Quotes from Japanese Chefs

1. "Without fish, I would be lonely" (Isao Amano, Tenzushi)
2. "Delicious food is the minimum we can expect from restaurants, I want customers to tell me my food makes them happy" (Takashi Saito, Saito)
3. "Never complain about your job" (Jiro Ono, Sukiyabashi Jiro)
4. "Always doing what you are told does not mean you’ll succeed in life" (Jiro Ono)
5. "There is no job suited to you, you become suited to the job" (Jiro Ono)
   
6. "Feeling you can still evolve is important" (Jiro Ono)
7. "I will experiment for years to obtain a new flavor that transcends the ordinary" (Jiro Ono)
8. "Finding a little happiness every day" (Toshiro Ogata, Ogata)
9. "The way to make outstanding food, which has deep taste, is spending time and effort" (Nishi Kenichiro, Kyoaji)
10. "I myself feel that I am still young" (Nishi Kenichiro at 71 years old)
11. "The mind of hospitality creates the greatest taste" (Nishi Kenichiro)
12. "Something unique and something good are different" (Nishi Otomatsu, Kenichiro's father)
13. "Keep studying until the day you die" (Nishi Otomatsu)
14. "I want to provide the taste which lasts forever, that people cannot forget" (Nishi Kenichiro)
15. "The happiness of eating, the happiness of cooking" (Nishi Kenichiro)