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SALONE 2007
SALONE2007
- Yokohama Motomachi/Yamashita Park, Kanagawa
- Italian,Italian/French / Wine / Italian
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細田 健太郎HONDA KENTARO
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Studying at the restaurant with the food he fell in love with, turning his dream of becoming a chef into reality
He was born in Tochigi prefecture in 1981. After graduating from high school, he worked at places such as a hair salon in Harajuku. One day, he was deeply impressed by the food at an Italian restaurant (currently "Biodinamico") that a foodie acquaintance brought him to. He decided to enter that restaurant, and trained for a year and a half there. Subsequently, he transferred to an affiliated restaurant, "SALONE 2007", which had been open for half a year. He rubbed shoulders with chefs and members of the staff, many of whom had returned from Italy, while studying there, and rose to take on part of the responsibilities of a sous chef in 2012. Currently, he operates the kitchen by himself as a chef.
細田 健太郎HONDA KENTARO
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Ristorante QUINTOCANTO
Ristorante QUINTOCANTO
- Nakanoshima, Osaka
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Pasta
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弓削 啓太YUGE KEITA
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He moves even before he thinks. That kind of energy once brought him to the national stage in high school baseball, and now it's landed him in a famous restaurant
Born in 1989 in Saga prefecture. His sole passion through high school was baseball, and he even played in the national championships. After high school graduation he attended a culinary school in Vancouver, where he'd spent some time studying languages. After returning to Japan, he worked at Chez Inno, where he was in charge of sales, cooking, and desserts. To hone his skills even further, he traveled to Paris. Upon returning to Japan again, he worked at the SALONE2007 chain restaurant IL TEATRINO DA SALONE as sous chef, then as chef here at QUINTOCANTO.
弓削 啓太YUGE KEITA
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Takeru Quindici
タケルクインディチ
- Kamakura/Zushi, Kanagawa
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Pasta / Pizza
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頭山 威見Takeru Toyama
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A vague dream of living off the cooking he loves turned into a reality
Chef Toyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in March 1974. He has loved cooking since he can remember, and always wanted to someday own his own restaurant. With a strong desire to be immersed in the world of cooking, before he was 30, he had gained experience at French and Italian restaurants in his hometown, and also went to work in Italy to study authentic flavors. He shows off his skills every day at his current position, always challenging himself to try new things while attempting to convey the great flavors of local ingredients.
頭山 威見Takeru Toyama
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Very Very Strawberry
ベリーベリーストロベリー
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Italian,Italian/French / Neapolitan Pizza / Seafood / Cake
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伊藤 孝Takashi Ito
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Mr. Ito felt the limitless charm of authentic and delicious cuisine.
Mr. Ito is a native of Otaru. After graduating high school, he came to Tokyo with the aim of becoming an actor. However, he was deeply moved by experiencing authentic deliciousness at a French restaurant he worked part-time. Later, he has moved again by experiencing even more delicious authentic Italian cuisine, and he resolved to live his life walking the path of cuisine. He founded an Italian restaurant in Tokyo with a friend and built up his track record and experience, including making that restaurant prosperous. When he returned to visit Otaru, he fell in love with the buildings there and resolved to open his own restaurant in the city. He continues to provide authentic Italian cuisine to customers to this very day.
伊藤 孝Takashi Ito
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French Restaurant Bon Vivant
フランス料理 ボンヴィヴァン
- Ise, Mie
- French,Italian/French / French
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河瀬 毅Takeshi Kawase
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For over 30 years, he has pursued Ise-style French cuisine, working steadfastly out of his hometown
Born in 1954 in Mie Prefecture, he left college to get his cooking career started by serving as an apprentice at a Western-style restaurant. In 1979 he moved to Tokyo to train. In 1983, he set out on his own to open Bon Vivant back in his hometown of Ise. He started out with a restaurant specializing in home-style French cooking and then took on traditional French cuisine as well before moving on to his current location in 1997. He has shown his dedication to promoting Ise French cuisine by establishing multiple restaurants in his local prefecture as well as in the city of Ise.
