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Yakitori Abe
やきとり阿部
- Meguro, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Wine
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阿部 友彦ABE TOMOHIRO
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From Italian food to yakitori, he closed his own shop to train at a famous restaurant
He was born in Niigata prefecture in 1984. After graduating from culinary school, he began his culinary career as a chef at "Kihachi". When he was just 23 years old, he opened an Italian dining restaurant in Akabane, but a turning point suddenly reached him. While he was casually imagining his future, what surfaced clearly in his head was, as he says, "The image of a yakitori (grilled chicken) craftsman standing diligently in front of a small grill." He worked as an apprentice at "Torishiki" when he was 28. After about a year and a half years of training, he opened "gallus" in June 2013 and has been in charge of it since then.
阿部 友彦ABE TOMOHIRO
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Ristorante Il Bambinaccio
リストランテ イル バンビナッチョ
- Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Pasta / Wine
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福田 憲一FUKUDAKENICHI
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We preserve the goodness of the traditional Italian dishes you've always loved
After gaining experience in Italian restaurants in Tokyo and Sapporo, he traveled to Italy at the age of 23. He trained in a variety of kitchens all over Rome, did a stint as head chef at Ristorante da Ruka in Venice, and returned to Japan at 26.
福田 憲一FUKUDAKENICHI
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Ristorante Honda
リストランテ ホンダ
- Gaienmae/Aoyama-Itchome, Tokyo
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Pasta / Wine
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本多 哲也HONDA TETSUYA
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Using Italian cooking methods, seasoned with the elements of Japanese and French culinary style, our chef makes uniquely original dishes
Born in 1968 in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from the Tokyo School of Culinary Arts, he built up his cooking experience at restaurants like Ristorante Tullio before travelling to France and Italy in 1997. After training at a number of fine establishments, like the three Michelin Star Antica Osteria del Ponte, he returned to Japan in 1999. He work as the assistant head chef at Ristorante Alporto, then he opened Ristorante Honda in 2004.
本多 哲也HONDA TETSUYA
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Izakaya Umaimon Shinjuku Kabuki-cho
居酒屋うまいもん 新宿歌舞伎町
- Shinjuku East Exit/Kabukicho, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake / General
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齋藤 博重Hiroshige Saito
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Warmly receiving customers with a smile at Umaimon
He was born and raised in Fukushima, but left for Tokyo to train at a Japanese restaurant for 15 years before coming back to Fukushima to open Izakaya Umaimon at age 33. However, for a short while he relocated to Osaka, due to his shop being within the evacuation zone after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. After that, because of his deep familiarity with Tokyo, he decided to set up shop in one of the city's lively downtown shopping districts, and in April of 2012 he opened up Izakaya Umaimon in the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku.
齋藤 博重Hiroshige Saito
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Restaurant Aida
レストラン 間
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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表 成治OMOTE SEIJI
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Created the now popular "Vegetable course" at [Bistro Aida], and opened his own restaurant
Born in Ishikawa, 1972. After graduating from culinary school, he began working at a local hotel to begin his career as a chef. At 25 years old he moved to Tokyo, and worked in a French restaurant, training 2 years in pastries and 3 years in cuisine. Later he learned the culinary arts at [Chez Matsuo], and worked as a head chef in restaurants in Tokyo and Yokohama. He has been part of [Restaurant Aida] from the start, and laid the groundwork for its fame with the currently popular "Vegetable course." In June 2012, his own restaurant [Aida] was opened.
表 成治OMOTE SEIJI
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Ginza Fujita
銀座 藤田
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sushi
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藤田 一休FUJITA IKKYU
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Our chef stays true to the fundamentals of cuisine, while continuing to challenge himself with new dishes
Born in 1968 in Tokyo. After five years of experience at Japanese-style restaurants in Yushima, he wanted to learn about sushi, so he went to work for Sushidokoro Midoriyama in Toranomon. After that he got some experience in Western-style food, and he was selected to become head chef at the age of 29. After that he worked as head chef for over ten years. He opened Fujita in September of 2010. "I want change up my dishes as much as possible while staying true to the basics," he told us while wracking his brains to come up with ways to delight his guests however he can. He also holds a cooking class on Saturdays. There he diligently teaches the fundamentals of cooking.
藤田 一休FUJITA IKKYU
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Uokin Main Store
魚金本店
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake
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郡司 健GUNJI TAKESHI
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He has the qualification of a sake advisor and play an important role for serving excellent foods and drinks at the main store.
He was born in 1984 in Tochigi Prefecture. He worked part-time at Sumiyaki Noteri in Ikenoue, Tokyo, highly evaluated by celebrities as a superb restaurant for delicious yakitori. There he discovered the fun of cooking and entered the world of cuisine. Thereafter, he gained experience at an izakaya (pub) in Shibuya and finally joined Uokin Co., Ltd. First he worked at Uokin Store No.2 and now is responsible for the kitchen at the Uokin Main Store. He gained the qualification of sake advisor in 2010.
