Japanese Grilling Style Yakiniku Offers ‘zen Community Experience’

Gretchen McKay | (TNS) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — Gathering with family or friends for a backyard cookout is always a good time. But for the person tasked with manning the grill? Maybe not so much. It’s often hot, tends to be smoky and the hosts almost never get to socialize with guests because they’re too busy cooking for everyone. “And there’s always some guy with dad shorts running around, and char on the food,” jokes self-taught chef Sorcha Murnane, who identifies as non-binary, trans masculine. Murnane’s career was largely focused on fast-casual dining in New York and Atlanta.