https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/07/san-jose-iron-chef-morimoto-and-his-fans-create-140-foot-long-sushi-roll/ > “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto may have postponed the opening of his Momosan ramen and sake restaurant in San Jose — it will be his first in California — but that didn’t keep him from coming to town Friday night to celebrate the upcoming launch at Santana Row with a few hundred fans and local business leaders. > After breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel, he headed over to the makeshift “Kitchen Stadium” outside, yelled, “The secret ingredient is … tuna!” and sat down to carve a 200-pound sushi-grade fish into strips, as dozens of cellphone cameras captured the action.