Translating to “I leave it to you,” the omakase menu has been sweeping Chicago’s dining scene in recent years. But its origins — aspects of which date back centuries in Japan — are far from new. These ...

A piece of sushi once brought a woman to tears. When she came in, “she wasn’t a huge sushi fan,” said Jay Powles, owner of the omakase pop-up Sushi by Sea. But the courageous diner still secured one ...