Tea ceremony often employs a concept called "mitate," using an object for a purpose different from its original one. Teiichi Yuki applied this same principle to his cuisine. 　One of Yuki's most innovative endeavors was using a Song dynasty red-glazed tea bowl shaped like a stemmed cup as a serving dish. This tea bowl, an heirloom of the Konoike family (one of the leading merchant families of Osaka during the Edo period,) was fired in what is now northern China more than 700 years ago. 　If a customer were served food in this vessel, it would likely cause extreme tension, but at the same time they would experience an unprecedented moment of luxury. Through his creative selection of tableware, Yuki's cuisine at his Kitcho restaurant became a unique and unparalleled experience. Ayaka Uchida, Curator Yuki Museum of Art