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Nobu : a memoir / Nobuyuki Matsuhisa.

by Matsuhisa, Nobuyuki.

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Emily Bestler Books/Atria, 2017.

647.95092 M434n

Matsuhisa, Nobuyuki.

Restaurateurs -- Japan -- Biography.

Restaurateurs -- United States -- Biography.

9781501122798 (hc.)

First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.

xvii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Translation of: Smiling faces of my guests mean everything.

"Originally published in Japanese in 2014 by Diamond Publishing as The Smiling Faces of My Guests Mean Everything."

"A memoir by the celebrity chef and international restaurateur, Nobu, as he divulges both his dramatic life story and reflects on the philosophy and passion that has made him one of the world's most widely respected Japanese fusion culinary artists. Nobu's influence on food and hospitality can be found from the highest levels of haute-cuisine to the food trucks you frequent during the work week - this is the Nobu that the public knows. We are introduced to the private Nobu: the man who failed three times before starting the restaurant that would grow into an empire; the man who credits the love and support of his wife and children as the only thing keeping him from committing suicide when his first restaurant burned down; and the man who values the busboy who makes sure each glass is crystal clear as highly as the chef who slices the fish for Omakase perfectly. What made him famous is the spirit of what exists on these pages. He has the traditional Japanese perspective that there is great pride to be found in every element of doing a job well, no matter how humble that job is. He shows us that success is as much about perseverance in the face of adversity as it is about innate talent. Nobu now has forty-seven restaurants and six hotels around the world. He is the author of Nobu's Vegetarian Cookbook and Nobu Now"--Provided by publisher.

"Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish is black cod in miso. Nobu was born in Saitama, Japan. When he was only seven years old, his father died in a traffic accident, and he and his two older brothers were raised by his mother. After graduating from high school, he worked at the restaurant Matsue Sushi in Shinjuku, Tokyo, for seven years and was invited by a regular customer, who was a Peruvian of Japanese descent, to open a Japanese restaurant in Peru. At age 24, he moved to Lima, Peru and opened a restaurant. Nobu was unable to find many of the ingredients he took for granted in Japan and had to improvise, and it was here that he developed his unique style of cuisine that incorporated Peruvian ingredients into Japanese dishes"--From wikipedia.org website.

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