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Ne Quittez Pas
ヌキテパ
- Gotanda, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French
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田辺 年男TANABE TOSHIO
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From boxer to owner of oden (hot pot dish) stall. And then to French cuisine, in pursuit of the world stage…
He was born in Ibaraki prefecture in 1949. When he was in college, he was selected as one of the candidates to compete in gymnastics for the Olympics, and after graduating, he became a ranked professional boxer in Japan. After wrecking his body and giving up on boxing, he made a 180 degree turn and opened an oden (hot pot dish) stall. However, he says, "That would never allow me to aim for the world stage," and entered the world of French cuisine. He underwent training at a restaurant in Tokyo before going to France. After perfecting his skills for two years in places such as restaurants with three Michelin stars, he returned to Japan, and in 1988, he opened "A Ta Goul" in Ebisu. He took the opportunity to rename his restaurant to "Ne Quittez Pas" when he moved to Gotanda.
田辺 年男TANABE TOSHIO
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Wine & Cheese Marriage
ワイン＆チーズ マリアージュ
- Fukushima Station, Fukushima
- Wine Bar,Bars (pubs) / Wine / Cocktail / General
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伊藤 勝仁ITO KATSUHITO
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Striving to be the impetus for popularizing wine and cheese.
Katsuhito Ito was born in Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 1st, 1977. He has been chair of the Fukushima section of the Japan Sommelier Association since 2009, and became a senior sommelier at age 28. After working at resort hotels and city hotels in Fukushima Prefecture, he became independent in 2010. Ito began a wine class in 2013, and he currently strives to create a space that would be an impetus for popularizing wine and cheese. He also serves as an examiner for the certification exam for sommelier and restaurant service specialists.
伊藤 勝仁ITO KATSUHITO
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Brasserie Rakuya
ブラッスリー 楽や
- Takikawa/Fukagawa/Sunagawa, Hokkaido
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Chicken / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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川野名 順KAWANONA JUN
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From being raised by a fishmonger, to creating a place to eat delicious fish.
Kawanona was born in Takikawa, Hokkaido in 1969. His family home was a fish shop, so he has a long history of handling fish. At the age of thirty he started training at a Japanese restaurant in Sapporo. However, he had already decided on what he wanted to do, so three years later he opened the current restaurant, which takes the form of an extension on his family home. Everyday he spiritedly wields his knife, hoping to make this restaurant a place where food lovers gather.
川野名 順KAWANONA JUN
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Yakiniku Restaurant Konandai Kannaien
焼肉レストラン港南台関内苑
- Konandai/Yokodai, Kanagawa
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Korean / Horumon (offal meat)
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藤本FUJIMOTO
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He started in the world of yakiniku (grilled meat) through a meeting with a friend
Chef Fujimoto, from Yokohama City, is a long serving veteran-this year is his 37th. He found employment in the yakiniku business partially through the invitation of a friend. He has devoted himself to this business ever since. Although he temporarily left Yakiniku Restaurant Konandai Kannaien, this year will mark about 13 years since his return. With yakiniku, it is hard to choose ingredients because the taste of the ingredients directly comes through. Also, everyone has different preferences, so it is extremely difficult to flavor things that suit everyone. Successfully facing this difficulty, he is building a thriving restaurant.
藤本FUJIMOTO
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BISTRO CarneSio
BISTRO CarneSio
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- Italian,Italian/French / Gyutan (beef tongue) / French / Italian
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児玉 順平KODAMA JUMPEI
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Absolute confidence in cooking meat with experiences in Italian and Yakiniku restaurants
He was born in Tokyo in 1984. Influenced by the protagonist of a comic, who aims to be a cook, he also chose to be a cook saying, "Me, too!" After graduating from a vocational school for licensed cooks, joined a seafood store in Shinagawa and worked there for 5 years. Then moved to a yakiniku restaurant and in 2011, moved to CarneSio when it opened. He has been the chef there since he assumed the position there in 2012.
児玉 順平KODAMA JUMPEI
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Japanese Restaurant Kisei
日本料理樹勢
- Hiratsuka/Oiso/Ninomiya, Kanagawa
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish)
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小山 直樹KOYAMA NAOKI
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Fascinated by the delicate cuts, he was drawn to the world of traditional Japanese cuisine.
