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In Japan, "wasan" refers to a type of mathematical reasoning that was used until the nation adopted Western practices. However, it won't take any complicated number crunching to decipher the menu at Wasan, which, in this case, should really just mean delicious. Experience these innovative, local, seasonal and healthy eats with today's deal of $30 worth of food and drink for just $10.

Starting with the best ingredients locally available, Wasan transforms traditional Japanese cuisine into exquisite fusion dishes with more than a bit of audacity. Helmed by chefs Kakusaburo Sakurai and Ryota Kitagawa, natives of Japan and veterans of the now shuttered venerable Japanese restaurant at the Waldorf-Astoria, Wasan serves up inventive cuisine like the don't-judge-a-book-by-its-cover cold cheese tofu, foie gras sushi with strawberry-balsamic sauce, tortilla-crusted tempura shrimp with cilantro raita and the Uni Lover, a dish of sea urchin and sea urchin chips with avocado dubbed the sexiest food on earth doubled by The New York Times.