1561 - 1580 of 1775 chefs
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Kisoji
木曽路
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake
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大木 哲也OKI TETSUYA
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Influenced by relatives who ran a sushi shop, he started his career in cooking.
He was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1964. Thanks to his relatives who ran a sushi shop, he has wanted to become a chef ever since he was a child. He started his training at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo when he was 15 and after that, he polished his skills at several other shops. In 1994, he opened up a new shop, "Kisoji", in Shinbashi in Minato Ward in Tokyo Prefecture and ever since then, has been serving only the freshest of ingredients and seasonal fish that are not only healthy, but let you enjoy the delicious flavors of each season.
大木 哲也OKI TETSUYA
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Japanese Cuisine FUKUSHIMA
日本料理 福しま
- Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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福嶋 忠幸FUKUSHIMA TADAYUKI
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He continues to strive down the path of cuisine to fulfill his dream of owning his own restaurant
Born in 1959. A native of Saga Prefecture's Karatsu City. His memories of a local Japanese food restaurant led him to enter the world of cuisine, deciding to make food that could move people. After acquiring experience at Hakata hotels and Japanese restaurants, he became head chef of Japanese cuisine at the Yachiyo Royal Hotel in Kumamoto. After that, he worked as head chef of the Yamaguchi Grand Hotel's Japanese Restaurant Miyabi for 12 years. He opened WA FUKUSHIMA in September of 2009, and this is his fifth year with us. He's never satisfied with his own cooking, striving for excellence each day.
福嶋 忠幸FUKUSHIMA TADAYUKI
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Morceau
モルソー
- Hibiya/Yurakucho, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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秋元 さくらAKIMOTO SAKURA
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To make food that can make people happy - that is where this chef comes from
She was born in Fukui prefecture. Her turning point to enter culinary school came when she was working as a cabin assistant in an airline company, and the food she cooked made her husband happy. After graduating, she began training at "Monde Cafe" in Shinjuku, and subsequently polished her skills at "Au Gamin de Tokio" in Shirogane, under the guidance of chef Takemasa Kinoshita. In 2009, she opened "Morceau" together with her sommelier husband. Her homemade bread is a culmination of what she learned about making bread over the course of a year, and has garnered much popularity.
秋元 さくらAKIMOTO SAKURA
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Kokera
こけら
- Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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渡邊 兼二朗WATANABE KENJIRO
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I had a fascination with the hospitality industry and I always hoped to have my own place!
My first job working in the hospitality industry was at an izakaya. While I was working there, I became very interested in the industry and I began to think about starting up my own place. From that time on, all of my attention went into learning how to cook. The izakaya that I worked at focused mainly on seafood based cuisine, which meant that I gained a lot of knowledge and tricks about cooking with fish. People say that my knowledge of fish is on a different level to others.
渡邊 兼二朗WATANABE KENJIRO
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Yakitori Fukusumi Fukuan
やきとり福住 福庵
- Iwaki, Fukushima
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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橋本 隼HASHIMOTO JUN
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Passionately dedicated to the art of the grill
When he was looking for a part-time job during his student days, Mr. Hashimoto asked to come work for us at Yakitori Fukusumi. He was so drawn by the complexities of cookery, he decided to stay on with us as a chef after graduation. He has enthusiastically dedicated himself to mastering the art since then, and these days we leave the grilling up to him.
橋本 隼HASHIMOTO JUN
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Sumibi Yakitori Kirishima
炭火焼鳥 霧島
- Hoshigaoka/Issha, Aichi
- Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Shochu
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花田 夏美HANADA NATSUMI
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I entered the food world after a chance encounter with the boss.
Originally, Mr. Ikeda said he enjoyed customer service. While he was doing some other job, he met the boss of "Sumibi Yakitori Kirishima" and became interested in the food world. After that, he was invited by the boss to manage the restuarant together.
花田 夏美HANADA NATSUMI
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Shimalabo
シマラボ
- Hatchobori/Noboricho/Hakushima, Hiroshima
- French,Italian/French / Wine / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / French
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島村 光徳SHIMAMURA MITSUNORI
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Working part-time in restaurants during his high-school days proved to be the gateway to a culinary career
He was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on December 4th, 1972. During his high school days he worked in part time jobs at a variety of food and drink establishments and because of this experience he decided to become a chef. Aiming to become a chef in French cuisine, the most highly regarded in the world, he went to France, and at the age of 20 he graduated from the Tsuji Culinary Institute's school in France. After training in top-class hotels, he returned to France. After training in Lyon and Cannes he came back to Japan. He has been with "Mikuni Hiroshima" since it opened. Carrying on in the spirit of chef Kiyomi Mikuni, he opened "Restaurant Shimamura L'Espirit de Mikuni", which he currently operates.
