Opening in Boulder, Wellness Counter leans into dry-aged fish, traditional Japanese fare

For most diners, the quality of a piece of fish is measured by how long it takes to travel from the ocean (or river or lake) to the plate.

Wellness Counter, a new Japanese restaurant scheduled to open May 7 at 1117 Pearl St., is making a slightly different case.

The Boulder restaurant from Phoebe and Steven Lee, the couple behind Denver’s plant-based Wellness Sushi, will center on seafood and a dry-aging program that explores the idea that fish, much like a ribeye or a wheel of gruyere, can actually improve with age, according to a release…

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