Masa Takayama
Chef of Masa in New York, the only US sushi restaurant with three Michelin stars, famed for an uncompromising omakase.
Veronica's Take
Masa Takayama, the enigmatic sushi master behind New York's Masa, has built a temple of omakase where reverence is the only currency accepted — and at $800 per person, it's the only US sushi restaurant with three Michelin stars. He imports half his fish and even the hinoki wood counter from Japan, crafting an experience so exclusive that photos are strictly forbidden. This is sushi as shokunin devotion: an uncompromising pilgrimage for those who can afford the price of admission and the silence that comes with it.
He flies his hinoki counter and half his fish in from Japan, charges a fortune, and forbids photos — reverence, in his room, is a house rule.
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Chef of Masa in New York, the only US sushi restaurant with three Michelin stars, famed for an uncompromising omakase.
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