Vegetables to me are - I don't want to say the most exciting part of cooking, but certainly a very exciting part of cooking, because they continue to change. They come into season and they go through different phases.

We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am.

In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships.

Vegetables to me are - I don't want to say the most exciting part of cooking, but certainly a very exciting part of cooking, because they continue to change. They come into season and they go through different phases.

A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.

Anyone can make a good roast chicken.

My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.