Nobu Matsuhisa

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Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久信幸 Matsu-hisa Nobu-yuki; born^[1] 1949 in Saitama, Japan) is an international celebrity chef and restaurateur. Nobu is known for his fusion cuisine which blends traditional Japanese dishes with South American (Peruvian and Argentinian) ingredients. His signature dish is black cod in miso. He was also the pioneer of soft shell crab and shrimp tempura rolls, both attempts to please the western palate. Nobu is the co-owner (one of his partners is Robert De Niro) and executive chef of Nobu New York in TriBeCa, New York City. The success of Nobu New York spawned several similarly themed restaurants in New York City, London, and Tokyo.

He also made a cameo role in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember as the Japanese business man "Mr. Roboto".

1 Restaurants
2 Restaurants reviews
- 2.1 NOBU Hong Kong
3 Books
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Restaurants

Matsuhisa, Beverly Hills, California (opened 1987)
Nobu New York (opened 1994)
Nobu London (opened 1997)
Matsuhisa Aspen, Aspen, Colorado (opened 1998)
Next Door Nobu, New York City (opened 1998)
Nobu Tokyo (opened 1998)
Nobu Malibu (opened 1999)
Nobu Las Vegas (opened 1999)
Ubon Los Angeles, CA (@ the Beverly Center) (opened 1999, closed c.2001)
- (Ubon is Nobu spelled backwards)
Nobu Milano (opened 2000)
Ubon by Nobu, London (opened 2000)
Nobu Miami Beach (opened 2001)
Nobu Fifty Seven, New York City (opened 2005)
Nobu Berkley, London (opened 2005)
Nobu Crescent Court, Dallas (opened 2005)
Nobu Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas (opened 2006)
Nobu Hong Kong (opened on 24 December 2006)
Nobu Waikiki (Opening 2007)
Nobu Melbourne (Opening 2007)
Nobu San Diego (Opening 2007)

[edit] Restaurants reviews

[edit] NOBU Hong Kong

In a restaurant review in issue 887 (March 8th, 2007) of Next Magazine, the Hong Kong based food critic Chua Lam (also known in Japan as a judge on the show Iron Chef), quoted his good friend and fellow dinner Ni Kuang in rating NOBU Hong Kong with 90/100 for service and only 10/100 for food.^[2] In issue 889 (March 22nd, 2007), the magazine's owner Lai Chee Ying stated in his own column that Ni Kuang was being kind after he had visited the establishment himself. Lai described the group's dining experience as "awful" and "totally disappointing".^[3]