Rick B.
2013-05-17 16:03:03 UTC
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18316420-chef-to-the-stars-miki-nozawa-dies-following-confrontation-over-unpaid-bill?lite
Chef to the stars Miki Nozawa dies following confrontation over unpaid bill
By Carlo Angerer, Producer, NBC News
MUNICH, Germany -- A chef to the stars has died following a fight that
reportedly started with an argument over fried noodles.
Miki Nozawa, 57, died from a cerebral hemorrhage on Monday after confronting two
men outside a nightclub and demanding that they pay a bill left at his eponymous
Asian diner on the German resort island of Sylt, officials said.
According to German media reports, two customers had earlier left the restaurant
after complaining to Nozawa about their beef noodle dish. The German tabloid
Bild said the total bill was about $25.
Nozawa was beaten until he was unconscious, according to reports.
Senior public prosecutor Rüdiger Meienburg said an autopsy had not clearly
indicated whether the beating alone had killed Nozawa or had possibly
exacerbated an existing medical condition. He said authorities were waiting for
further results.
"We are vigorously investigating and trying to find out exactly what happened,"
Meienburg added.
He confirmed that police had questioned two suspects but said that the exact
sequence and nature of the events had not been determined.
Born in Tokyo and known for his Japanese-Italian fusion dishes, Nozawa had
cooked for celebrities including Mikhail Gorbachev, Phil Collins, Naomi Campbell
and Denzel Washington.
After a stint cooking for the rich and famous in Berlin and at the Billionaire
Club in Sardinia, Italy, Nozawa had recently moved to Sylt, an island known for
its luxurious lifestyle. He opened his Asian diner in March.
Chef to the stars Miki Nozawa dies following confrontation over unpaid bill
By Carlo Angerer, Producer, NBC News
MUNICH, Germany -- A chef to the stars has died following a fight that
reportedly started with an argument over fried noodles.
Miki Nozawa, 57, died from a cerebral hemorrhage on Monday after confronting two
men outside a nightclub and demanding that they pay a bill left at his eponymous
Asian diner on the German resort island of Sylt, officials said.
According to German media reports, two customers had earlier left the restaurant
after complaining to Nozawa about their beef noodle dish. The German tabloid
Bild said the total bill was about $25.
Nozawa was beaten until he was unconscious, according to reports.
Senior public prosecutor Rüdiger Meienburg said an autopsy had not clearly
indicated whether the beating alone had killed Nozawa or had possibly
exacerbated an existing medical condition. He said authorities were waiting for
further results.
"We are vigorously investigating and trying to find out exactly what happened,"
Meienburg added.
He confirmed that police had questioned two suspects but said that the exact
sequence and nature of the events had not been determined.
Born in Tokyo and known for his Japanese-Italian fusion dishes, Nozawa had
cooked for celebrities including Mikhail Gorbachev, Phil Collins, Naomi Campbell
and Denzel Washington.
After a stint cooking for the rich and famous in Berlin and at the Billionaire
Club in Sardinia, Italy, Nozawa had recently moved to Sylt, an island known for
its luxurious lifestyle. He opened his Asian diner in March.