Masako Morishita Brings a New Menu and Leadership Style to D.C.’s Perry’s

It can be tricky to revamp the menu of a beloved restaurant, but D.C. chef Masako Morishita has done it with aplomb at Perry’s—winning over Washington with Japanese comfort foods like garlic edamame dumplings, udon carbonara, and miso butter clams.  

But those dishes—and other crowd favorites—didn’t make it onto the restaurant’s menu right away. It took five months, culminating in what the chef...