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
I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world.
In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris.
business greenwich knows niro opened partner robert york
My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City.
choose easy eat food good noodles soothing soup
I eat soup noodles for comfort. In fact, noodles of any kind. It's a food that is very easy to eat; it's very soothing and comfortable, too. If I could choose any, I'd say buckwheat was my favourite: it has a very good flavour and is healthy, too.
art experience
Making sushi is an art, and experience is everything.
When I'm in L.A., I go to Spago because the chef is a friend of mine.
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.
physically
I like to keep healthy physically and mentally, too.
bath home hot hour saturday start
If I am at home in L.A. on a Saturday or Sunday, I like to start the day with a hot bath and then do an hour of stretching.
keeps means
I'm a lucky person because the company keeps growing, and that means my team keeps growing.
discussing happened helpful japanese maintain mike next spielberg steven
One evening, Mike Myers and Steven Spielberg were discussing 'Goldmember,' and I just happened to joke, 'If you need a Japanese character, let me know!' The next day, they called me for audition! I find it's always helpful to maintain a sense of humour.