郡司 健GUNJI TAKESHI
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Yoroniku
よろにく
- Omotesando/Aoyama, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Wine / Others
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半田 智昭HANDA TOMOAKI
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Grown up among national brand stock products, I became a captive of meat before I knew it.
He was born in Iwate City in Iwate Prefecture. Growing up among nationally recognized products like Maezawa beef, Shorhorn beef, Iwanaka pork, and Platinum pork, he fell in love with meat ever since he can remember. He joined an Italian restaurant in Tokyo at the age of 22 and worked there for 5 years to learn how to deal with seafood. Then he experienced training in Kappo in the management of a specialty store for beef tongue. Next was a job in Yakiniku Jumbo Shinozaki Main Store and he later joined Yoroniku in 2007. In the innovative menu of Yoroniku, live the experience and ideas of Mr. Handa, a veteran of many different businesses.
半田 智昭HANDA TOMOAKI
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Mutsukari
六雁
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Shojin Ryori (Buddhist cuisine)
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秋山 能久AKIYAMA YOSHIHISA
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Our stoic chef incorporates his life philosophy into every dish
A native of Ibaraki Prefecture, he moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school. He studied culinary arts at Tokyo Liberal Arts College's Kappo Suzuki restaurant and honed his skills for ten years. Afterwards, he undertook a stint at the restaurant "Gesshinkyo" and learned about vegetarian cuisine. In 2005, he became Mutsukari's head chef.
秋山 能久AKIYAMA YOSHIHISA
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Libertin
Libertin
- Shibuya East Exit/Miyamasuzaka, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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紫藤 喜則SHITO YOSHINORI
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His feelings toward cuisine changing from an encounter with natural wines
Born 1975 and coming from Saitama, he began on the road of the chef at 24 and that of French cuisine at 28. Coming in contact with the charms of vin naturel at Le Cabaret in Yoyogi-Uehara, he found himself committed to natural wines. After training further at restaurants like the famed L'amitie in Takadanobaba, he opened Libertin in 2011. With the development of his career as chef and his knowledge of light natural wines, his feelings of something not additive but subtractive grow stronger, and his cookery transforms further into a simpler cuisine that better brings out the life of the ingredients.
紫藤 喜則SHITO YOSHINORI
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Ginza Wakuta
銀座 和久多
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kyoto Cuisine / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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亀山 昌和Masakazu Kameyama
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The chef expresses the sense of the season through his cuisine.
After training at small Japanese restaurants which are ideal to learn the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine, he accumulated further experiences at restaurants in Osaka and Kyoto to learn about the gourmet food of the Kansai area. After improving his cooking skills at Chiso Sottaku in Ginza, Tokyo, he became the master chef at Ginza Wakuta in July 2003, where he later became the owner until now. Currently he is creating dishes respecting the original tastes of the ingredients and the sense of the season.
亀山 昌和Masakazu Kameyama
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Ginza Sushi Dokoro Shin
銀座 すし処 真
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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渡辺 真喜WATANABE MAKI
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He dreamed of becoming a sushi master in his school days and made it a reality.
He was born on June 12, 1969 in Saitama Prefecture. He joined Tsukiji Sushisei in 1989, where he spent 22 years gaining experience and perfecting his craft. Shunning the high-society exclusivity of many sushi restaurants, he envisioned a relaxed atmosphere where people could readily enjoy sushi and opened Ginza Sushi Dokoro Shin in September of 2010.
渡辺 真喜WATANABE MAKI
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Oryori Shunso
お料理 春草
- Sangenjaya, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake
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今井良和Yoshikazu Imai
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Japanese cuisine - the more you know, the deeper you find it. He researches daily in search of its quintessence.
He was born in Chiba prefecture in 1972. He entered the culinary world when he was 19, and polished his skills at places such as an old, well-established inn at Hakone, and luxurious, traditional Japanese restaurants in Tokyo. After that, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to Japanese cuisine and put 20 years of experience under his belt before setting out on his own. When he was younger, he thought, "Knife skills are like sports. I will become proficient according to how much effort I spend practicing them," but he says that as he gained more experience, he hit upon a new realization of the profundity of Japanese cuisine. Now, the driving force behind Mr. Imai's dishes is precisely his humble approach, as he says, "Even now, I'm learning new things every day."
今井良和Yoshikazu Imai
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Okonomiyaki Monjayaki Asakusa Tsurujiro
お好み焼もんじゃ焼浅草つる次郎
- Asakusa, Tokyo
- Okonomiyaki/Monjayaki (savory pancakes),Japanese / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Monjayaki (okonomiyaki pancakes using diluted batter) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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浜田 圭二HAMADA KEIJI
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An encounter with subtle yet profoundly complex Japanese cuisine
His fascination with the delicate yet complex flavors of the Japanese cuisine he encountered during his part-time job at a Japanese restaurant led him down the path to becoming a chef. He studied pure, authentic Japanese cuisine before coming to work with us. Our establishment serves not only okonomiyaki and monjayaki (savory pancakes with fillings), but also full course meals that bring genuine Japanese cuisine to life. He cooks each day with the belief that he should pour his all into every meal he makes.
