Nobu
Nobu is a restaurant and hotel chain with a representation in five continents. It takes its name from the first name of chef Nobu Matsuhisa and was founded as a joint venture by Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, Drew Nieporent and Meir Teper.
Founded | 1994 |
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Founder | Nobu Matsuhisa Robert De Niro Drew Nieporent Meir Teper |
Number of locations | 47 Restaurants (October 2020) 13 Hotels (October 2020) |
Divisions | Nobu Restaurants Nobu Hotels |
Background
It all began with Nobu Matsuhisa cooking at his Sushi restaurant Matsuhisa in Los Angeles and Robert De Niro who was a regular client at the restaurant since 1988.[1] After a while during which De Niro brought his friends and family to the place he offered to open a restaurant in Tribeca, New York together with Matsuhisa. Nobu Matsuhisa thought that it was too early for his team to open another restaurant at the time, and declined.[1] De Niro didn't give up and kept coming to the restaurant Matsuhisa, when he was in Los Angeles and by 1994, he convinced Nobu Matsuhisa to open a restaurant in Tribeca.[1]
History
Restaurants
In 1994, Nobu Matsuhisa, the actor Robert De Niro, restaurateur Drew Nieporent and investor Meir Teper agreed to a joint venture and on the 17 September 1994, the first Nobu opened its doors.[2] Nobu's famous signature dish is black cod with miso.[3]
By 1997 the first Nobu opened outside of the United States, in London.[2] By 2018, the chain has expanded to 38 restaurants[4] and currently (November 2020) counts 47 restaurants.[5]
Hotels
The first Nobu Hotel opened inside Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada in 2013.[6] Two years later, in May 2015, the Nobu opened a Hotel in the City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines.[7] In October of the same year, the Australian billionaire James Packer bought a stake of 20% of Nobu for 100 Mio.$.[8] By October 2020, the chain had 13 hotels.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Matsuhisa, Nobu (2017-11-13). "How Robert De Niro Convinced Nobu to Build a Restaurant Empire". Eater. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ a b Squires, Kathleen (17 September 2014). "10 Great Moments in the History of Nobu". www.zagat.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "How Nobu's Most Famous Dish Helped Launch a Global Restaurant Empire". Grub Street. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Mastrandrea, Paige. "Chef Nobu Matsuhisa On His Expanding Empire And How He's Cementing His Legacy". hauteliving.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nobu Global » Nobu Restaurants". noburestaurants.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Laura Schreffler (7 January 2016). "Haute Living Sits Down With Robert De Niro". Haute Living. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Nobu Hotel at City of Dreams Manila Opens in the Philippines". www.hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "James Packer and Robert De Niro in Nobu restaurant joint venture". Australian Financial Review. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Murray, Mike. "Our Nobu Hotel Destinations | Nobu Hotels". Nobu Hotels - Corporate. Retrieved 2020-11-16.