The Art of Japanese Cuisine in Austin: The Sushi Chef with Tyson Cole

When you want sushi in Texas, you go to one of Tyson Cole's restaurants. Uchi, Chef Cole's first restaurant in Austin, is where his life as a restauranteur began, but his dedication to perfecting the art of sushi started long before. Starting as a dish washer, Chef Cole knew that all he wanted to do was become a sushi chef, so he worked as hard as possible to achieve that.
We headed to Austin to see where Cole's career began and learn more his approach Japanese cuisine.
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[@qtotter]

I have seen so many crazy psudo-sushi fusion videos, but this was not one of them. This chef is a good translator of sushi and Japanese culture in a decent American way. The dishes looked really believable and delicious even to my Japanese eyes. If it were in NY, I'd definitely pay a visit.

[@jrassinier]

*pseudo

[@CWB342]

I'm so glad to hear that! We love Uchi in Austin. It's Texas not NY btw. Can't blame you there tho. We're starting to compete with NYC! ;)

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Instant Noodles

[@HarryVerolme]

He's like Edward Norton's sushi-obsessed, lost brother.

[@mammon310]

I was wondering why I kept getting deja vu during the video, he even talks like him.

[@Joshua99889]

This is fight club 2. He actually had 3 personalities.

[@brianbaumann1337]

I was thinking bighead from silicon valley.

[@ziggyc4474]

Yesssss

[@Glee73]

saying that a non-japanese person cannot make sushi, is like saying an american can't cook french food. food is universal, and anyone can learn anything if they have the passion and right mindset

[@ryan124007]

Yea we better close down every pizza restaurant not run by a real Italian.

[@diegochavez6322]

Amen

[@ExotiC255]

This is the kind of video that make be stay at this channel. Please bring back the other formats that are lost somewhere on viceland...

[@voolforyou]

What an inspiring story and a reminder that we can achieve what we want if we work hard and are determined.

[@slackjaw9963]

yes I feel the same

[@thezionsoho]

First chef on Munchies without full sleeve tattoos. Amazing

[@purplehaze1560]

Did she just drown that beautiful piece of fish in soy sauce?? 4:28

[@semdalian]

rip

[@wsupwitit]

Hooooly shit... thats a lot of soy...

[@aeszapt7631]

honestly I don't see that as a problem, everyone has a taste preference.. have seen plenty of japanese people dip their nigiri into soy sauce to make the piece significantly heavier, and they didn't have a single issue with that, eat however you want to lol

[@davidjung8625]

That's not soy sauce, I believe that's ponzu or something very light. That's what Uchi does

[@dmmness]

It's probably a "soy mix" so it is not as salty.

[@oscarpineda941]

Just applied for the uchi thats opening in miami and got the job as a line cook cant wait to learn from ppl like this

[@Govi627]

loved the chefs story about how he became a sushi chef. Well told by him

[@ThaigirlinAmerica]

I Love the Story, You never know What Life's Gonna bring You...

[@itzerisadomeeiot4980]

when I was still working on a fishing vessel and making sushi as a hobby its was the best and youtube is my teacher nobody beats fresh fish and making sushi

[@WeAreCameron]

fantastic story.

[@el_mas_mafioso]

One of the best places I ever worked thank you Uchi.

[@CWB342]

I've heard it's a cool place from another worker! I worked at Torchy's and I'll always be proud to go back. Great managers & their kitchens are spotless.

[@preachizzle]

Seems like a genuine dude, good for him

[@VincentHu1979]

first rule of sushi chefs.... we do not talk about being sushi chefs!!!!

[@Fiscalvids]

Tell that to the other 20+ sushi chef videos they have

[@StephenNano]

he was making a fight club reference, since people seem to think he looks like edward norton.

[@louismackay4278]

The place looks truly lovely

[@MrLokilis]

Lovely video, very inspiring. Chef is quite driven

[@AlbertChyn]

I really like this guy's back story.

[@sss23111]

Great episode love this channel thanks munchies

[@marcusmeteer]

UCHi is quite possibly my favorite restaurant amazing.

[@BoyAditya]

best sushi chef episode this season!

[@MaddieandKiki]

If the goal of this video was to get viewers to lick the screen like an ice cream cone, mission accomplished Munchies!!! We

[@bloodsuckern]

This was a good episode high quality

[@williammatthews2948]

Cool. Japanese cuisine is an exquisite art form that should be enjoyed by all.