河瀬 毅Takeshi Kawase
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Cueillet
キュイエット
- Nirasaki/Kai, Yamanashi
- French,Italian/French / French
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山田 真治Shinji Yamada
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An orthodox chef of French cuisine that protects the techniques of French cooking
He was born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1964. From a young age, he had always wanted to manage a restaurant. Although he got a white-collar job after graduating, he quit his job and jumped enthusiastically into the culinary world because he wanted to work with his hands. After training in France, he returned to Japan and trained at a restaurant in Tokyo. After that, he returned to his hometown and worked as a chef for 8 years at a restaurant in Yamanashi, then opened [Cueillet] in 2003. It has become a popular restaurant, with some fans even traveling long distances for the food.
山田 真治Shinji Yamada
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Meshimon Sakemon Santabelle
飯もん酒もん さんたべーる
- Gujo, Gifu
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Wine
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オーナーシェフOwner Chef
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Enjoy the authentic taste of European cuisine from a chef who trained in Italy and France
After graduating from culinary college in Osaka, he mastered the art of authentic European gastronomy in France and Italy. Bringing these flavors back to Osaka, he also developed expertise in Japanese cuisine, eventually choosing to open his own restaurant with the aim of bringing the classic, authentic taste of European food to the people of Gujo. He likes to investigate food and drink pairings, including Italian cuisine with rich yet light wine and fresh sashimi with junmaishu (sake without added alcohol or sugar).
オーナーシェフOwner Chef
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Les enfants gates
レザンファンギャテ Les enfants gates
- Daikanyama, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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松澤 直紀MATSUZAWA NAOKI
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A Chef Who Pursues New Tastes While Respecting Basic Skills
After graduating from vocational college, Chef Matsuzawa (born 1970) started working at a restaurant in Tokyo, where he was exposed to the French culinary world. Since then, he has been committed to French cuisine all his career. Widely viewed as a talented cook, he never forgets the spirit of innovation, saying "A starred restaurant's mission is to always pursue new tastes in addition to existing ones." His style is to bring out each ingredient's intrinsic tastes as much as possible, by combining the right ingredients and using simple cooking methods that do not alter the ingredients too much.
松澤 直紀MATSUZAWA NAOKI
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la rencontre
ラ・ランコントル
- Nagano, Nagano
- French,Italian/French / French
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瀬下 努Tsutomu Seshimo
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He wants to spread the local ingredients of Nagano, a treasure box of ingredients.
He was born in 1977 in Nagano prefecture. After graduating from high school, he entered a culinary school, then trained at [HOTEL DE MIKUNI] for 12 years. He also worked as the master chef at [Izu Auberge arcana izu] and [Yakushima sankara hotel & spa]. In December 2016, he went independent and opened [la rencontre]. He wants to spread the local ingredients of Nagano, a treasure box of ingredients.
瀬下 努Tsutomu Seshimo
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Hikariya Nishi
ヒカリヤ ニシ
- Matsumoto Station, Nagano
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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田邉 真宏Masahiro Tanabe
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Opening the way in the field of cuisine with the broad knowledge that he learned from his pioneers and renowned restaurant abroad
Born in Tochigi in 1975. He wanted to be a chef as he was enjoying his grandmother's cooking who lived in France. After graduating from [Ecole Curiner Kokuritsu], a cooking school, he worked under Mr. Kazunori Otowa at [Auberge] in Utsunomiya. Then he went to Europe and accumulated experiences at renowned restaurants in Lyon, Florence, Barcelona, London. After returning to Japan, he became the master chef of [Niki Club] in Nasu. He has also been working for restaurants in Roppongi and Ginza. As the grand chef of [Hikariya] group since 28 years old, he has been devoting himself to natural French cuisine, respecting the thoughts of the producers of the ingredients, raising chefs of the next generation, and educating people about food.
