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Nobu Matsuhisa
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Nobu Matsuhisa

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Combining Japanese cooking with Peruvian influences and building the Nobu restaurant brand.

Matsuhisa restaurant · Nobu Tribeca

Born
10 March 1949
Birthplace
Saitama, Japan

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Nobu Matsuhisa

Nobu Matsuhisa is a Japanese chef and restaurateur known for dishes including miso-marinated black cod.

Early life

Saitama upbringing

Lost his father as a child and was raised by his mother.

Tokyo apprenticeship

Trained in a sushi restaurant before moving abroad.

Career

  1. 1973

    Peru

    Opened a restaurant in Lima and adapted to local ingredients.

  2. 1987

    Matsuhisa

    Opened his restaurant in the Los Angeles area.

  3. 1994 onward

    Nobu

    Opened in New York with partners and expanded internationally.

Restaurants & dishes

Matsuhisa restaurant

Established his distinctive approach in California.

Nobu Tribeca

Began the international restaurant partnership.

Black cod with miso

A sweet-savoury preparation associated with his restaurants.

Beyond the kitchen

Setbacks

An early restaurant in Alaska was destroyed by fire.

Film appearances

Has appeared in films including Casino.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references ↗Matsuhisa: restaurant history ↗

Photo: https://www.youtube.com/@Sethluifoodtravel. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.