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Celebrity Syndicate ~ The Grand Rapids Sushi Syndicate

18 Feburary 2010 ~ Kobe Japanese & Seafood House ~ Grandville Photography by: Michael Buck

Kobe Steak & Seafood in Grandville caught wind of the Syndicate's growing popularity in Grand Rapids. They learned that Seoul Garden won the prestigious 2010 "Eaters Choice Award" and decided they needed in on the action.

Kobe set out to prove to the Syndicate that they had superior quality and service. Kobe put on a "Closed to the public Red Carpet Event" which meant that half of the restaurant was reserved for this fun group of foodies. They even added extra sushi chefs and staff to accommodate the sushi lovers.

Since this was the "Celebrity Syndicate" event, The Joker & O-Ren Ishii hada sushi "eat off" deciding once and for all who loves sushi the most... or who could eat the most of the raw fish.

The Grand Rapids Sushi Syndicate is a growing group of people with an insatiable appetite for sushi. By sampling different establishments they try to reach a majority vote on who has the best sushi.

This friendly group convenes monthly, usually on a Saturday night. Everyone has a separate check, so you can eat and drink as much or little as you want. Some of the restaurants the procure are: Akasaka Sushi (28th & Cascade), Marado Sushi (Monroe Ctr-Downtown), Mikado Sushi (28th & East Paris), Shogun (Breton & 28th), Tokyo Grill (Breton & 44th), Republic (Division & Fulton), Shanghai Ichiban (Beltline & 28th), Seoul Garden (Woodland Mall), Kobe (Rivertown Mall), Sushi Yama (lower level McKay Tower), XO Asian Cuisine (Monroe Center-Downtown). If you love sushi or just want to try it and have a great time. Be sure to check this group out!

Celebrity Syndicate ~ The Grand Rapids Sushi Syndicate

18 Feburary 2010 ~ Kobe Japanese & Seafood House ~ Grandville

Photography by: Michael Buck

GALLERY

Undercover Chef ~ Tommy FitzGerald

Jai Yung	Slim Brower

Heidi Cook and Stacy Schuster

Doug Dooley, Jenaette Tibstra and David Maxam

Tori Buck and Rhonda Solomon

Carrie Borchers, Kim Ennis, Melissa Powell-Sheppard, Brent Hoedeman

Stacy Schuster, Katie Johnson and Lynne Carroll

Molly Burns and Chad Buczkowski

Melissa Powell-Sheppard and Azizah Hines

Jennifer Wilson and Audrey Depenbrok

Photography by: Michael Buck. All rights reserved. To inquire about images, please visit his website www.mbuckstudio.com