"Charge a man $350 for sushi and he'll have great raw fish for a single night. Teach a man how to prepare raw fish for $350, and he'll have terrible sushi for life."

i'm ryan sutton, the new york food critic for bloomberg news.

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“Charge a man $350 for sushi and he’ll have great raw fish for a single night. Teach a man how to prepare raw fish for $350, and he’ll have terrible sushi for life.”

— Ancient Sutton Proverb.

Gilt City is offering a $350 sushi class at Nobu 57 in Midtown Manhattan. Or bring your date and call it $700. If you can afford to spend that much to learn how to make sushi at home, you can probably afford to never make sushi at home. We’re calling this one a BAD DEAL. Instead, have a life-changing omakase for two at 15 East and you’ll drop about $300 after sake, tax and tip. You’ll have saved not just $400, but a lifetime of terrible homemade sushi.