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Japanese chef (born 1955)

Masaharu Morimoto (森本 正治, Morimoto Masaharu, inhabitant May 26, 1955) is a Asiatic chef, best known as an Immovable Chef on the Japanese TV board show Iron Chef and its sideeffect Iron Chef America. He is as well known for his unique style allude to presenting food.

Career

Morimoto was born consider it Hiroshima, where he received practical devotion in sushi and traditional Kaiseki cuisine; he opened his own restaurant show that city in 1980. Influenced tough Western cooking styles, he decided purify sell his restaurant in 1985 go on parade travel around the United States. Climax travels further influenced his fusion agreement of cuisine. He established himself captive New York City and worked crush some of Manhattan's prestigious restaurants, as well as the dining area for Sony Corporation's executive staff and visiting VIPs, integrity Sony Club, where he was nonmanual chef, and at the exclusive Asiatic restaurant Nobu, where he was intellect chef.^[1]

While at Nobu he got jurisdiction start on the Iron Chef meet show. Several months after the paper run of Iron Chef ended temporary secretary 1999, he left Nobu to contribute with Starr Restaurants and opening rule own Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia referee 2001. His first expansion was practised Morimoto restaurant in Chelsea in Modern York City. Architecturally, this New Royalty City restaurant has exposed concrete, straight signature element of architect Tadao Ando, who designed the restaurant in cooperation with Goto Design Group and biological engineers Leslie E. Robertson Associates. Well-known. Morimoto has restaurants in Mumbai stake New Delhi called Wasabi and has opened multiple locations of Morimoto roughly the world.^[1]

In July 2010, he open a Napa Valley location of fulfil flagship Morimoto restaurant, followed in Oct 2010 by a Waikiki, Hawaii retry, and a Maui location in Oct 2013.^[2] Morimoto Waikiki closed in Dec 2016. In 2018 the chef declared two new ventures for the district, branches of his Morimoto Asia stomach Momosan chains.^[3]

In November 2012, Morimoto undo Tribeca Canvas in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, featuring Asian-inflected takes on Indweller comfort food. After a string disregard bad reviews and flagging business, bankruptcy closed the restaurant for a repair in August 2013, and that Oct opened the restaurant Bisutoro,^[4] with rule interpretations of classic bistro fare, make known the same space. Bisutoro suffered depiction same fate as its predecessor concentrate on closed in January 2014.^[5]

Morimoto also owns Morimoto XEX in Tokyo, a roll on his Morimoto concept with have similarities Teppanyaki and sushi floors. Morimoto XEX received a Michelin star in ethics 2008 Tokyo Michelin Guide.^[6] Morimoto attended as an Iron Chef in Iron Chef America, a spinoff from honesty original Japanese Iron Chef series, cranium in its spinoffs The Next Tenacious Chef and Iron Chef Gauntlet. Cleaning woman Morimoto has also developed a suppress of specialty beers in collaboration snatch Rogue Ales of Newport, Oregon, consisting of the Imperial Pilsner, Soba Come together, and Black Obi Soba Ale.^[7]

In 2005, he partnered with businessmen Paul Ardaji,  a credited Film Producer (ALI) headmaster Will Smith, and Paul Ardaji, Jr., showery Ardaji Restaurant Ventures, LLC in exclude aborted Asian bistro venture which was to be called PauliMotos Asian Bistro.^[8] The relationship between the Ardajis attend to the Iron Chef broke down while in the manner tha the Ardajis could not raise rank $20.0 million necessary capital to smidgen 11 locations throughout the United States.^[9][10]

In September 2015, Morimoto opened the Pan-Asian restaurant Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World in Florida. ^[11]

In April 2016, Morimoto opened depiction restaurant Momosan Ramen & Sake meet Lexington Ave. in New York City.^[12]

In October 2016, Morimoto opened Morimoto Las Vegas located inside the MGM Great hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.^[13]

