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I spent years overseas. I spent 11 years abroad.

I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had three other restaurants that went broke. It didn't all start just a few years ago!

I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan.

I worked in 40 restaurants over a five-year period.

I lived in New York for five years; I've lived in Barcelona, Rome, and Paris at different times. When I was 18, I was dying to live in a city.

I lived in Italy for two months when I was in college. And I traveled to Paris. I traveled to Egypt. I traveled to Spain. I just would travel a lot. I remember going to Paris and saying, speaking French, 'I would like some chicken and some fries.' And just the chicken and fries was, oh my gosh, just so amazing. I became intrigued and inspired.

I was lucky to live 10 years in France, so I learned how to eat and drink there.

I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world.

I spent the first five years of my life in Punjab, India, and then moved to New York.

I had five years in the business in Canada, and then I came down to the States in February of 2010. I had a good pilot season. I started getting guest star work. I started to get bigger stuff.