In Russia he was followed by the Secret Police. He'd get a job, support himself, everywhere he was, and that's where he learned about the world and restaurants. And ended up here, in Nantucket. I was first in New York City, working mostly in restaurants. Because of my language, my experience, you know.
Family is first.
So there's no 'single culture' in Japan like we have. Yosh wanted to escape some of that regimentation and see the world. Anyway, when he landed in New York he wanted to stay in this country, and I wanted to have my own business, so we were both leaning toward the restaurant life. For a while I worked in New York, in the offices of the Graduate School at Columbia University. And Yoshi learned how to do sushi in New York.