New York Is My, You

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.

Because I'm A Chef, I Eat Out Frequently, So It's Hard For Me To Control What I Consume In Terms Of Calories. But When I'm At Home, I Eat What My Wife Cooks For Me. She Works Hard To Avoid Making Foods That Are High In Calories And Cholesterol, So Most Of The Time, She Makes Vegetarian Dishes.

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.

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.

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.