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> [Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/many-chefs-are-either-technically-or-artistically-better-than-me-but/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

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> [Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/chefs-are-artists-and-i-couldn-t-be-happy-with-my-art-if-i-was-forced/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

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## Other authors on Chefs

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## More by Nobu Matsuhisa

> [I travel all over the world, usually 10 months out of the year. I stay at a lot of hotels, and the ones I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/i-travel-all-over-the-world-usually-10-months-out-of-the-year-i-stay/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Large fish such as tuna are shown already cut into fillets and bought by the block. Fillets should be almost transparent. Avoid tuna that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/large-fish-such-as-tuna-are-shown-already-cut-into-fillets-and-bought/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/in-tokyo-we-have-more-three-star-michelin-restaurants-than-paris/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/peru-was-the-incas-it-has-3-000-to-4-000-years-of-history/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Dashi remains unfamiliar to most French and American cooks, who tend to reach for a bouillon cube to do many of the same things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/dashi-remains-unfamiliar-to-most-french-and-american-cooks-who-tend/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/i-enjoy-people-who-have-passion-whether-it-is-as-a-musician-or/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Of course the Japanese and Peruvian fish are different, but it's the same Pacific Ocean. They are different, but I know fish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/of-course-the-japanese-and-peruvian-fish-are-different-but-it-s-the/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/i-m-not-perfect-i-am-not-iron-man/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Los Angeles is my home - I have my wife and two daughters growing up there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/los-angeles-is-my-home-i-have-my-wife-and-two-daughters-growing-up/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Every year, I do a New Year's day party at my home. I invite my staff and my friends and their kids. Around 40-50…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/every-year-i-do-a-new-year-s-day-party-at-my-home-i-invite-my-staff/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [I like to keep healthy physically and mentally, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/i-like-to-keep-healthy-physically-and-mentally-too/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/many-chefs-are-either-technically-or-artistically-better-than-me-but/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [I remember watching steak being cooked on TV and wanting to try it. As a special treat, my mother cooked it for me, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/i-remember-watching-steak-being-cooked-on-tv-and-wanting-to-try-it-as/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [Eating a lot on the plane is not good for jet lag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/eating-a-lot-on-the-plane-is-not-good-for-jet-lag/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

> [One evening, Mike Myers and Steven Spielberg were discussing 'Goldmember,' and I just happened to joke, 'If you need a Japanese character, let me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nobu-matsuhisa/one-evening-mike-myers-and-steven-spielberg-were-discussing/)

[Nobu Matsuhisa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nobu-matsuhisa/)

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