Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher!

I always have dashi in my refrigerator—it's the almighty Japanese ingredient.

I'm not making art, I'm making sushi

Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher!

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.

New York is my, you know, second hometown.

I dont eat anything on an airplane.