Nobu Matsuhisa
Nobu Matsuhisa
Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisais a celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish is black cod in miso...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth10 March 1949
CountryJapan
movies rather stay
Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies.
chef fish fresh spot sushi
A sushi chef has to spot the best-quality fresh fish instantly.
eat home meal salad soup
I always eat a meal at home before I leave for the airport, so I only eat the soup and salad on the plane.
mexico
Have you ever been to Mexico City and haggled with the locals over souvenirs? Well, in Peru, you had to negotiate like that to get the freshest fish at the market.
leaves
Napa cabbage is very beautiful, all those long, pale leaves with ruffled edges.
fish kitchen morning soup woke
Every morning when I woke up, my mother was already in the kitchen making breakfast. It was always the same: steamed rice, pickled vegetables, grilled fish and miso soup. Each day there was something different in the soup such as tofu or potatoes.
matter minutes morning ten tough
I exercise every morning, no matter what. Sometimes it's tough to do right when you get off the plane, but after ten minutes you start sweating, and you always feel better.
bit boy exploring
I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains.
deal eat helps medication middle time unusual wake
It's not unusual for me to wake up in the middle of the night and not know where I am. I take sleep medication to deal with all the flights. But I find it helps to eat at the same time every day.
flight longer movies prefer short time watch
My flight time is important to me; I actually prefer a longer flight to a short one. That way I have time to read a book, watch movies, and think about new dishes.
concept hotels music
Some hotels have a lot of mirrors, chairs, you can't find the plugs, the music is complicated. But the Nobu concept is beautiful, simple.
history
Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.
aggressive
In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects.
angeles daughters home los
Los Angeles is my home - I have my wife and two daughters growing up there.