PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
Chef Angus’s innate qualities of the Shokunin spirit are heightened by the philosophy and expressed through his unique culinary approach in sushi making.
At Sushi Hare, Chef Angus Chang manifests Shokunin (職⼈) – the spirit of the Japanese artisan – and Ren qing wei (⼈情味) – the revered values of Taiwanese hospitality. While honouring age-old traditions, he builds upon them with innovative touches, creating sushi with a unique balance of the historic and the personal – evident throughout the preparation.
INFUSED WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH
At Sushi Hare, each sushi that Chef Angus expertly and wholeheartedly makes is presented as a precious gift to his guests for their valued patronage. With the guest’s experience in mind, he tries all the sushi in the omakase menu to understand flavour progression to create gradual crescendos at different points of the dining experience; adding dimension and ensuring a balanced menu.
Looking to enhance his guest’s experience, Chef Angus holds a sake certification, and in intimately knowing the flavours of his own creations, he is well-versed in providing sake pairing recommendations that would well complement his sushi.
A Backdrop to Exceptional Moments
Designed as a traditional Japanese residence, Sushi Hare is a theatre for sushi and an ethereal haven for guests. Housed in a conserved shophouse, the restaurant boasts an entrance likened to a processionary garden path. Arrivals are greeted by a striking luminous ‘sun’ whose radiating light is scattered by reflective rippled stainless steel, completing the illusion of the celestial disc rising over the horizon. Guests are then led down an internal ‘alleyway’ to the main dining pavilion, entered through a lowered engawa (縁側), which symbolically denotes the dining experience soon to commence in the space proper.
The pavilion is anchored by a seamless 7-meter-long hinoki-top sushi counter, custom-fabricated from Japan and accompanied by 10 sleek round-back wooden chairs. The expanse of yellowtoned cypress tints the lights and bathes the dining pavilion in an almost spiritual glow, setting the mood for the ‘performance’.
