I want to make lots of people happy with my food

From the start I liked walking around sampling food from different restaurants. I wanted to make people happy with my own cooking, so I entered the culinary world. After working as a chef for 15 years, I came to Rikyu.

A chef's job is to bring joy to people.

Born in Matsue in 1973. He says his dream was always to have his own restaurant. He had an interest in cooking, and worked part time at a restaurant, while also often cooking at home. He began working at a sushi restaurant at the age of 24. His good points are that he enjoys serving people, and making them happy. This is what he believes is an important part of being a chef. He spent four years learning all of the ins and outs of sushi and Japanese cuisine to become independent. His heart's desire is to open a restaurant where customers feel welcome, and that serves original, heart-felt food.

Attracted to restaurant management since he was a child

Born July 24th, 1970, in Aichi Prefecture. He has loved to cook since he was a child, and every time he went out to eat at a restaurant he was fascinated by the ambiance, and wound up wanting to own his own establishment when he grew up. After graduating from high school he attended the Osaka Abeno Tsuji School of Culinary Arts, where he trained to become a traditional chef. He then built up experience at a variety of restaurants before opening Mamecho.

A part-time job was his chance to enter the restaurant industry, where he had always wanted to work

He wants as many people as possible to taste the deliciousness of gyutan (beef tongue). With this goal in mind, every day he focuses all his attention on grilling the meat to just the right degree. His biggest source of energy is hearing departing customers say that the food was delicious.

A chef who is constantly thinking up new menus in which the flavors of the drinks and the food complement each other

Born in 1965 in Oita Prefecture, graduated from Tsuji Japanese Culinary Arts College. After gaining experience in Kyoto and Osaka he went independent, starting his own restaurant in Kyoto. In 2006 fate brought him to "Ristorante Misato", where he shows off his skills daily as the lead chef.

He admires nature's grandeur and pays respect to the divine. He works with local ingredients.

Born in Mie Prefecture on January 7, 1965. He loved to eat from childhood, and pursued the path of becoming a cook to make people happy through food. He decided to become a French chef to challenge the unknown, outside world, and a world that is opposite from his upbringing in the deep mountains of Kumano. He studied under Shima Kanko Hotel's head chef, Tadayuki Takahashi, for three years. Then, after training in France, Osaka, and Kobe, he opened his own restaurant at 26 years old. He continues to make food inspired by nature.

Ceaselessly refining his skills in Japanese cuisine

After graduating from cooking school he built up his career at four Japanese restaurants, and in 2006 moved to Rikyu. His motto as a chef is "Delicious, fast, and beautiful".

Brings delicious tastes to life with his cooking experience that can't be confined to one culinary style

Born in 1981 in Hida, Gifu Prefecture. Aspiring to become a chef, he trained at the Japanese food restaurant "Izakaya Fumi" in Nagoya city's Chikusa district and "Karatoya" in the Sakae district from the age of 18 on. After that, he returned to Takayama and opened this restaurant in 2012, turning his dream into a reality.

Spanish Italian Fusion Cuisine

I thought it was important to learn a trade, so I decided to pursue cooking. As the chef at Spiral, I create Spanish Italian fusion cuisine, and cook dishes using oysters.

Having grown up in a fisherman's household, he grew up seeing what truly fresh seafood ingredients were.

Born 1966 in Kagawa Prefecture, Mr. Yoshimura grew up in a fisherman's household regularly lending a helping hand. Soon after graduating high school, he began work at a restaurant owned by a relative. After which, he moved to Kobe where he began work and training at Shusenzanmai Kamone, which specialized in seafood, where he honed his skills. In December of 2009, he opened his own restaurant Okinose.

Our chef feels it's his true calling to provide excellent service to his customers at the counter

Born in 1977 in Fukushima Prefecture. He worked at a sushi shop in Sendai for 14 years before becoming a chef at Sushidokoro Koya, and now he's the owner of Sushidokoro Koya Sendaisushidori Store. He loves to sell sushi over the counter and see all of his customers' faces - he feels that it is his calling.

He brings all of the culinary skills he's cultivated to life here at Kagura

He entered the culinary world at the age of 18. First, he built up experience at authentic Japanese restaurants all around Osaka. He then offered his skills to the owner of Kagura in 2012, where he was promoted to head chef.

The traditional homemade food that he finally reached after traveling all over Spain.

He was born in Tokyo in 1979. He found employment for a period after graduating from college, but resolved to aim to become a chef. With just the clothes on his back, he went to Spain and perfected his skills over five and a half years in a total of eleven restaurants, from bars on the street to famous modern Spanish restaurants. He was particularly surprised by the homemade food that he encountered in the rural community of Catalonia. This surprise carried over to "Amets", which he opened soon after returning to Japan. He admired wild game so much that he obtained a hunting license by himself, and he is distinctly characterized by his speedy actions, as he says, "Once I think about it, I do it immediately."

A chef who not only ensures a great taste, but also creates a gorgeously looking plate

Born September 21, 1973 in Ichinomiya, Aichi. After graduating from university, he worked at a hotel. Using his experience while he was a student working part-time in the food industry, he switched careers to work in the world of cuisine. He is involved in a variety of genres of Japanese cuisine, such as Japanese gastronomy, creative cookery, and izakaya bar foods. In 2011, he worked at Hanaya Horizo. He's oarticularly proud of his detail oriented prep work and gorgeous presentation.

After all, the love of cooking lead to this profession.

Took the path to become a chef naturally.

The chef loved to cook since he was young. Naturally, he chose the path of becoming a chef.

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.

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.

A upandcoming chef of both skill and originality, blowing a fresh breeze into tradition

Born in 1975 in Kanazawa, he joined Jukei restaurants as an employee after graduating high school, was head chef at "Jukei Sanro" main branch from 2010 to 2011, and has been head chef of Jukei Yokohama Chinatown Shinkan since 2012. He took the Grand Prix "Bishokusetsu" award in the new menu exhibition at the 5th Bishokusetsu and top prize in the Peking duck category at the 6th Bishokusetsu. He exercises his ambitiousness to create original Chinese fusion dishes, adding new ingredients like "kadaif" to traditional techniques.

Whole-heartedly Never lose sight of the origin when selecting raw materials.

He was born in 1972 in Funabashi City. He loves eating, so he chose the path of making food. He studied at Italian and French restaurants within the city. He worked as the master chef at several restaurants in Chiba, and in 2011, he opened Ristrante Onesto. In accordance with the name of the restaurant, he will select ingredients ‘with full sincerity' and be a chef who doesn't forget his origins. He would like you to think of his restaurant as another dining table. He values the relationship with his customers. As time goes by, he wants to devote himself every day to making progress along the path he have chosen to take.