intro history

Question 1

nobuyuki matsuhisa (nobu-san)
robert deniro
meir teper

Answer 1

nobu partners

Question 2

-he and friend meir went to matsuhisa in beverly hills and he wanted one to come to new york
-his support draws in famous people
-took 5 years to convince nobu to branch out to new york

Answer 2

robert deniro

Question 3

film producer
has a lot to do with the design of the restaurants

Answer 3

meir teper

Question 4

ny and london partner

Answer 4

drew nieporent

Question 5

COO
worked at ny location

Answer 5

hiro tahara

Question 6

-started career at 17
-worked at Matsuei for ~7 years
-went to Peru in 1972
–opened sushi restaurant in Lima

Answer 6

nobu matsuhisa

Question 7

nobu’s influences

Answer 7

japanese, south american, peruvian

Question 8

nobu’s birthplace

Answer 8

saitama, japan

Question 9

fish that made nobu popular

Answer 9

anago (sea eel)

Question 10

state that nobu and his partner’s first restaurant was in

Answer 10

alaska

Question 11

what happened to nobu’s alaska restaurant

Answer 11

burned down

Question 12

year nobu opened his first solo restaurant

Answer 12

1987

Question 13

name of nobu’s first solo restaurant

Answer 13

matsuhisa

Question 14

location of matsuhisa

Answer 14

beverly hills

Question 15

the year that nobu NY opened
-partners were nobu, robert, drew nieporent
-opened in manhattan

Answer 15

1994

Question 16

only sake brand served at nobu
means “northern snow”
from Sado Island in Japan
owned by Hazu-san

Answer 16

hokusetsu

Question 17

observe–>anticipate–>prioritize–>act
big picture
wide vision

Answer 17

style of service

Question 18

a partner
ran studio 54

Answer 18

richie notar

Question 19

heart

Answer 19

kokoro

Question 20

more than just a restaurant

Answer 20

brand

Question 21

knowledge is

Answer 21

power

Question 22

power creates

Answer 22

confidence

Question 23

confidence creates

Answer 23

comfort