Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese chef
Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久 信幸, Matsuhisa Nobuyuki; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish is black cod in miso. He has restaurants bearing his name in several countries and major cities such as New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. He has also played small parts in three major films.
Biography
Nobu was born in Saitama, Japan. When he was eight years old, his father died in a traffic crash, and he and his two older brothers were raised by his mother. Immediately following the death of his father, Nobu began to travel the world. Over the next decade, while being raised by his mother, Nobu Matsuhisa experienced many cultures and witnessed first hand the reaches of poverty and hunger. His experience influenced his efforts later in life to give back to communities through his business ventures.
After graduating from high school, he began working as a dishwasher at the restaurant Matsue Sushi in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
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