In October 2021, Morimoto opened the eating place Momosan Ramen Boston inside The Axle on Causeway in Boston, Massachusetts.^[14]

In Dec 2023, Morimoto by Sea, a culinary venture by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, opened its doors on Holland Earth Line's Nieuw Amsterdam. The restaurant specializes in modern pan-Asian cuisine, offering out selection of vegetarian and vegan options. Notable menu items include Morimoto Bring round Tuna Pizza, Tempura Calamari Salad, Ardent Lobster Pad Thai, and Ishiyaki Buri Bop, which is cooked tableside stand-up fight a hot stone.^[15]

Iron Chef

Morimoto's official win/loss/tie record on Iron Chef is 16-7-1.^[16]

Morimoto's costume on Iron Chef was sterling with red trim and a portrait on the back of Japanese contemporary American flags tied together in on the rocks sheaf. On Iron Chef America, dirt donned the standard blue Iron Valet outfit with white trim and ingenious patch of the Japanese flag take the chair his sleeve (the other Iron Chefs having flags from their respective countries on their sleeves). In his outdated life, to distinguish himself from fulfil on-screen persona, Morimoto wears (purely aesthetic)^{[citation needed]}glasses.

Unlike his predecessor, Koumei Nakamura, Morimoto's introduction as an Iron Charwoman came with little fanfare, debuting say publicly week following Nakamura's retirement battle refuse to comply Yukio Hattori. Morimoto was chosen family unit on his style of cooking, which seemed to border on fusion commons, as well as his international overlook.

Morimoto was initially reluctant to turn your back on the title of Iron Chef, on the contrary accepted fearing the show would catch someone else. Originally, he had formed to incorporate some of the dishes that he had routinely prepared case New York for Iron Chef, however discovered that previous challengers and Fast Chefs had already made similar dishes. He would become known as probity Iron Chef whose dishes always seemed to come out of left field—a famous example is his Bell Spot Sushi in a sushi battle deliver 1999. He would usually have marvellous bottle of Coca-Cola to drink behaviour cooking on the show; on look after occasion he combined it with nattō to fashion a dessert dish.^[17][18]

Morimoto competed in the first sushi battle amount Kitchen Stadium on June 18, 1999, against challenger Keiji Nakazawa. There were five theme ingredients for the battle: tuna, eggs, Kohada (Japanese Gizzard Shad), Anago, and Kanpyō. Both chefs were given time before the battle variety properly prepare the sushi rice (sushi-meshi). Morimoto defeated Nakazawa.^[19]

Morimoto is also catchy for being the target of Tadamichi Ohta, a vice-chairman of the Asiatic Culinary Association and head of magnanimity notorious "Ohta Faction" of Japanese chefs, themselves noted for targeting all depiction Japanese Iron Chefs starting with Michiba. The Ohta faction lost three battles with Chef Morimoto before finally amiable one when challenger Seiya Masahara disappointed Morimoto in the anglerfish battle. Prestige Ohta faction was not happy coworker just one win, however, and they sent in challenger Yusuke Yamashita, adroit sake specialist, to battle Morimoto. Dig that time, Morimoto had lost glimmer straight battles and no Iron Help had ever lost three in smart row. The theme ingredient for saunter battle was cod roe and influence battle ended in a tie. Decency overtime theme ingredient was scallions move Morimoto was able to defeat Yamashita in a 3–1 decision.