Koyama wanted to be a Western-style cook when he was small, but when he attended culinary school his eyes were opened to the finesse required of the knife work in traditional Japanese cooking, and after graduation he went to to work at a Japanese food restaurant. After 12 years of experience, he opened Kisei in 1997.
小山 直樹KOYAMA NAOKI
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Gyutan Sumiyaki Rikyu Matsushima
牛たん炭焼利久 松島店
- Matsushima, Miyagi
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Gyutan (beef tongue) / Local Japanese Cuisine / General
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相沢幸宏AIZAWAYUKIHIRO
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Bringing out the full flavor of beef tongue
Our chef entered into the world of cuisine having fallen in love with cooking as a child. After gaining experience at other beef-tongue restaurants, he came to Rikyu having been drawn to the idea of creative new tastes in beef-tongue cuisine. He spends each day at the grill with the aim of sharing with the world the full depth of flavor that is possible with beef tongue.
相沢幸宏AIZAWAYUKIHIRO
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Yakitori Fukuzumi Main Store
やきとり 福住 本店
- Iwaki, Fukushima
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers)
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齋藤 義雄SAITO YOSHIO
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Treating customers to carefully prepared dishes that follow in the traditional spirit of this long-established restaurant.
He was born in 1948 in Fukushima Prefecture. Chef Saito was born into the third generation of the family-owned Fukuzumi Ryokan, established in 1912. In in order to inherit the family business, he set his heart on becoming a chef. In 1979, he devoted himself full-time to running a restaurant specializing in yakitori (grilled chicken) while running a hotel, which he continues to do into the present. Chef Saito prizes highly the feeling of "gratitude to one's customers", and has opened three Yakitori Fukuzumi restaurants within Iwaki city. (The Hirono shop is currently closed)
齋藤 義雄SAITO YOSHIO
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Gyukoku
牛國
- Isezakicho/Chojamachi, Kanagawa
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Wine
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タン チュン イン ケビンChef
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I've gone down this road because I like cooking.
Born in Hong Kong in 1979. Came to Japan as soon as he graduated from high school in Hong Kong and enrolled himself in a specialized Japanese language school. After that, he began working at a Chinese restaurant in Sakura-shinmachi, Tokyo. Subsequently, he continued working at Chinese restaurants in Chigasaki and Meguro for two years and one year respectively. Passionate about other cuisines besides Chinese food, he joined Gyukoku as a chef in 2004 on a friend's recommendation. Since then, he has mastered the art of cooking beef. Now, he regards the purpose of his work to be making his customers happy.
タン チュン イン ケビンChef
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Obanzai Sengyo Hachiya
おばんざい鮮魚鉢屋
- Meito-ku/Fujigaoka, Aichi
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Local Japanese Cuisine / Kyoto Cuisine
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富永 将TOMINAGA MASARU
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I'm so happy when people enjoy and say my home cooked food is delicious.
Born on February the 13th, 1985 in Aichi Prefecture. He trained and gained experience by working in Japanese bars, sushi restaurants, and other restaurants as well. In 2008, he began working at the fresh fish restaurant, "Obanzai Sengyo Hachiya", since their opening. He still works there now.
富永 将TOMINAGA MASARU
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Hakone Sengokubara Chinese Restaurant Taigen
箱根仙石原 中国料理 太原
- Hakone/Gora, Kanagawa
- Chinese,Chinese / General / Chinese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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斉藤 誠Makoto Saito
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A chef who creates a refined flavor by using the knowledge and techniques he has built up over the years.
He was born in Miyagi Prefecture on March 7, 1959. After graduating high school, he learned the basics of Chinese cuisine at a hotel in Sendai City, as well as in a Chinese restaurant in Gifu. Afterwards, he was made the Assistant Head Chef at a rather famous hotel's Chinese restaurant. Intending to set out on his own, he then furthered his craft in Yokohama's Chinatown area and finally in 1989, he opened [Chinese Restaurant Taigen] in Hakone. As a result of feeling a bit cramped there, he reopened the shop in 2000 in Sengokubara. From there, he gained popularity thanks to word of mouth from my regular customers.
