Sushi pioneer Edohei to close Saturday

Posted: 12:25 PM CST Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 Last Modified: 2:10 PM CST Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 | Updates

Winnipeg’s most influential sushi restaurant is closing after 24 years.

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Winnipeg’s most influential sushi restaurant is closing after 24 years.

Edohei, which opened up on a downtown stretch of Ellice Avenue in 1988, will serve its final plate of sushi on Saturday.

While not Winnipeg’s first Japanese restaurant, Edohei was the first to focus on sushi and sashimi at a time when raw fish was not a common staple of the North American diet. Edohei owner-chef Sadao Ohno, who was born, raised and trained in Japan, wound up mentoring a generation of sushi chefs who opened up other Winnipeg restaurants.