On a surprisingly warm November evening, I stepped into the Everyman Broadgate cinema, welcomed by the team behind LUNA Omakase, London’s highest and most intimate dining experience. We gathered for the premiere of LUNA: The Art of Twelve, a short film that explores the beauty and philosophy behind this extraordinary omakase restaurant.
Before that night, I hadn’t thought much about how spiritual sushi could be. How precious a single cut of fish might become, or how intentional the process of choosing each ingredient truly is. The film, and the people who brought it to life, made me see it differently.
Executive Chef Leo Tanyag explained that “the art of twelve” represents both the twelve seats and twelve courses that define LUNA’s Sosaku-style Edomae Omakase. The concept follows the phases of the moon. Because water makes up most of the human body, the menu is alive, constantly shifting to match the lunar cycle. Some nights call for earthier seasonings, others for lighter and more delicate touches. The food changes with the moon, feeding the body what it needs most at that moment.
Perched high above the city on the ninth floor of 100 Liverpool Street, LUNA Omakase is not just another sushi counter. The space feels almost suspended in the sky, where every detail, from the architecture to the plating, seems to be in quiet conversation with the surroundings. The dining room seats exactly twelve guests, a deliberate choice that echoes the twelve lunar phases inspiring the experience.
The film mirrors this sense of stillness and focus. Directed with the same restraint that defines LUNA itself, it takes us into the creative worlds of Oms Rocha, the Mexico City–based artist behind LUNA’s interiors, and Chef Tanyag. Rocha’s twelve circular paintings, each representing a moon phase, line the restaurant’s walls and bring a celestial calm to the space. Watching Rocha layer gold over grey in his studio while Tanyag in London prepares the day’s catch feels like observing two artists orbiting the same idea of balance and precision.
After the screening, when asked whether they inspired each other’s work, both Rocha and Tanyag smiled. The connection was clear. Their shared sense of peace and rhythm - one expressed on canvas, the other through food - tells a story that feels both ancient and new.
To mark the occasion, Rocha unveiled Luna Gold Premiere, a new artwork inspired by his original series for the restaurant. It’s now being auctioned alongside a private twelve-seat LUNA Omakase experience worth more than £5,000. All proceeds will go to The Felix Project, a London charity fighting food waste and hunger. The auction, which opened at £500, runs until 14 November, a fitting reflection of LUNA’s cycle of creation, renewal and giving back.
For those of you willing to take part in the auction and wanting to donate to this amazing cause, you can follow this link.
For Markus Thesleff, founder of the Thesleff Group (which also includes Los Mochis and Viajante87), the project represents something deeper than fine dining. “LUNA: The Art of Twelve is a cinematic reflection of the dialogue between art and cuisine,” he said. “It’s about harmony, and how creativity, craftsmanship and emotion can come together to create something timeless.”
After the screening, guests were invited next door to Los Mochis for an afterparty that brought LUNA’s philosophy to life. Between the music, the cocktails and the fusion of Mexican and Japanese flavours, the evening captured what LUNA calls La Familia - a sense of community rooted in generosity and shared experience.
Standing by the window, looking out over the city skyline, it was easy to see how everything connects: the moon, the art, the food, the people. LUNA: The Art of Twelve isn’t just a film about a restaurant. It’s a meditation on rhythm, renewal and the quiet pursuit of beauty in everything we create.
Should you find yourself craving a taste of the moon’s rhythm, book your experience at LUNA Omakase.