田邉 真宏Masahiro Tanabe
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Sisiliya
Sisiliya
- Kannai/Bashamichi, Kanagawa
- Pasta/Pizza,Italian/French / Pizza
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小笠原 敦OGASAWARA ATSUSHI
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Aiming for Japan's ultimate pizza instead of an Italian replica
He was born in Chiba prefecture in 1965. He was impressed by the Neapolitan pizza that he encountered by chance on a vacation, and decided to change to a pizza artisan. After that, one of his connections gave him a chance to go to the island of Sicily, and after returning to Japan in 2001, he opened "Sisiliya" in Yokohama. In order to create the ultimate pizza in Japan different from that in Italy, he adjusted everything from the flour and water to the temperature and humidity in a trial-and-error process. The current flavor is largely a result of self-learning from this repeated process. Subsequently, he also obtained the maestro qualification from the Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani in Giappone.
小笠原 敦OGASAWARA ATSUSHI
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CRAFTALE
CRAFTALE
- Nakameguro, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / General / French / Wine
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大土橋 真也Shinya Otsuchihashi
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A master of French, pouring in all of his experience and knowledge and freely creating a world of his own
Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in January 1984. His interest in food started from a young age, and gradually transitioned from "eating" to "cooking." He attended Tsuji Culinary Institute in Osaka after graduating from high school, and further studied at the French branch of the school. After returning home, polished his skills at "The Georgian Club" and "Joel Robuchon". Then again returned to France, he worked at the Paris neo-bistro "Saturn," untill he returned to Japan in 2013. After working as the opening staff for "Restaurant Anise", he opened [Craftale] in September, 2015.
大土橋 真也Shinya Otsuchihashi
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Lumiere
リュミエール
- Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Osaka
- French,Italian/French / General / French
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唐渡 泰Yasushi Karato
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He pushes ahead every day to improve his skills and achieve his childhood dreams.
He was born in 1963 in Tottori Prefecture and is a graduate of Tsuji Culinary & Confectionary College’s patisserie school. Ever since his childhood, he had dreamed of running his own restaurant someday, which led him to Shinsaibashi in Osaka to work at a Western restaurant. During his time working there, one of his senior colleagues inspired him to pursue French cooking. He went on to train at the renowned restaurant Jean Moulin, as well as the 3-star restaurant La Cote d'Or. Then, at age 33, he moved on to serve as head chef at Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers. After picking up a versatile body of experience, he opened Lumiere in December of 2006, where you can find him cooking today.
唐渡 泰Yasushi Karato
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MOSS okinawa
MOSS okinawa
- Kokusai dori, Okinawa
- French,Italian/French / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / French / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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中村 寿之Toshiyuki Nakamura
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Following the footsteps of his father, Mr. Nakamura himself became a chef.
He was born in 1989 in Kanagawa. From the age of 12, he helped his parents run restaurants and improve his sense of cooking. His career began in earnest at the age of 18. He studied under Chef Sakai at La Rochelle for 10 years. He opened a cafe & private accommodation in Nakijin Village, Okinawa. In 2020, he joined I.P.S. Co., Ltd. and became the sous chef of CROSS TOKYO. After working as head chef at CROSS GRILL POT HOUSE/CROSS FOOD LAB, he became head chef at MOSS Okinawa in 2023.
中村 寿之Toshiyuki Nakamura
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nacrée
nacrée (ナクレ)
- Sendai Station East Exit, Miyagi
- French,Italian/French / French
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緒方 稔OGATA MINORU
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He trained in Italian and French cuisine to make the "cute" dishes he imagined at reality
He was born in 1981 in Ibaraki Prefecture. As a young boy Ogata had artistic inclinations, and his interest in "cute" cuisine led him to become a chef. After graduating from the Tokyo School of Culinary Arts, he studied the fundamentals at restaurants in the city. In 2007 he traveled to Italy. After honing his skills at restaurants like Scrigno del Duomo and Da Vittorio, he devoted himself to his studies at ASTRANCE in France before returning home in 2011. Now he works for us.
緒方 稔OGATA MINORU
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BERNARD
ベルナール
- Omicho Market, Ishikawa
- French,Italian/French / French
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牛山 隆之Takayuki Ushiyama
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He does not want to have any specialties, but rather keep new recipes expressing [now].
