Chef Nobu Matsuhisa

Nobu Matsuhisa is the acclaimed chef proprietor of Nobu and Matsuhisa restaurants located across five continents. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and opened his own restaurant in Beverly Hills ten years later. The restaurant quickly became hot spot and was frequented by Hollywood celebrities, including Robert De Niro, who invited Nobu to set up a restaurant in Tribeca. In August 1994, the two opened up Nobu to critical acclaim. He now has over forty restaurants and seven hotels around the world.