How KFC's Colonel Sanders inspired Nobu co-founder
London
NOBU co-founder Drew Nieporent was a student at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration in the mid-1970s when he got to meet Colonel Harland Sanders - the face of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
"He came to lecture at Cornell and I found out he was staying at the Statler Hotel," Nieporent says. "And because I've got chutzpah, I went along with my housemate Ray Lund and knocked on his door. He was a total hero to me because I loved the chicken back 41 years ago, and I still love it today."
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