New York Is My, You Know, Second

A Lot Of People Call Me A Celebrity Chef, But I Don't Think That I'm A Celebrity. So I Want To Stay Keeping Just A Chef. That's More Comfortable.

When I'm On The Road, I Wake Up Early And Walk A Lot. I'm Very Healthy. But When I Come Back Home, I Am More Tempted By Guilty Pleasures, Such As Eating Too Many Sweets And Sleeping A Lot.

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.

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.

I've Been Making Sushi For 38 Years, And I'm Still Learning. You Have To Consider The Size And Color Of The Ingredients, How Much Salt And Vinegar To Use And How The Seasons Affect The Fattiness Of The Fish.