Most know this posh city for its famous (and oft-misunderstood) meat, but it’s a deliciously unique town full of awe-inspiring nature, innovative architecture, and, yes, steak.
Prisma by Dukas/Universal Images/GettyIf you’ve ever ordered Kobe beef at a restaurant in the U.S., you’ve almost certainly been had.The scam that is the American “Wagyu” and “Kobe beef” industry is well-documented. Suffice to say, odds are you’re eating a pretty standard piece of U.S. beef, a hybrid of domestically raised Wagyu cattle and the increasingly Frankenstein’s monster-like approximation of Angus. There are no rules about what restaurants can claim on their menus.In actuality, the cut