Counter as Fixed-Point Observatory

“Upon reflection, a sushi restaurant is a peculiar type of eatery. Typically, chefs work unseen in the back, with few opportunities to interact with customers, but sushi chefs face customers across a counter at close proximity. It could be said that they are conducting a “fixed-point observation” from the sushi bar.”

“Steve Jobs liked sitting in the “number 1” seat at his favorite sushi counter and looking around the store. At one point, when asked why he did that, he said, “From here, when I look at the other guests, I can tell how the economy is doing.” There was an article in the American economic paper The Wall Street Journal about “Katsuzuki being the barometer of Silicon Valley’s economy,” but Steve seemed to have realized this earlier than the article. We also watched the changing tides of Japan and the U.S. from there.”