masa: beautiful color, huh? anthony: looking good. masa: right? anthony: get together with some friends and cook up some al fresco, mountain style sukiyaki, bitches. maybe a little tempura made from foraged wild asparagus and fukinoto. yep. masa: beautiful. anthony: and when it s sukiyaki time, after a whole lot of, shall we say, home brewed sake you just kick back, stir in the maitakes and the shiitakes and some tochigi beef, and enjoy the day. masa: this is what i do. beautiful, right? anthony: oh yeah. this is going to be good. masa: yeah, more, more, more, more, more. more, more, more, more, more, more, more yeah, yeah. good, good, good. anthony: nice eggs. masa: beautiful eggs. so good. see? that s what i like.
ginger drizzled with house-made soy. masa: yeah, i love this kind of stuff. very simple, right? anthony: oh, that s fantastic. masa: [ speaking japanese ] anthony: love it. masa: [ speaking japanese ] see here s one that marinated in soy sauce. very old style. anthony: man, that looks good. masa: yeah. anthony: maguro, bluefin tuna prepared in classic zuke style. that s so beautiful. masa: yeah. anthony: what happened if you did a bad job? masa: he didn t slap, but you know, the thing is a lot of punishment. anthony: yeah, you don t go home feeling good. masa: yelling. yelling. anthony: yelling. masa: yelling. anthony: how does he remember you? good guy, bad guy? pain in the ass? masa: [ speaking japanese ]
how to cut it. masa: 10, 11, 12, that time already, i started to grill the fish. ishi: [ speaking japanese ] anthony: her opinion, were you a good student? [ laughter ] masa: i was, right? anthony: a good one? [ laughter ] masa: [ speaking japanese ] ishi: [ speaking japanese ] anthony: so, were you surprised that he became a big success in america? ishi: [ speaking japanese ] anthony: you were not a lazy kid. you had dreams, and you wanted to do masa: that s right. i can t sit long. i gotta do something. ishi: [ speaking japanese ] catherine: she s saying he probably works more here, than at the restaurant. [ laughter ]
sugyiyama: [ speaking japanese ] anthony: japanese tiger prawn, octopus, and fluke sashimi. masa: japanese cooking, we care very much about the ki, which is fighting spirits. like this, right? anthony: mm-hmm. striped jack brushed with soy and sake. sugyiyama: [ speaking japanese ] masa: this moment, do not miss this. then, grab it, right? you eat. see? anthony: mm. masa: that s why you gotta eat quickly. if 30 second, one minute anthony: it s dying. masa: ki is leaving somewhere. masa: also, the fish, sushis arrive moving. swimming. very fast. done. amazing. this momentum is ended right there. it s very important. anthony: anago, or sea eel, a handroll in fresh, crackling seaweed.