Food and Wine Best New Chef Jordan Rubin on the unique sushi restaurant he started as a food cart and combining sushi tradition with bold and unexpected flavors

Chef Jordan Rubin got into sushi by accident when the sushi chef’s assistant didn’t show up for work at the restaurant where he was making salads. From there, he’s worked his way up to owning his own sushi restaurant, Mr. Tuna and being named a 2025 Best New Chef by Food & Wine. That climb began when he turned a hot dog cart into a sushi cart and began peddling sushi and sashimi on the streets of Portland, Maine. He says he wants to offer something for everyone – including untraditional flavors and sushi burritos—while focusing on the freshest, highest quality, sustainable seafood prepared in the most traditional Japanese way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices