woman: [ speaking japanese ] [ speaking non-english ] i took a walk in this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la-la-la sha, la, la, la-la sha, la, la, la, la-la-la this is the restaurant masa in new york city tucked away fourth floor of the time warner center on columbus circle. it america s most expensive restaurant. dinner here costs around $600 per person, before sake or extra pieces of the most outrageously high-quality tuna on the planet. the raw ingredients are unparalleled often flown in from japan or grown specially to this man s specifications. this is masa takayama. to call him america s top sushi chef is an injustice as he is much more than that. what is it about him that set him apart took him from a bleak farming community in rural japan to become first the toast of los angeles, and later the king of new york? it is a fascinating st
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some sea urchin roe, or uni, and some high test otoro tuna that any new york sushi enthusiast would cheerfully cut their best friends throat for. masa: good, huh? anthony: fantastic. ishi: [ speaking japanese ] anthony: bold words. masa: maybe better. anthony: typical japanese meal. champagne, sancerre. masa: that s what we do. anthony: country cooking at its best, right? [ laughter ]
catherine: she s saying he probably works more here, than at the restaurant. [ laughter ] anthony: oh man, nice wasabi. masa: this is great flavor, so you have to scrape first. have to scrape, then go this way. ooh! anthony: yeah, nice. wow, look at that. comfort food is one thing, and damn, it s wonderful, but masa being masa, you ll notice there s a mountain of decidedly luxurious sashimi brought up from tsukiji market in tokyo this morning. masa: this we do all the time, you know. pretty simple. easy. anthony: oh yeah. that s just a nice, big pile of incredible beautiful uni like that. i do that all the time. some sea urchin roe, or uni, and some high-test otoro tuna that any new york sushi enthusiast would cheerfully cut their best friend s throat for.
anthony: oh man, nice wasabi. masa: this is great flavor, so you have to scrape first. have to scrape, then go this way. ooh! anthony: yeah, nice. wow, look at that. comfort food is one thing, and damn, it s wonderful, but masa being masa, you ll notice there s a mountain of decidedly luxurious sashimi brought up from tsukiji market in tokyo this morning. masa: this we do all the time, you know. pretty simple. easy. anthony: oh yeah. that s just a nice, big pile of incredible beautiful uni like that. i do that all the time. some sea urchin roe, or uni, and some high test otoro tuna that any new york sushi enthusiast would cheerfully cut their best friends throat for. masa: good, huh? anthony: fantastic. ishi: [ speaking japanese ]