After Masaharu determined to leave his place at Nobu and was presented with the chance to compete in the original Japanese Iron Chef show which aired out until late 1999.
He opened up his eating house, Morimoto in Philadelphia, New York, Boca Raton, Napa, Waikiki, and Mexico City, started branching outside the United States with Wasabi by Morimoto in Mumbai and New Delhi, and he continued his global reach opening a new sushi restaurant, Morimoto XEX in Tokyo. In 2010 he opened two additional Morimoto locations in Napa Valley and Waikiki, and in late 2011 opened up the latest and arguably most inspiring addition to the Morimoto franchise in Mexico City. Another restaurant is Live in Los Angele's.
Morimoto define his own originative approach to factors and tones with eating house throughout the globe. He has created a unique line of specialty beers in collaboration. He says about his passion, is the seamless integration of Western and Japanese ingredients..
In 2006 Masaharu Morimoto get prize for Top Newcomer by Zagat and Hot List Restaurant by Conde Nast Traveler - Morimoto, New York. He also got Best New Restaurants by New York Magazine in 2006 and in 2007 He got James Beard Foundation nominated for Outstanding Restaurant Design Morimoto, New York & also James Beard Foundation nominated for Outstanding Restaurant Design Morimoto, New York in 2008.
In 2009 - Sang at the Thousand Hearts Welfare for Japanese quake relief in California.
The new art of Japanese cooking is written by him. His extra productions are-Morimoto knife & block set, Morimoto specialty beers Imperial Pilsner, Soba Ale, and Black Obi Soba Ale.
While Morimoto has become one of the most successful chefs in the world, his future as a chef wasnt always so certain. His prowess as a ballplayer got him drafted into the big league in Japan. A catcher, Morimoto never carry it to the big leagues after enduring a career-ending shoulder joint hurt and instead followed a culinary.