UPDATE: In my column today, Wassabi owner K.C. Choi responds to complaints about the sushi roll names and the urinal in the men's bathroom at the original Wassabi.

For a look at that urinal, scroll to the bottom of this post, and read the accompanying description.

ORIGINAL POST: An interesting letter about the new Wassabi crossed my desk yesterday.

Mary Jo and George Stott of Madera, frequent shoppers at Fig Garden Village, stopped in the new Wassabi and were shocked by the names of some of the sushi rolls.

Click on the image at right to read the whole letter. Here's a snippet: "You can rest assure [sic] that we will not be eating at Wassabi and we will tell all of our friends about this gross restaurant who has moved into an upscale segment of Fig Garden Village only to try to lower its standards by outlandish and vulgar menu titles."

After the jump is a list of names they consider "crude, rude and disrespectful."

According to the latest restaurant rumor, The Chef's Table is about to shut down.

It's not true, says Mike Shirinian, who owns The Chef's Table and the Elbow Room in Fig Garden Village. Here's what is true: Executive chef Malachi Harland will leave The Chef's Table in 2010. Harland plans to spend some time cooking in Spain, Shirinian says.

That means fans of Harland's cooking should head to The Chef's Table soon for dinner or these events.

After Harland's departure, expect to see some changes at The Chef's Table. Shirinian is staying mum on the details until they're worked out. Stay tuned.

Above: Malachi Harland teaches a cooking class at The Chef's Table. Photo credit: Mark Crosse, The Fresno Bee