My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I am very lucky to consider many of my business associates friends. Some are closer than others, but I respect and value… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
Sushi is something very exclusive. It is not like a McDonald's, not like a hot dog, not like a French fry. It's… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
Napa cabbage is very beautiful, all those long, pale leaves with ruffled edges. — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I cannot bring myself to wear the Nobu hats, or the Nobu T-shirts. But the chef's jacket, that is mine. And when… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I eat soup noodles for comfort. In fact, noodles of any kind. It's a food that is very easy to eat; it's… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I can't imagine Japanese food without dashi, a broth made with kelp and dried bonito flakes. It has the aroma of the… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
Shellfish is better to buy live. In the U.S., because we eat oysters and clams raw, it is very important that they… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
When I was 11 or 12 - a young boy in Japan - one of my older brothers took me to a… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
One of my favorite ways to use cilantro is in a beautiful clear soup with monkfish and lime. It's a great dish… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I travel all over the world, usually 10 months out of the year. I stay at a lot of hotels, and the ones I… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
Large fish such as tuna are shown already cut into fillets and bought by the block. Fillets should be almost transparent. Avoid tuna that… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
Dashi remains unfamiliar to most French and American cooks, who tend to reach for a bouillon cube to do many of the same things.… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
Of course the Japanese and Peruvian fish are different, but it's the same Pacific Ocean. They are different, but I know fish. — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
Los Angeles is my home - I have my wife and two daughters growing up there. — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
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… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul. — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
I remember watching steak being cooked on TV and wanting to try it. As a special treat, my mother cooked it for me, and… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
One evening, Mike Myers and Steven Spielberg were discussing 'Goldmember,' and I just happened to joke, 'If you need a Japanese character, let me… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share
