a frequent visitor. anything to feel the Japanese atmosphere here in SF. Please keep us updated about the status of the restaurant.
Posted by: bishop27 | January 14, 2009 at 12:25 PM