A kitchen without a knife is not a kitchen.

- Masaharu Morimoto

Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher!

- Masaharu Morimoto

I always have dashi in my refrigerator—it's the almighty Japanese ingredient.

- Masaharu Morimoto

No rules. Don't be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn't have to have rules. I don't like it that way.

- Masaharu Morimoto

Culture and tradition have to change little by little. So 'new' means a little twist, a marriage of Japanese technique with French ingredients. My te…

- Masaharu Morimoto

I'm not making art, I'm making sushi

- Masaharu Morimoto

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 sam…

- Masaharu Morimoto

Just ask the local people for the best food. Don't rely on a guidebook.

- Masaharu Morimoto

When I was a kid, I have two dreams. I want to be a baseball player. Hometown, Hiroshima, has a Japanese baseball franchise team called Hiroshima Car…

- Masaharu Morimoto