島村 光徳SHIMAMURA MITSUNORI
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Restaurant Mona Lisa Ebisu Branch
レストラン モナリザ 恵比寿店
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French
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河野 透KAWANO TORU
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Our chef values the input of his guests and pursues fashionable, cuttingedge cuisine with the spirit of a true craftsman
Born September 25th, 1957 in Miyazaki Prefecture. After graduating from the Tsuji Culinary Institute in Osaka, he studied at Seiyoken for five years before moving to France. He started at Japanese restaurants before working his way to the Michelin one-star (now three-star) restaurant Guy Savoy in Paris. He then honed his skills at the Swiss restaurant Girardet before returning to Japan. He served as head chef at Restaurant Hiramatsu and chateau restaurant Joel Robuchon for three years before striking out on his own. In 1997 he opened Restaurant Monna Lisa Ebisu.
河野 透KAWANO TORU
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Manchinro Main Store
萬珍樓 本店
- Yokohama Motomachi/Yamashita Park, Kanagawa
- Cantonese,Chinese / Cantonese / Chinese Tea / Shokoshu (Chinese Shaoxing wine)
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鐘 徳輝SHO TOKUKI
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Innovative Chinese food from a veteran Chef's inspired sensibilities
Born in 1961 in Hong Kong. He loved eating from a young age, and, inspired by chefs serving up delicious food, decide to pursue the culinary arts. He worked as a head chef at two restaurants in Hong Kong, and started up restaurants in Shanghai as well. His diverse sensibilities in cuisine have been the subject of widespread praise. In 1983 he was invited to Japan. After working a number of head chef positions, he took a job as head chef at "Manchiro" main branch. Building on his legend, he continues to innovate and build on old ideas, creating new and imaginative Chinese food that is very well received.
鐘 徳輝SHO TOKUKI
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Shinkiro
蜃氣楼
- Gion, Kyoto
- Japanese,Japanese / General
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島田 涼SHIMADA RYO
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He continues to perfect his skills in a traditional geisha district in order to create food that delights his customers
He loves delicious food and wanted to be able to serve it to customers, so he made the decision to become a chef. Since graduating from culinary college he has spent 13 years working in Japanese restaurants, learning the trade from the basics and building up experience. He is particular about drawing out the innate flavor in ingredients that contain a sense of season and provenance, while at the same time adding an extra touch to simple food. The taste of his food is loved by people of all different ages, and he continues to display his skills, encouraged by expressions of appreciation for his cooking.
島田 涼SHIMADA RYO
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Pub Karaoke Studio Himawari
パブ-カラ スタジオ向日葵
- Shinjuku East Exit/Kabukicho, Tokyo
- Dining Bar,Dining bar / Cocktail / Whisky / Shochu
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美実MIMI
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Live performance karaoke! Accompanied by exciting saxophone playing!
Mr. Yoshimi first experienced live karaoke at this store from a customer's point of view. He got interested in this unique style or karaoke, took his valued experience in playing the saxophone and went to Studio Himawari.
美実MIMI
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Kappo Sushi Umeda
割烹・寿司うめだ
- Tokaichi/Funairi/Yoshojima, Hiroshima
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish) / Basashi (horse meat sashimi)
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梅田 真志UMEDA SHINJI
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Realising his father's greatness and his own culinary aspirations on leaving Hiroshima.
Shinji Umeda was born on March 17th, 1982. He learned much while working a part-time job at a restaurant. The izakaya (Japanese pub) he worked in at that time had an open kitchen, and during everything he did there, from the difficulty of conversing with customers to gaining more knowledge about cooking, he thought to himself "Dad did it like this, and at that time he spoke about this," and the image of his father's face was constantly on his mind. Shinji is currently training at his father's restaurant, studying the culinary arts so that he may one day open his own restaurant full of smiling, satisfied customers.
梅田 真志UMEDA SHINJI
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Restaurant Carrot
レストラン キャロット
- Ueda/Komoro/Saku, Nagano
- Pasta/Pizza,Italian/French / Pasta / Pizza
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三田 錦朗MITA KINRO
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Our goal is to make sure our parents eat delicious food.
Born in Nagano Prefecture on the 10 of March, 1963, he set out to become a chef so that he could make delicious food for his parents. After he worked at a Hotel for three and half years, he got a job at Restaurant Carrot, where he is now based.
