Zulma Torres 
The acclaimed Oceanside Chef brings his modern Japanese tasting experience to Miami
MILA Omakase, Miami Beach’s intimate and design-forward omakase experience by Riviera Dining Group, and part of the recognized MILA brand, continues its Chef Spring Series with an exclusive two-night collaboration featuring Chef William Eick, Chef/Owner of Matsu, taking place April 7–8. The collaboration marks a bicoastal culinary exchange, with the MILA Omakase team set to travel to Matsu in Oceanside later this spring for a reciprocal takeover, further extending the dialogue between the two kitchens.
Based in Oceanside, California, Matsu has earned widespread recognition for its immersive tasting menu and refined, ingredient-driven approach to modern Japanese cuisine. Since opening in 2021, Chef William has been named Best Chef in San Diego by Thrillist. He has received consecutive honors from San Diego Magazine as Best Japanese Restaurant and Best New Restaurant. His cuisine is defined by a disciplined reverence for Japanese technique—from fermentation and dashi to precise knife work—interpreted through a contemporary lens.
For this limited Miami appearance, Chef William will collaborate with the MILA Omakase culinary team to co-create a bespoke tasting menu that bridges coastal California refinement with MILA’s signature MediterrAsian perspective. The experience will highlight a shared ethos rooted in restraint, seasonality, and precision, expressed through a multi-course omakase format that unfolds as a cohesive culinary narrative.
With only ten seats per seating and two nightly seatings, the collaboration offers a rare opportunity to experience one of California’s rising voices in modern Japanese cuisine within an intimate, counter-only setting.
When: April 7–8 * Seatings at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM nightly
Where: MILA Omakase * 800 Lincoln Rd, Second Floor * Miami Beach, FL 33139
Price: $250/PP * Sake Pairing available upon request
Reservations: Available via OpenTable here * Extremely limited availability
