Refusing to be tied down by one type of cuisine, we think you'll find the drink pairings at Magnolia superb

Our chef's main training was in Italian cuisine, but he has borrowed a little bit of everything to put together dishes for Magnolia, where we serve meals inspired by cookery from all over the West. His customers' smiles and compliments fuel his passion for the art.

An eye for freshness, a reputation for culinary excellence.

He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1987. While going to high school, he began work at Korean Imperial-style Restaurant Youngdong. Hard working and studious, he became head chef in his twenties. From eleven years of experience with meat he has earned a peerless reputation for his eye for freshness and devotion to culinary excellence.

He switched careers from business to culinary arts.

He was born in Yokohama in 1968. He worked for a publishing company for ten years before stress took a great toll on his health and he learned the importance of eating right. From that time onward, at the age of 34, he aspired to become a chef and went to culinary school. After that, he gained experience at the French restaurant Elise Hikari, and in 2005 opened this restaurant as the sole proprietor.

The chef who protects the Queen Alice flavor.

Born in Kawasaki. After graduating high school, he trained at Kawasaki Nikko Hotel for 7 years before starting work at Queen Alice Ginza. After that, he worked at Queen Alice Reception Hall and then in 1999 he started at Queen Alice Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu, where he works now.

Influenced by my parents who are good cooks, I naturally chose a culinary career.

Both of her parents like cooking. Watching her parents enjoy cooking, she came to think of cooking as a fun activity and naturally aimed to be a cook. After training herself by working at a private restaurant of creative cuisine, she is now using her experienced skills at [R&B.]

Enlightened by the natural wines at Uguisu, known for their "Vin Naturel"

Born in Yamagata prefecture in 1980, he started his culinary career when he was 22. After training at hotels and Italian restaurants in Yokohama, at 27 he made a career change to concentrate on service while he was working at the French restaurant La Butte Boisee in Jiyugaoka. He learned about wine made from famous wineries in France, and subsequently encountered natural wines while working at Uguisu in Sangenjaya, which left a deep impression on him. He came to Beau Temps when he was 31, and is currently spreading the charm and depth of natural wine as the restaurant's second generation owner.

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

Serving the specialty hamburger steak I have cooked for a long in my own restaurant

He was born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1954. After graduating from a high school, he came to Tokyo to enter the restaurant business. Chance led him to joining "Cowbell," a restaurant whose specialty is hamburgers. He worked there as a chef for 40 years. He did not initially think of independence, but gradually became eager to have his own restaurant. He finally set up his own restaurant 24 years ago. Currently, he and his wife are working closely together to provide delicious food and hearty service.

A chef who seeks out genuinely delicious food, following the concept of "the pursuit of true flavor"

After graduating from high school, he studied cooking working at a nearby French restaurant, until graduating from the Moranbong Culinary Training School, and going to France at the age of 21. While taking courses at Le Cordon Bleu there, he studied the simple perfection of the local cuisine before returning to Japan. After that, he worked at the Prince Hotel before taking part in planning the opening of the Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu. These days, he seeks out the origin of delicious flavor, taking advantage of nature's bounty, to bring out the inherent flavors of his ingredients and fashion a simple cooking method to create cuisine that defies categorization by country or genre.

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.

I want to bring out the best flavors from all ingredients.

He was born on March 22, 1973 in Akita, Japan. Because he liked cooking as a child, he planned to one day open up his own store. He graduated high school at the same time as moving to Tokyo. After 11 years training at an izakaya (tavern), he opened his dream restaurant "Shunsai Kushiyaki Dokoro Shoku" in 2002. He never uses any chemical seasoning, so he has an established reputation in bringing out the best flavor from each ingredient.

Became a chef because he wanted to master the culture of traditional cooking

He was born in 1971 in Sichuan Province, China. He studied at a cooking school specializing in Sichuan cuisine in order to really study the art of traditional Chinese cooking culture. After graduating in 1991, he worked at restaurants there. Upon finishing his training, he came to Japan in 2008. He started working in 2009 as a chef at Taiwan Home-style Small Plate Dishes Arisan Jo Landmark Tower and still works there today.

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.

She entered the world of cuisine due to the influence of her husband, a Chinese chef.

She was born in Taiwan. She came to Japan with her husband, also a chef, and opened Yokohama Chinatown Shumien. While her husband managed the restaurant, she got the idea to serve Taiwanese food, and began to study Taiwanese cooking. From 1990 onward she proudly added Taiwanese dishes to the menu and took over the management, serving as the smiling public face of the establishment.

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.

After finishing school in China, I started working at a restaurant.

From the age of 20, I trained at Chinese restaurants and worked for 20 years in China. At the time it was tough, but I started with the fundamentals of Chinese cuisine. After this, I came to Japan and worked at a restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown where I offered up Chinese food to Japanese customers. In 2012, I achieved my dream of opening my own restaurant, Kokien, right here in Yokohama Chinatown. I would love for you to come and try my authentic Chinese dishes.

Dishes created from the heart by a chef who has always loved to "create things."

Born in January 1958 in Gunma Prefecture. The chef, who says he has always liked to "create and complete things", began cooking through a part-time job. After seeing the depth of the art of cooking, he began to seriously pursue becoming a chef. Each dish is carefully prepared from the heart with the thought that "customers will sincerely say that it is delicious."

Learning the joy of cooking from a Chinese chef, and its depth from a Japanese master.

Born in 1973 in Chiba Prefecture, his inspiration for pursuing this path was a Chinese chef who showed him the joy of cooking at the restaurant where he worked part-time as a high school freshman. He later became the apprentice of a Japanese chef while working at another restaurant. Although the chef was a well-rounded master who had studied abroad, he still said "Nothing beats Japanese beef." Those words made a deep impression on Mr. Ogura.

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.

A career that granted her a chance to fulfill her dream of competing with culinary skills

She was born in Ehime prefecture and raised in Chiba prefecture. She majored in food science in college since she wanted to work in food production, but after graduation she went on to work as a civil servant for a period of time. However, she says that, "I wanted to be in a job that involved making food," so she devoted herself wholeheartedly to that dream when she turned 30. She studied Japanese cuisine at Ecole Tsuji Tokyo for a year, and after that she learned the basics of cooking at Matsushita in Waseda, and studied sake (Japanese rice wine) at Sasagin in Yoyogi-Uehara. She underwent further training at Ishii in Shimbashi, and then in 2010 she opened Ohama in Asagaya, which moved to Kamakura in 2014.