We are about to leave our fair state for the day and celebrate in NYC. 212 Steakhouse is having a special promotion for all their email subscribers - a free steak for everyone in our party. Will post about it later.
Definitely not a hoax. The six of us each got our choice of 3 oz of real Kobe beef, a 10 oz Australian Wagyu skirt steak, or an 8 oz prime filet. Tax and gratuity were figured on the total it would have been without the free food. All I had to do was show them my special invitation I got just for being on their mailing list.
There is nothing like Kobe beef. My father and I also shared a 32 oz wagyu ribeye and while it was very good, compared to the Kobe, it was like it was from a different animal.