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| A note from Nagata |
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| I have been making food for people in one way or another since I was 7 years old. I remember having an omellet some where and wanting to be able to make one myself. I practiced and practiced until I got it right. The perfect folds. I remember how beutiful it looked on the plate. I knew then that food would be my passion.
I had a unique up bringing. Having moved from Japan as a child my parents brought me up in the restaruant world. I prepared my first staek on an open hibachi grill at the grand opening of their restaurant. I was 9 and had just recently moved to California from Japan. I think my father thought it would an atrictive gimic to atract attention to his new Teppan yaki restaurant. I didn't know any better and I remember just wanting to cook. I do recall the feeling I got when someone tasted what I had created. That feeling stuck with me to this day. The overwhelming feeling of pride and satisfaction you get from watching a person taste food that you have created is addicting. To make a person feel good with flavor and texture is an art that I have been trying to create over and over agian for the past 25 years. |
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