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We musta looked like total tools with out ehow.com printout sitting on the table saying to the waiter "it says we're supposed to let you know that we're new to this, so . . . we're new to this." But the waiter took care of us and we had a nice dinner.

We both agreed, however, that we needed to try again with someone who knew a little about what we should be eating.

We had just that opportunity on our recent Non-Plan Tripsy-Dipsy, when Susan and Scott took us to their favorite Orlando sushi restaurant. And was it EVER what we wanted--people who knew what they liked sharing all the goodness with us. The Volcano Roll we ate struck me as a decidedly American take on the traditional cuisine, but oh, how it has haunted my taste buds ever since in the best way possible!

So when we got back from the Non-Plan Tripsy-Dipsy, our FIRST stop was to Ki Sushi, which is a new joint on Smith Street. We were very happy. I couldn't find that Volcano Roll or anything like it, because Ki seems MUCH more traditional, but the Ki Roll was beautiful AND deli-licious!

The very NEXT night, we were back at it again. This time, we went to Cube 63 Brooklyn on Court Street. With a much funkier vibe, Cube rivals Ki on all levels EXCEPT quality, where the two are dead tied. Cube seems less traditional than Ki, although still not QUITE as . . . um--Amercainzed?--as the place we went with Susan and Scott in Orlando. Not that in this American Joe's mind there's ANYTHING wrong with Americanized! I, in fact, WISH I could get Susan to SHIP me one of those Volcano Rolls. Cube DID have A Volcano Roll, although it wasn't covered with all of the ooey-gooey goodness of the one that stole my heart.

And--for those of you counting along at home--that DOES mean that Kati and I had sushi for dinner three out of four nights last week. I rationalize everything by telling myself that sushi is very low fat and healthy!

So I've been poking around on the web trying to find more information on this new obsession and thought I would share my very favorite sushi links with those of you out there that might be similarly minded: