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, CNN, October 6, 2010, Accessed November 9, 2010. The restaurant was opened by Chef
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''The New York Times'', October 8, 2008, Accessed November 8, 2010.Ryan Sutton
Masa's $1,000 Meals Earn 3 Michelin Stars; Ko Gets 2
Bloomberg.com, October 6, 2008, Accessed November 8, 2010. It received three out of four stars from ''
''The New York Times'', June, 2011. It has also received five out of five stars in the
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Masa Takayama was born and raised in Japan. After high school, he worked at Tokyo's famous Sushiko in Ginza. In 1980, he moved to
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Bar Masa, Aria Resort & Casino
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and sushi
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restaurant located on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center
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at 10 Columbus Circle (at West 60th Street and Broadway
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in New York City
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.Michelin rolls out 2011 NYC restaurant guide, CNN, October 6, 2010, Accessed November 9, 2010. The restaurant was opened by Chef
Masa Takayama
(born 1 May 1954) is a Japanese chef and restaurateur. He is the owner of Masa (restaurant), Masa, a three-Michelin Guide, Michelin-starred Cuisine of Japan, Japanese and sushi restaurant in Manhattan, New York City.
in 2004. Located next door to the restaurant is Bar Masa, cheaper and offering an à la carte
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menu. In 2009, a second Bar Masa opened inside Aria
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in Las Vegas
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Menu
The offerings are ''omakase'' (no menu) only, with chef-selected meals costing per person, not including tax or drinks, though gratuity is included. The sushi bar itself is a piece of rarehinoki
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wood from Japan; Reservations for the 26 available seats are taken three weeks in advance.Alex Witchel''Food From a Perfectionist Does Not Come Cheap, or Easy''
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, March 17, 2004 Chef Masa Takayama
(born 1 May 1954) is a Japanese chef and restaurateur. He is the owner of Masa (restaurant), Masa, a three-Michelin Guide, Michelin-starred Cuisine of Japan, Japanese and sushi restaurant in Manhattan, New York City.
prepares the menu himself, often including seasonal ingredients. He uses many exotic ingredients, such as truffles and Omi beef. Most of the fish is flown in from Japan. Chef Masa can be seen working behind the bar and will sometimes serve the food as well.Adam Platt''Holy Mackerel''
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, April 26, 2004 While there is no menu to order from, Chef Masa does keep a record of what he has served to his customers and what their reactions were so he can cater to them on their next visit.
Recognition
Masa garnered the Michelin Guide's highest rating starting with the 2009 guide and was the first Japanese restaurant in the U.S. to do so.Masa and Mas Win in New Food Guides''The New York Times'', October 8, 2008, Accessed November 8, 2010.Ryan Sutton
Masa's $1,000 Meals Earn 3 Michelin Stars; Ko Gets 2
Bloomberg.com, October 6, 2008, Accessed November 8, 2010. It received three out of four stars from ''
The New York Times
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''.Masa Review''The New York Times'', June, 2011. It has also received five out of five stars in the
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(formerly known as the Mobil Guide).MasaForbes Travel Guide, Accessed November 9, 2010. It has been named as one of New York's Top 50 by '' Travel + Leisure''.''New York's Top 50
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'' named Masa as the Most Expensive Restaurant In The U.S. for 2005 through 2009Sophia Bana''Most Expensive Restaurants In The U.S. 2006''
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, Oct 19, 2006 as well as The World's Most Expensive Sushi in 2007 through 2009.Chef
Masa Takayama was born and raised in Japan. After high school, he worked at Tokyo's famous Sushiko in Ginza. In 1980, he moved to Los Angeles
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, where he eventually opened his own Ginza Sushiko. He established Ginza Sushiko as one of the most expensive restaurants in Los Angeles at an average meal price of $105 per person.Christina Valhouli''The Most Expensive U.S. Restaurants''
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, October 14, 2004 Nearly 20 years after opening the restaurant, he sold it to his sous-chef and moved to New York to open Masa, and later Bar Masa in both New York and Las Vegas. He opened a second restaurant in Las Vegas in 2009.
See also
*List of sushi restaurants
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* List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States
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References
External links
*Bar Masa, Aria Resort & Casino
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