Occasionally, the Times has an outrageously snobby article -- this one about the ultimate sushi joint is over the top. Readers comments: "A ridiculously expensive restaurant for the super wealthy to savor fish on the brink of extincton" and "[M}ost of us can't dream of going to Masa... a clubhouse for hedge funders."
Stlll, if you are a fan of sushi, read the review of Masa in the Dining Section of the June 15, 2011 NY Times. Before you rush out to make a reservation, "A meal for two at Masas can easily run to $1,500 — an amount that is a little more than 35 percent of the Census Bureau’s most recent calculation of the median monthly household income in the United States."