浜田 圭二HAMADA KEIJI
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Tenshige
天茂
- Akasaka, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables)
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高畑 粧由里TAKABATAKE SAYURI
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She works to preserve the flavors of Tenshige
Born in 1964, a Tokyo native. She was working as a teacher at a combined middle and high school when at the age of 30 her father and predecessor, Tomio Kurashige, fell ill, and started helping him out in the evenings with the frying at Tenshige. After that, she resigned from the school in order to succeed her father, and began to study cooking in earnest. Roughly two and a half years later, under the careful guidance of her father, she became the head chef here at the age of 33.
高畑 粧由里TAKABATAKE SAYURI
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Akasaka Rikyu Ginza
赤坂璃宮 銀座店
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Cantonese,Chinese / Yum Cha/Dim Sum / Cantonese / Wine
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譚 彦彬TAN HIKOAKI
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This firstclass chef continues to push ahead.
Tan was born in 1943 in the Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Chinatown). He worked at Chugoku Hanten in Shinbashi, Li Yu n in Shiba, was a sous-chef at Minamizono at the Keio Plaza Hotel, and chef of Guangzhou at the Hotel Edmont. In 1996 he opened Akasaka Rikyu, and later in 2004 he opened its Ginza branch.
譚 彦彬TAN HIKOAKI
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Ankoya Takahashi
あんこう屋 高はし
- Harumi, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Ankou Nabe (monkfish hot pot)
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高橋 良和KATAHASHI YOSHIKAZU
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His experiences working as a salaryman and at a famous tempura restaurant come to life now
He was born in 1972 in Tokyo. He was already part of a restaurant since birth, and was brought up in the environment of Tsukiji as his playground. After graduating from college, he experienced a stint as a salaryman, but he started down the culinary path so that he could carry on his family business. He trained for about three years at a famous tempura (deep-fried food) restaurant and learned the basics of Japanese cuisine. After that, he returned to the shop and has been managing "Ankoya Takahashi" under the guidance of his father until now.
高橋 良和KATAHASHI YOSHIKAZU
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Trattoria Siciliana Don Ciccio
トラットリア シチリアーナ・ドンチッチョ
- Shibuya East Exit/Miyamasuzaka, Tokyo
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Wine
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石川 勉ISHIKAWA TSUTOMU
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His love of the film The Godfather brought him to Sicily
Tsutomu Ishikawa is a native of Iwate prefecture, born in 1961. After coming to Tokyo, he began down the path towards becoming a chef at the age of 19. Also a big fan of The Godfather, he headed to Palermo in Sicily. After that, he also spent 3 years training in Firenze and Bologna before returning to Japan. After working in restaurants such as Cucina Hirata and La Benzina, he became independent in 2000 at Trattoria da Tommasina. In 2006, that restaurant closed, and Chef Ishikawa opened Trattoria Siciliana Don Ciccio in the same year.
石川 勉ISHIKAWA TSUTOMU
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Torito Branch
鳥藤 分店
- Tsukiji, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl)
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久保 真亮Masaaki Kubo
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He used to be one of customers of this restaurant. Impressed by the signature oyakodon (rice bowl dish with chicken and eggs), he decided to join this restaurant.
He was born in Ibaraki in 1979. After graduating from high school, he started working at a restaurant in order to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming the owner of a restaurant. After that, he worked in Tsukiji market at a wholesale store selling fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, in order to expand his knowledge of ingredients. He joined "Torifuji" in 2010. He used to be one of the regular customers of "Torifuji", and describes himself falling in love with the taste at the restaurant as the motivation for joining. "Chicken is a profound ingredient," he says, as he works wholeheartedly to make his dream come true.
久保 真亮Masaaki Kubo
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Nihonbashi Maeda
日本橋 まえ田
- Nihonbashi, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Nabe (hot pot)
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前田 真裕MAEDA MASAHIRO
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Embarked on a culinary career path in order to introduce the deliciousness and intricacies of our dishes to as many people as possible.
Born on July 20, 1979, in Nagasaki Prefecture. His love of food and desire to make people happy by serving delicious food led him onto the path to becoming a chef. He trained and gained experience as a chef while working at a high-end Japanese cuisine restaurant in Ginza. He opened up "Nihonbashi Maeda" on his own 14 years later. With a talent for creating unique Japanese dishes using seasonal ingredients, he serves great tasting food enjoyed by all his customers, young and old.
前田 真裕MAEDA MASAHIRO
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