"In a play on the Chinese characters for 'cooking,’ chef/owner Seiji Yamamoto says that cooking involves the 'measuring out of reason'—everything has a reason, he says, and he comes up with new dishes by analyzing and figuring out the whys. He puts hamo through a CT scan to find the optimal way to cut it. It seems like he places a lot of emphasis on theory, but is actually projecting Japanese sensibilities onto the dishes." - Alethea Tan