Cut, color, clarity, and carat. These are the four qualities that sushi chef Masayuki Komatsu learned to look for from his father, a diamond appraiser, in the imported fish he gets from Japan for his omakase-style restaurant, Hiyakawa in Miami.

He looks for the right colors in his fish, the “carat” in the weight of the fish, then to the eyes, and gills to show for clarity and quality. “Lastly, the cut. That is on me. It’s important I do