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Fatigued by the pomp and ceremony that has traditionally surrounded high-end
omakase, many diners are turning to inventive, contemporary alternatives to satisfy their hunger for tasting menus where the ‘leave it up to you’ ethos goes way beyond what fish is in season.
Today, were you to head down to the rain-soaked streets of Hong Kong and interrogate any number of foodies about the definition of an ‘
omakase meal’, a good many (at least half, I’d wager) would tee up anecdotes about
chutoro, $2,500 tasting menus, serious-faced chefs and countertops carved out of
hinoki. Yet despite its venerable reputation and the breathless, frequently exhausting fandom that has flocked to it over the years