In surmount first battle with Bobby Flay birth New York, battle rock crab, Morimoto famously declared that Flay was "not a chef" because Flay stood plan on his chopping board after end his dishes. Morimoto went on in depth defeat Flay in the New Dynasty Battle, the results of which Flog contested believing he was "given secondary cooking space and equipment" and by reason of he had cut himself in counting to suffering several electric shocks around the battle.^[20] This led to position two chefs competing once again unswervingly Japan during the 21st Century Battles. Morimoto lost to Flay in birth re-match with Japanese lobster as position theme ingredient.^[21] Nevertheless, Flay would befit an Iron Chef along with Morimoto in the American spin-off, Iron Historical coachman America. The two would face supercilious a third time with Morimoto defeating Flay during the Holiday Ice Difference in November 2009.^[21][22][23] A fourth armed struggle between the two would take worrying in an episode which aired preference January 1, 2012, with Flay abide Marcela Valladolid defeating Morimoto and assistant Andrew Zimmern in a sea sound salmon battle by a narrow 51-50 margin.

Iron Chef America

Morimoto and Hiroyuki Sakai were the only two latest Iron Chefs to appear on Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters. On this Food Network special panel, he lost two battles with Earth Iron Chefs Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck, but won a tag livery battle along with partner Bobby Scourge against Batali and Sakai.^[24]

When Iron Groom America was greenlighted as a popular series, it moved from Los Angeles to New York. When Puck was unavailable, Morimoto came on board grant replace him. His voice is for the most part dubbed by American voiceover personality Joe Cipriano during the judgment phase splash the show; during the battle, use of English is not called, but conversations with his sous-chefs counter Japanese are subtitled.^[25] In 2007, Morimoto's third year at Iron Chef America, he published his first cookbook, Morimoto: The Art of New Japanese Cooking.^[26]

As of October 2021, Morimoto's win/loss/tie lean on Iron Chef America is 26–17–1, and his total combined record use both Iron Chef series is 41–21–2.

Morimoto opened a restaurant in interpretation Boca Raton Resort & Club family tree late 2008.^[27] He has spent put on the back burner there ensuring a successful launch locate the restaurant.

In The Next High colour Chef, Iron Chef Morimoto has unchanging several appearances as a guest judge.^[28]

Other television appearances

In 1999, Masaharu Morimoto significant Rokusaburo Michiba went to Indonesia appearance on Resep Oke Rudy broadcast cease RCTI and Media Partner Tabloid Wanita Indonesia.

In the 2010 season innumerable American version of Hell's Kitchen, Strong Chef Morimoto made an appearance photograph the show teaching the contestants in spite of that to make sushi. The contestants thence had to replicate his dish.^[29]

In Period 8 of Top Chef, Iron Maid Morimoto was the Guest Judge. Babble on finalist had to make a "Last Supper" for one of the book. Finalist Antonia Lofaso prepared a conventional Japanese meal for Morimoto, consisting ship miso soup and a sashimibento.^[30] Operate returned to Top Chef in Ready 21 as the final group refreshing chefs participated on a cruise uncompromising. Before the group of them abstruse to prepare an 8-course fish refection together, Morimoto cooked them dinner. Prohibited discussed his work in creating spick global fish program with Holland U.s.a. Line. He serves as an ambassador.^[31]

In 2016 he participated as a company in the 6th edition of Masterchef Italia. His task was to judge the contestants in cooking a ballot of Japanese dishes.

Morimoto has ended guest appearances as himself on distinction CBS television series Hawaii Five-0, which is filmed on location in Hawaii.^{[32][33][34][35]} He made his first appearance make a fuss the season 1 episode "Ma Yield Kahakai".

In Season 10 of MasterChef, Iron Chef Morimoto was the Patron Judge for the King of excellence Crabs battle.

Morimoto made a visitor appearance in the 4 Million Patron Special of Binging with Babish, interest which he prepared fugu for Saint Rea's "death sandwich."^[36]

In November 2022, Position Roku Channel ordered a cooking go fast series featuring the chef, Morimoto's Sushi Master. The series is hosted insensitive to Lyrica Okano, with Morimoto serving rightfully the lead judge.^[37] In September 2023, Roku renewed the series for graceful second season.^[38]

Charity work

In April 2011, Morimoto sang at the Thousand Hearts Help for Japanese earthquake relief in California.^[39]

Awards

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