He was born in 1977 in Kanazawa city. He was interested in cooking since he was very young, and was already treating his friends with his dishes in his elementary school days. He learned cooking at the TSUJI Culinary Institute in Osaka and France, then accumulated experience in a French restaurant in Kanazawa. At the age of 28, he went to France again to accumulate further experience at a French restaurant with the stars in Jurancon in southwest France, then returned to Japan and opened the current restaurant in 2009. He has kept offering exquisite seasonal dishes which can be enjoyed only in that season of that year. His wholehearted dishes have been highly received, and his restaurant acquired the stars in 2016.
牛山 隆之Takayuki Ushiyama
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Le jardin fukui
Le jardin fukui
- Fukui City, Fukui
- French,Italian/French / French / Seafood / Steak
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堀内 亮Ryo Horiuchi
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Awarded first prize in a renowned international culinary competition. Mr. Horiuchi is a world-recognized French chef.
He was born in 1988 in Kyoto. After graduating from a vocational school, he worked at Tokyo Ginza L'OSIER and Mandarin Oriental Tokyo SIGNATURE before moving to France. He served two years at "Sur mesure par Tierry Marx" and then at "Regis et Jacques Marcon" as Chef de Partie and Sous Chef and returned to Japan. After worikn as an assistant chef at Palace Hotel Tokyo Ester, he joined Le jardin fukui. He won the first prize at the 54th International Signature Cuisine Competition "LE TAITTINGER" in the 2022 World Championship.
堀内 亮Ryo Horiuchi
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Verdemar
ベルデマール
- Yomitan/Chatan, Okinawa
- French,Italian/French / French
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具志堅 日出夫GUSHIKEN HIDEO
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Dedicated to French cuisine for 30 years, he pursues not only delicious flavours, but also his guests' utter satisfaction
Born in Okinawa in 1959, he was 21 when he made up his mind to become a chef. Fortunately for him, at the same time there was a boom in resort hotels in Okinawa. He studied French cuisine, aspiring to become the face of a famous hotel restaurant. At last he succeeded, becoming the chief chef at the opening of the Hotel Nikko Alivila, where he still works to this day. Not only does he continue to work on his culinary skills, but he also pours effort into making sure his guests are satisfied, as he continues to guide the restaurant to ever greater levels of achievement.
具志堅 日出夫GUSHIKEN HIDEO
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Ode
Ode
- Hiroo, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / General / French / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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生井 祐介Yusuke Namai
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Taking an objective look at himself, Mr. Namai makes decisions on what he has to do now.
He was born in 1975 in Tokyo. At first, he wanted to enter the music field, but became fascinated with the cooking field while working at a French restaurant. In 2003, he entered [Restaurant J] which was in Omotesando in those days, then moved to Karuizawa with Chef Masahito Ueki in order to work at [Masaa's], where he learned about ingredients through experience. He succeeded this restaurant and changed the name into [Heureux], then worked there as an executive chef for 3 years. In 2012, he went back to Tokyo and took up the role of executive chef at [CHIC peut-être] in Hacchobori where he went on to earn one star. Then, he went in dependent in March 2017, and opened [Ode] in September of the same year.
生井 祐介Yusuke Namai
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BACAR OKINAWA
BACAR OKINAWA（バカール オキナワ）
- Kokusai dori, Okinawa
- Pasta/Pizza,Italian/French / Pizza
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仲村 大輔NAKAMURA DAISUKE
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Smitten by the flavors of a famous restaurant, he sent them a letter requesting the chance to work with them
Born in 1977 in Okinawa, the authentic pizza he enjoyed during his time in Italy made a deep impression on him, so he got his start as a pizzaiolo. After returning to Japan, he was smitten by the flavors he encountered at Savoy (now Seirinkan) in Tokyo, so he sent a letter to the owner, Susumu Kakinuma, requesting an apprenticeship. After training for five years, he returned to his home of Okinawa to open BACAR OKINAWA. In addition to his restaurant, he also operates a food truck, introducing the deliciousness of pizza to many.
仲村 大輔NAKAMURA DAISUKE
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