[@__BERSERKER__]

If you eat Japanese fish you better have a geiger counter.

[@khanhluong5049]

ginger

[@HarryVerolme]

+Khanh luong you missed the joke..

[@kyahboii]

LMAO!

[@jimmypage1969]

Wtf is a ginger counter? You must of missed the joke lol

[@HarryVerolme]

+Khanh luong if I recall correctly, a Geiger counter measures the amount of radioactive material in your surrounding. Japanese sea is full with radioactive waste due to the meltdowns after the tsunamis a few years ago.

[@lucytiblier6491]

love this place so much!

[@jenniferf.2727]

I'm hungry now Thanks

[@chessmench]

Strong upspeak with this guy.

[@AtilioEscobar]

Great episode.

[@jaysi8057]

when she just put the whole sushi in the sauce at 4:29 I was like 😫😫😫😫😫. A good piece of sashimi 😑😑

[@cel1676]

He is good,Business is Business, well done !

[@brandonsanchez3783]

make a vídeo about tsuji culinary school in japan

[@BoyAditya]

hopefully you guys make sushi chef in Hawaii and explore poke dishes

[@aloradanon93]

so awesome!

[@theonordahl]

Nice video, nice people, great food!

[@daydream1nc]

Im more of a spaghetti guy but I found this really interesting...

[@MrOrazze]

This was nice

[@Dinglebarriez]

I didnt know Edward Norton was a Sushi Chef

[@Dinglebarriez]

Oh shit apparently everyones commenting about this LOL He also sounds like Edward Norton quite a bit too.

[@Official-OpenAI]

Not a place I would go for "sushi", but what an amazing restaurant. He definitely loves what he's doing. Very inspiring.

[@xxxvvvqqq]

nice story, where i can find sensei to teach me

[@Cronoro]

Straight our the bat, shushi chef.

[@JackMarshallEatsFood]

If Edward Norton was a chef.

[@HarryVerolme]

Shit you saw it too! Only noticed your comment just now though..

[@nathancancel]

So can we get more Matty Matheson. Like bring back keepin it Canada or some shit. I think he's part of the soul of munchies

[@cosmicthought3419]

I'm just curious...What's the price of those things?

[@senorvillarruel8129]

oh boyi ! 4 am ! - patrick

[@RuneFun12]

4:57 Brandon Walsh is now a Sushi chef!

[@johnpalivoda4246]

heard about this place from rt podcast

[@Orionleo]

The amount of salt in this chat is hilarious

[@co8539]

I legit cringed at 4:35 when that person dunked the sushi in the soy lmao so gross

[@yunan9610]

@@stanvanillo9831 you're supposed to eat them by putting the whole sushi in your mouth then slurp the soy sauce. That's the best way to eat sushi.

[@Stephen981cs]

@@stanvanillo9831 never put the rice in the sauce moron.

[@norbonius]

Bruh, I can't access the Uchi/Uchiko sites. Anyone else having this problem?

[@aaronrios6470]

Go to HEB and get it there

[@DalanarTV]

4:29 ... Dunking that shit!

[@keelay9003]

I've had sushi in Austin a few times. Biggest tip: never order uni in a land locked city.

[@jetsamjetsam]

fruits on sushi... try that in japan

[@Alex-ub7tk]

9:14 who left the sink on??

[@deathis4]

Zagat sticker on the laptop lol.

[@Reza.El-Fatih]

wow look michellin star worthy!

[@nyiamoua3314]

Anyone can make sushi. Don't put a race card on it. A chef is a chef.

[@stanleyrosario2423]

is there next restaurant uchiha

[@fukuiti1940]

素晴らしい、行って食べてみたい。米国だが、フレンチ風かな。

[@eustagoout]

Freelance sushi chef

[@shadowremorse]

the way he break down the madai is so clumsy

[@sheilareynolds]

drink everytime he says "sushi"

[@SeeRedz]

So three drunk sushi chefs came & knocked on your door at 2am & gave you a job? Happens all the time.

[@noellenn2122]

Amazing! A chef that does not have tattoo sleeves! 😲

[@DeepestBlueJ]

4:29 cringe

[@SaintSeng]

I saw that shit too. Major disrespect

[@threedumb]

slam dunk

[@supremeblackkai1229]

what?

