I think that you’ve got to make something that pleases you and hope that other people feel the same way.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.

My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.

Respect for food is respect for life, for who we are and what we do.

One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.

Success is measured by the memories you create.

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