Why do top sushi places leave us so bored?

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In Los Angeles, when a chef discovered that my husband and I were regulars at his rival’s restaurant in New York, he abruptly put the fish he was about to cut back in the case and went off to fetch a superior slab that he’d stashed away for V.I.P.s. (If this was indeed a battle, he won.) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/dining/sushi-restaurants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.78LI.4OfUBo2-gz-_&smid=nytcore-ios-share