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
angeles daughters home los
Los Angeles is my home - I have my wife and two daughters growing up there.
barbecue home invite lots people staff steak
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 people come by, and I do a barbecue and salads, steak and sushi, and also lots of cheese.
artisan home la
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.
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.
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.
movies rather stay
Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies.
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.
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.
adds distinct dried food japanese subtle
I can't imagine Japanese food without dashi, a broth made with kelp and dried bonito flakes. It has the aroma of the sea, tinged with a subtle smokiness, and adds a very important, distinct flavor.
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.
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I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very basic. Try your best. But without passion, you will not have success.
I can live without a computer. My assistant checks my e-mails.
I grew up in the countryside in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.
history
Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history.