Just ask the local people for the best food. Don't rely on a guidebook.
I want to expand my cuisine to this country. I love America. I have been here 22 years.
You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher!
I'm not making art, I'm making sushi
A lot of people call me a celebrity chef, but I don't think that I'm a celebrity. So I want to stay keeping just a chef. That's more comfortable.
I'm not a fighter, but in my mind I'm fighting every day. 'What's new? What am I doing?' I'm fighting myself. My soul is samurai. My roots aren't samurai, but my soul is.