Hardest Working Man In the Chef Biz Michael Lee of M Sushi & M Kokko
Featured Guest: Chef Mike Lee
F&B People, establishments and things mentioned on the show:
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa- who has his knives ready & waiting at all Nobu’s
Chef Thomas Keller- who Chef Mike dreams of cooking for
Makgeolli- Korean unfiltered sake
Fukuoka, Japan – the capital of Ramen
Tsukemen- Japanese dipping noodles for Ramen
Andrew Ollum - Pastry Chef of AC Restaurants
Steve Day - Owner of Plates Restaurant
Memorable quotes from the Show & other stuff:
“Knives are an extension of your hand.”- Mike Lee
“Looking for chicken dicks.”- Max Trujillo
“Wax on, Wax off.” Pat Morita aka Mr. Miyagi- Karate Kid
Bruce Lee 1 inch punch
“Climax of the flavor of the fish”- Prompt by Chef Lee – so that’s a basic key to sushi the temperature per fish equates to the optimum flavor- Matthew Weiss
Bistro Voltron- just listen to the damn show!
