No Rules. Don't Be Afraid To Do

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.

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.

I Buy Soy Sauce And Flavor It Five Different Ways: With Sake, Mirin, Sugar, Kombu And Bonito Flakes. I Use Them On Lots Of Dishes At Home.

Japanese Chefs Believe Our Soul Goes Into Our Knives Once We Start Using Them. You Wouldn't Put Your Soul In A Dishwasher!

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.