三田 錦朗MITA KINRO
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GRAHM'S CAFE Los Angeles
GRAHM'S CAFE Los Angeles
- Kyobashi, Tokyo
- Cafe,Cafe/Sweets / American / Wine
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山本 秀正YAMAMOTO HIDEMASA
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From a chef to a global culinary producer
Born in Tokyo in 1956. At the age of 18 he got his start at the Italian restaurant Hungry Tiger in Nogizaka, and in 1977 he traveled to Italy. He attended the National Hotel College, studying under the French master chef Roger Verge, then returned home for a short time before moving on to the USA. He became the head chef at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. in 1984. In 2005 he came back to Japan to take over as head chef of the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo. As of 2009 onwards he's been working as a culinary producer for developments around the globe.
山本 秀正YAMAMOTO HIDEMASA
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Kyodo Ryori Tei Sugi no Me
きょうど料理亭 杉ノ目
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Crab / Hokkaido Cuisine
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芦沢 一弘Kazuhiro Ashizawa
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Fascinated by the ingredients of Hokkaido
The chef started his career at a Japanese cuisine restaurant when he was 18 years old. After advancing his profession through experiences and training, he served as the head chef at the sister restaurant Suginome Hotel Okura Sapporo branch in 2014. Today, as the head chef of this restaurant Suginome Main branch established in 1915, he introduces the local cuisine to the guests using Hokkaido’s great ingredients such as crab and other fresh seafoods.
芦沢 一弘Kazuhiro Ashizawa
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Akashi
明石
- Shinjuku-Sanchome, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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矢向 剛YAKO TAKESHI
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Demonstrating the knowledge and techniques built up over three generations
Mr. Yakou's grandfather was a maker of tempura who opened an establishment in Ginza named "Naruto", this name being linked to his birthplace, Awaji Island. His father, Yoshio Yakou, struck out on his own, leaving "Naruto" and establishing in 1962 his own restaurant named "Akashi". This name was a reference to being on the opposite side of the Naruto Strait. Having grown up watching this family, Mr. Yakou felt he wanted to become a chef, so he trained with his father to develop his skills. He has reached such a high level of mastery in the preparation of pufferfish that he currently serves as an examiner for the licensing of pufferfish chefs.
矢向 剛YAKO TAKESHI
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Restaurant La FinS
Restaurant La FinS
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French
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杉本 敬三SUGIMOTO KEIZO
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His training started from as early as elementary school and he was considered a cooking genius.
He started working at a Japanese restaurant and Japanese sweet shops when he was an elementary school student. He graduated from the culinary school, Tsuji, and also went to France to study at a French cooking college. He went to Alsace and visited other areas as well. He became a chef after four years and returned to Japan after eight years in total. In 2012, he opened La FinS.
杉本 敬三SUGIMOTO KEIZO
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Hakata Taki Gyoza Ikeda Shoten
博多 炊き餃子 池田商店
- Hirao/Kiyokawa, Fukuoka
- Gyoza (dumplings),Chinese / Shochu / Gyoza (dumplings) / General
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冨永 信一TOMINAGA SHINICHI
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By making sure ingredients change every day, there is always an eye on consistent quality.
Born in 1973, and a native of Fukuoka Prefecture, he had always loved food, but was working at a company unrelated to the culinary world. From there, he decided to change occupations and pursue the path of becoming a chef. Every day he constantly watches changes in conditions and the quality of ingredients to insure a consistent high level of quality, which means he is always studying the textures and flavors of the food he has perfected.
冨永 信一TOMINAGA SHINICHI
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Katsu Shimokitazawa
克ッ 下北沢
- Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Umeshu (plum wine)
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金澤 和輝KANAZAWA KAZUTERU
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A pure and simple Izakaya! Nothing pleases us more than making our customers happy.
Since graduating from university, I've spent all my time working in various izakaya Japanese bars. This one's my tenth! Unlike other jobs, I love how you can see the customers' genuine reactions. I try my best everyday to prepare whatever dish the customer wants, even if it's not on the menu.
金澤 和輝KANAZAWA KAZUTERU
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Sapporo Modern Restaurant Erimotei
札幌モダンレストラン えりも亭
- Sapporo Station, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi) / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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尾崎 貴幸OZAKI TAKAYUKI
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Inadvertently became interested in cooking
Doing part-time work gave impetus for Mr. Takayuki Ozaki to embark on a path to becoming a chef. He started out with serving customers and worked his way up to be a chef. Working at Erimo-tei enables him to gain experience in many genres of food. This impetus that occurred at the right timing still fascinates him and spurs him on to continue down his path as a chef.
尾崎 貴幸OZAKI TAKAYUKI
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