Mochi

I remember seeing it on TV once.  It's a program introducing "exotic" food around NYC on one of the small cable channels that no one normally pays attention to.  But anyway, the program I happened to watch that day was on Asian crusine, and I remember the hostess was using a giant hammer trying to make fresh mochi.

So here is the restaurant.  It's call EN Japanese Brasserie.  If you search their past event list, they had a special event on New Year's Eve for customers to make fresh mochi.  I am a little disappointed to see that we can't do it everyday.  But hopefully someone will remember about this and try it when the time comes!  =)

(also wondering: do they mean the Lunar New Year?  uhm...)