[@flyingduck4518]

lmao get some facts before you comment something like this... as passportboom said before its a tradition to eat it like that

[@chody5840]

lmao the alley oop into a swimming pool of soy sauce.

[@bunsome]

It's sushis own Edward Norton

[@el_mas_mafioso]

If you eat sushi in Texas you go to Tyson Cole's restaurants.

[@MyTubeIsBetter20]

weeaboo status on fleek

[@byJCHD]

Even if he's a weaboo, he's successful. Who's to judge him?

[@Goreface69]

All of us.

[@leme9006]

Fuck dat sushi looks fresh so hungry

[@ataturkbandanalchplilaikte5452]

This guy is look like edward norton.

[@TheJusnic82]

To be a master of any skill or craft or trade requires tremendous passion and desire to always learn and be better. This has all of that. I dont care if he is white, black or purple, this guy is extremely sucessful and is making some of the best sushi in the world. Better then 90% of restaurants in japan. You will never see him on restaurant takeover or kitchen nightmares.

[@davescheer5038]

I'm sorry I'll stay with traditional, you see a real sushi chef will never reach perfection but will strive for that goal his whole career, your an American sushi fusion restaurant and your doing things to entice customers to your restaurant that has Japanese flair, it's like your just doing it your way.

[@hiphopanchop]

This place is overrated. They take risk which I give them credit for but the flavors strike out too often. I'll never forget this one roll I had which was pretty much a Vietnamese spring roll cut up and drenched in fish sauce...For 18 bucks...

[@riacardi7011]

pssh austin seafood is expensive

[@jynxsecret1996]

Who lives in austin? I work at RA sushi downtown I'll bring you food

[@grammarguy183]

Anyone else come here from Joshua Weissman?

[@erickrodriguez3104]

My respects to ANY BODY workijg in a kitchen

[@warray58851]

This comment section is cancer

[@jtjang4682]

If he says 'sushi chef' one more time...

[@prawncrackers75]

4:30 full dunk rice side down into soy 😭🔫

[@Gnechic]

I liked it. Definitely something different than the white guy lived in japan to master art of sushi.

[@joshlangston3653]

I didn't know Edward Norton made sushi...

[@KingDennisJensen]

He reminds me of Edward Norton.

[@kuta-n1z]

この店は良いな このチャンネルにある他の寿司シェフは日本で働けないレベルだけど…

[@100nujabes]

i didnt know the guy from king of the road doubled as a sushi chef. pretty dope, though.

[@user-yq1yq2hj4h]

Why you no post more?? 5 days between vids... 1.2m subs... PICK UP YOUR GAME

[@escapestring]

Most of his sentences end as questions.

[@HorridLoki9462acudiv4]

These places get fresh fish from halfway around the world in days and it's cool, if I do it I'm "wasting my parents money" urgh

[@Joshadowolf]

Who the heck is Edward Norton? Lol

[@hegzia]

I don't want to sound hipster as fuck....but eh fuck it I dined at uchico about a month after it opened and it was open. They were still finding there place I got the tasting menu and alot of it was last minute ideas of Paul.

[@hegzia]

Thier *

[@HarryVerolme]

Awesome! How was it?

[@bin0548]

*Their

[@hegzia]

+Harry Verolme (TPT) great it was about 5 or 6 years ago. However I remember three stand out items, a roasted brussels sprouts in a Asian spicy sweet sauce, sovis Japanese Waygu and the dessert was a tobacco infused chocolate cake and scotch flavored ice cream

[@hegzia]

+Bruno yeah I tried to fix it but there is no edit feature on the mobile application. In my defense I wrote this after a few drinks.

[@deanlevi4250]

Id like to see this guy compare his sushi to Jiro, Yoshikazu, or Takashi Ono.

[@richardli6775]

he looks like a more chubbier Edward Norton.

[@dzunku1]

Open your next brach restaurant in Silicon Valley, pleeeease!

[@arthursondheim3020]

Edward Norton ??? Does anyone see this

[@xumiao2010]

This is "Japanese sushi style" "inspired" American cuisine.

[@frootbatss6316]

Suh

[@TKM11370]

"Considered one of the OG restaurants" - really?? REALLY?

[@wuugie]

try to say sushichef sushichef sushichef

[@NewManOut]

test

[@vansanityy]

why does this guy say sushi so weird at the beginning tho