\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\tActor Sean Kaufman<\/a> dipping his toe in the Nobu Hotel Los Cabos<\/a> water. (Guests are required to sign a waiver that prohibits swimming in the ocean, so the hotel\u2019s multiple pools offer an alternative mode of refreshment.) <\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Simon<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe talent roster Nobu Los Cabos hosted for the occasion featured Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/a> (accompanied by Justin Mikita and their kids), Kaufman, Robin Thicke, Carmen Electra<\/a>, Chrishell Stause<\/a>, Liza Koshy<\/a>, and Amaya<\/a>. All were eager to start the party as soon as they arrived, but whether they landed with their luggage intact was a different story. Let\u2019s just say Kaufman was called what the A-list crowd considers to be slur-adjacent \u2014\u00a0an outfit repeater<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tAs part of the celebrations, the guests of honor got to enjoy a Taste of Nobu sunset dinner \u2014 a survey of the best Nobu dishes from locations worldwide, tiradito and spicy tuna rolls included \u2014 which ended on a high note with a beach fireworks display worthy of its setting. The crew also sailed to the famous Arco de Cabo San Lucas, but not before attending a sabrage soir\u00e9e, where champagne was opened saber-style with no shortage of pomp. Stause, the actress, real estate agent and reality star known for her role in Selling Sunset<\/em>, immediately started playing wife G Flip<\/a>\u2018s singles while on aux duties. And Thicke kept his spirits up with literal American Spirits, sneaking off to use them as a social-battery recharge in between courses of chocolata clam aguachile, a hokkaido uni sushi cup, and Japanese A5 wagyu.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\tThe onsite Nobu Restaurant at Nobu Hotel Los Cabos<\/a> feels like a perpetual feast punctuated by the finest slices of raw seafood, artful presentations, and intricate flavors that can only come from a chef who\u2019s been cooking on a professional scale for over five decades.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Simon<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tIt\u2019s unlikely that, at any other point, this lineup of stars would spend time with each other, better yet the multiple<\/em> days and nights at a Michelin Key\u2013winning resort during which they mingled, drank and enriched their already-present tans in the Cabo sun. We can credit only Nobu Matsuhisa<\/a> \u2014\u00a0the famed chef and business owner behind 19 hotels, from Manila to Marbella, and more than 50 restaurants \u2014\u00a0with the kind of power to bring people together that was necessary to pull off a jubilee of this caliber.<\/p>\n \n\tIf you were completely unfamiliar with the cult of Nobu, you wouldn\u2019t have a clue that the 76-year-old Japanese native, who pairs glistening Nike Air Force 1s<\/a> with his chef\u2019s whites, is the fuel behind it all.<\/p>\n \n\tI meet him first on a yacht, where he\u2019s drinking tea on the bottom deck with his team before stepping out onto the bow of the boat for photos. (Yes, everyone wants a photo of Chef, especially while he\u2019s in his natural element, barefoot and wearing merch from Los Cabos Sushi Club, which offers apparel and pop-up activations for fans of Matsuhisa\u2019s work.) <\/p>\n \n\tOnly a day later do I finally sit down with the man face to face, fresh off his sushi-making course alongside Gregorio Stephenson, executive chef at Nobu Malibu, and Toshiyuki Shiramizu, the Nobu Restaurant Group\u2019s corporate sushi chef. It looks like the busy weekend has gotten to Matsuhisa, but he still has those signature, impeccable manners on display, not to mention a willingness to get to know his clientele better \u2014\u00a0be they journalists or those on intimate terms with the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\tChef Nobu Matsuhisa preparing a sashimi dish, as part of Nobu Hotel Los Cabos<\/a>\u2018 anniversary programming.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStacia Datskovska<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tI\u2019m curious about what makes Nobu<\/a> Los Cabos special, not according to critics but in Matsuhisa\u2019s own words. \u201c\u200aWe have restaurants in big cities, but [they\u2019re] not like this one,\u201d the James Beard Award\u2013winner tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. He goes on to mention that the place is ripe with possibilities for connection, remembering a man he met while strolling on the beach recently, who showed him a video of his 16-month-old eating the yellow jalape\u00f1os served at Nobu. <\/p>\n \n\t\u200a\u201dIt feels like home. [My] big-city restaurants have a lot of business people meeting. But when people come here, nobody has stress,\u201d Matsuhisa, who hasn\u2019t missed a single sunrise since arriving in Cabo for the anniversary f\u00eate, says. He makes it a point to savor a slowed-down pace here, in a place where the desert and ocean meet.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\tFireworks display at the end of the Taste of Nobu dining experience on December 7, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Simon<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tAs for how he stays clear-headed and energized for all the projects and expansions that Nobu as a brand has up its metaphorical sleeve? (Upcoming hotels are landing everywhere from Baku and Cairo to Al Khobar and Krak\u00f3w.) \u201cIf I have nothing to do but stay home, I don\u2019t want to see anybody,\u201d Matsuhisa shares, smiling. \u201cI\u2019m married to my wife for over 50 years, so when I stay home, we don\u2019t have to say much. She supports me and my team supports me. I\u2019m a very lucky person.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLucky \u2014 the exact word that will come up as you stroll Nobu Los Cabos\u2019 acres, replete with luxuriously appointed infinity pools, cacti at every turn, wooden soaking tubs\u00a0in each Japanese minimalism\u2013inspired room, sculpture gardens featuring local flora, and terraces that lend themselves exceptionally well to a wedding or two (during my four-night stay, I was witness to three). You don\u2019t have to drop anchor at the adjacent Nobu Residences to experience the true extent of the favorable hand life has dealt you, although their sweeping golf course views and fully equipped kitchens do<\/em> give everything an extra sheen of opulence.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\tOne of the pools located on the Nobu Hotel Los Cabos<\/a> property.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNobu Hotel Los Cabos<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tJust don\u2019t leave Cabo without trying the restaurant\u2019s famous lychee martini and dedicating time towards scanning the coastline for whales. Like Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, they\u2019re sure to put on one hell of a show.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tNobu\u2019s lychee martini is so famous, you\u2019ll find dozens of copycat recipes online. We suggest saving your first sip for when you\u2019re on sacred ground (at Nobu Restaurant, that is). <\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Simon<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div> \t\tWant more from Chef Nobu? Amazon has some of his bestselling books on sale right now.\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Nobu: A Memoir\u2019 by Nobu Matsuhisa\t\t\t<\/h3>\n