5) Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese-born Nobuyuki Matsuhisa is a chef and restaurateur known renowned for his fusing traditional Japanese dishes with South American ingredients.
Nobu is executive chef at co-owner of Nobu Las Vegas, with Robert De Niro and managing partner Richie Notar.
The outlet has earned a Michelin star — and today there are numerous other Nobu restaurants around the world: in Dallas, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Athens, Melbourne, London and of course Dubai, at Atlantis The Palm.
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Sep 7, 2009
Many thanks to James and Aj for their comments. I'd just like to emphasise that the Top 20 Most Influential Celeb Chefs listing was compiled on the basis of votes cast by F&B professionals who took part in the Caterer F&B Survey last month. The listed celebrity chefs needed to be not just intern...
Sep 7, 2009 , United Arab Emirates
We all know these people - would it not have been better and more appropriate to focus on the Talent that we have in The Middle East? There are many amazing Chefs in the hotel industry in the Middle East that deserve some recognition as well??