斉藤 誠Makoto Saito
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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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Dozeu Iidaya
どぜう飯田屋
- Asakusa, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Dojo (loaches)
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北川 孝Takashi Kitagawa
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After 40 years at Dojo Iidaya, he knows everything there is to know about dojo (pond loaches)
Born in Miyagi prefecture in 1951, he went to Tokyo to find a job that was different from that of everyone else. He became an apprentice at Dojo Iidaya after learning that it was a restaurant that served dojo (pond loaches), something he rarely ate back home. He has worked and studied the foundations of cooking for over 40 solid years at Dojo Iidaya, and now that he is the head chef, he supports the kitchen with his discerning taste buds, as well as techniques backed by his experience.
北川 孝Takashi Kitagawa
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Shitamachi Shokusai Daidokoro
下町食菜だいどころ
- Ryogoku/Kikugawa, Tokyo
- Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Cookshop / Local Sake
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尾崎 行治OZAKI YUKIHARU
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He had a mind to open his own, cozy place.
He was born January 31st, 1954, in Okayama Prefecture's Kurashiki City. After graduating from college, Ozaki found employment in the restaurant business. After focusing on take-out for eight years, he switched to eat-in cooking, studying in the capital city for four years before finally realizing his chef's dream of owning his own restaurant. After running Mamakari for 15 years, at the age of 34, he opened Shitamachi Shokusai Daidokoro. With a wide variety of creative Japanese cuisine and daily specials on offer, he welcomes diners with a cozy and comfortable atmosphere.
尾崎 行治OZAKI YUKIHARU
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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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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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Tora-san
寅寅寅
- Hirao/Kiyokawa, Fukuoka
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Chicken / Tebasaki (chicken wings)
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藤井 剛FUJII TSUYOSHI
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The cook who refined his cooking skills through endless curiosity for cooking
Born on June 5th, 1969, in Fukuoka prefecture, the chef had been a businessman at a restaurant equipment company. During this career, he slowly developed an interest for cooking. After experiencing Yakitori (skewered chicken) bars and French restaurants, he decided to work at an Izakaya (Japanese pub), Yanagi machi Ikkodo. After experiencing the depth of seafood cuisine, he refined his skills for 8 years. Later, in order to refine his connoisseurship, he worked for 2 years at Itoyoshi. In 2013, he opened up his own restaurant Torasan. The place is known for its numerous regular customers who come for the chef's delicate dishes.
藤井 剛FUJII TSUYOSHI
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Jitokko Kumiai Matsue Ekimae
じとっこ組合 松江駅前店
- Matsue Station, Shimane
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken
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井上 一友INOUE KAZUTOMO
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This chef decided to devote his life to cooking after meeting the president of the company.
After meeting the president of Jitokko Kumiai Matsue Ekimae, Chef Inoue was startled by the extent to which they shared the same thinking and decided to move from an unrelated industry to become a chef. His eyes shine as he tells us how fun it is for him to receive direct, positive feedback from customers. He also feels that this work, where he gives shape to his own ideas with the design of the menu and flavoring of the food, has real meaning. Each day he works to continue to produce delicious food.
井上 一友INOUE KAZUTOMO
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Izakaya Sakura
居酒屋 さ蔵
- Takikawa/Fukagawa/Sunagawa, Hokkaido
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Chicken
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佐藤 眞啓SATO MASAHIRO
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Our whole-hearted hope is that you will eat our delicious food and smile
Ever since Mr. Satou was a child he enjoyed food and always loved watching people smile and enjoy themselves as they ate. Thanks to his father, who ran a butcher shop, he was strongly influenced to want to see people enjoy delicious food. He succeeded his father in his butchering business and hormone-manufacturing business, and working there for 25 years he acquired a lot of know-how. At the age of 46 he stepped into the food industry for real, setting up his own shop, and after that opened "Sakura". It's now been over 15 years since the restaurant opened, and he's still doing his best to make sure his customers are happy day after day.
佐藤 眞啓SATO MASAHIRO
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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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