They're sliced to order, about a half a duck in each set ($89), the pieces fanned out in one of the hinoki boxes. A server places a small burner on the table, topped with a metal tray of hot water.

A replica of Peter Ganine’s patent for the first modern rubber duck hangs on the wall at the Rubber Duck Museum in ... so should we order this 300 set of ducks?’ ‘Why are we ordering 300 ...