New York Is My, You Know, Second

Culture And Tradition Have To Change Little By Little. So 'new' Means A Little Twist, A Marriage Of Japanese Technique With French Ingredients. My Technique. Indian Food, Korean Food; I Put Italian Mozzarella Cheese With Sashimi. I Don't Think 'new New New.' I'm Not A Genius. A Little Twist.

On Behalf Of My Native Japan, I Am Grateful To The Culinary Community And Hospitality Industry For Working Together To Raise Much-needed Funds To Aid The Tsunami And Earthquake Victims.

No Rules. Don't Be Afraid To Do Whatever You Want. Cooking Doesn't Have To Have Rules. I Don't Like It That Way.

A Lot Of People Think Japanese Food Is Difficult, A Lot Of Work. But You Don't Have To Buy The Knife I Have. You Don't Have To Train As Long As I Have. You Can Do My Cooking In Your Kitchen.

I'm Not A Fighter, But In My Mind I'm Fighting Every Day. 'what's New? What Am I Doing?' I'm Fighting Myself. My Soul Is Samurai. My Roots Aren't Samurai, But My Soul Is.