Nobu Quotes
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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.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Any kind of vision needs people.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
In the morning and the end of every day, I thank that I'm alive.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
My favorite knife is from Miyakoya in Japan - I have one in each of my restaurants.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I cannot bring myself to wear the Nobu hats, or the Nobu T-shirts. But the chef's jacket, that is mine. And when I wear it, I am very proud of myself.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
It's still my happiest time when I'm eating.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
My business partner Robert De Niro knows a lot about hotels; he opened the Greenwich Hotel in New York City.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I grew up in the countryside in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Eating a lot on the plane is not good for jet lag.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
You can tell how much fun a city is going to be if Nobu is in it.
— Madonna Ciccone
In my generation, there was no sushi school, no cooking school, so people have to learn from working.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I am very lucky to consider many of my business associates friends. Some are closer than others, but I respect and value all of them.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I like Mercedes because my wife has been in two big accidents and emerged without a scratch, thanks to the safety of these cars.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I am thankful to Nichia Chemical Corporation and its founder Nobu Ogawa, who gave me the research opportunity to create a blue LED.
— Shuji Nakamura
I like to keep healthy physically and mentally, too.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
When I'm home in L.A., I go to La Brea, a bakery which does artisan breads, excellent sourdoughs primarily, but also patisserie and cakes.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
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.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are my essentials.
— 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.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Sushi is something very exclusive. It is not like a McDonald's, not like a hot dog, not like a French fry. It's very high-class cooking in Japan.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
A sushi chef has to spot the best-quality fresh fish instantly.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
A different spice is the most interesting thing to me.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Once I fell out of a tree and was hit by a motorbike. I still have the scar on my head now.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
People eat the chicken, people eat the beef, they still say, 'Don't kill the fish.'
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I can live without a computer. My assistant checks my e-mails.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I learned from my first restaurant: Make customers happy, make sure the customer comes back again. And automatically, success has followed me.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I always eat a meal at home before I leave for the airport, so I only eat the soup and salad on the plane.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Swimming keeps me fit and flexible, and it helps that I have a large pool at my house in Beverly Hills.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I don't go out much.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Making sushi is an art, and experience is everything.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
People who make mistakes but try their best, other people will support. But people who make mistakes because they're lazy, nobody supports.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I'm a lucky person because the company keeps growing, and that means my team keeps growing.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Whenever possible, buy a fish whole. With tuna, this isn't practical; with smaller fish, it is.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
I want to always keep going. I don't want to ever stop.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef.
— Nobu Matsuhisa
In Tokyo, we have more three-star Michelin restaurants than Paris.
— Nobu Matsuhisa