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Starting out as a dishwasher at Kyoto, Cole has made a name for himself in the sushi world beyond the city's borders. In 2005, two years after Uchi's opening, Cole was named one of Food and Wine magazine's prestigious Best New Chefs, and last year the chef took on his idol Masaharu Morimoto in battle ginger on Iron Chef America.

We sat down with Blank one morning at Hudson’s last week - sunlight filtering in through the wine glasses which stood at silent attention during these rare peaceful moments before the deliveries and phone calls begin, and long before the first customer touches lip to fork. Despite his multiple accolades, you will find no pretention here: Blank emerges from the kitchen, suntanned and smiling, to sit down and chat with Austinist in the midst of the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival.