Nobu Matsuhisa is a Japanese business executive best known for playing Founder and chef in Matsuhisa Beverly Hills.
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Best Known For:Matsuhisa Beverly Hills
Breakthrough:Trained as a sushi chef in Tokyo
10 Quick Facts About Nobu Matsuhisa
- Full Name: Nobu Matsuhisa
- Nationality: Japanese
- Profession: Businessperson
- Known For: Matsuhisa Beverly Hills
- Date of Birth: March 10, 1949
- Age: 77 years old
- Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan
- Popular As: Nobuyuki Matsuhisa
- Net Worth: $113,000-$7,919,000 (Estimated range)
- Salary: $48,000-$481,000 (Estimated range)
Nobu Matsuhisa Age
Nobu Matsuhisa is about 77 years old as of 2026. Nobu Matsuhisa was born in 1949.
Career & Work
Nobu Matsuhisa's career includes writing and editorial roles with Nobu Restaurants and Matsuhisa.
Role: Author and culinary educator
Period: 2000s–Present
Details: International
Organization: Nobu Restaurants
Role: Co-founder and chef-proprietor
Period: 1994
Details: New York City and international
Organization: Matsuhisa
Role: Founder and chef-proprietor
Period: 1987
Details: Beverly Hills, California · Founded the restaurant whose innovative Japanese-Peruvian cuisine attracted Hollywood patrons and international culinary recognition.
Role: Documentary subject
Period: 2025
Details: International
Role: Japanese restaurant operator and chef
Period: 1970s
Details: Lima, Peru
Role: Chef and restaurant entrepreneur
Period: 1970s
Details: Argentina, Japan and Alaska
Rise to Fame
Nobu Matsuhisa rose to prominence for his role in the film Nobu.
Notable Works
Notable works include Nobu: The Cookbook, Nobu Now, and Nobu West.
Film
- Film: Nobu (Documentary subject, 2025) — Documentary examining his culinary career and international business
Books
- Book: Nobu: The Cookbook (Author, 2001) — Cookbook featuring signature recipes
- Book: Nobu Now (Author, 2005) — Culinary book
- Book: Nobu West (Author, 2007) — Cookbook
- Book: The Smiling Faces of My Guests Mean Everything (Author, 2014) — Japanese-language memoir
- Book: Nobu: A Memoir (Author, 2017) — English-language memoir
- Work: Matsuhisa Beverly Hills (Founder and chef, 1987) — Landmark Beverly Hills restaurant
- Work: Nobu New York (Co-founder and chef, 1994) — Original Nobu restaurant in Tribeca
Awards & Achievements
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award — Government of Japan — 2007 — Culinary contributions
- Most Influential Chefs of the Decade recognition — Madrid Fusión — 2009 — International culinary influence
- California Hall of Fame induction — California Museum — 2026 — Food and wine
Lesser Known Facts
- Nobu trained as a sushi chef in Tokyo for seven years before beginning his international career.
- He worked in Peru, Argentina, Japan and Alaska before establishing Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills.
- His distinctive cooking style developed partly through adapting Japanese food to ingredients available in Peru.
- The Japanese government honored him in 2024 for promoting Japanese food around the world.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Nobu Matsuhisa
- Popular As: Nobuyuki Matsuhisa
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: Businessperson
- Nationality: Japanese
- Living Status: Alive
Birth & Background
- Date of Birth: March 10, 1949
- Age: 77
- Birthday: March 10
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan
Net Worth & Income
- Salary: $48,000–$481,000 (Estimated range)
- Net Worth: $113,000–$7,919,000 (Estimated range)
- Source of Income: Performance contracts and related creative work
Related Biographies
- Robert De Niro(Collaborator • Business partner in Nobu restaurants.)
- Meir Teper (Collaborator • Co-founder and business partner in Nobu.)
- Drew Nieporent (Collaborator • Restaurateur and founding partner of the original Nobu restaurant.)
