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L'AS L'AS Omotesando/Aoyama, Tokyo French,Italian/French / French / Wine

兼子　大輔KANEKO DAISUKE

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Upandcoming Chef Daisuke Kaneko

Born 1979. Traveled to France following experiences at Osaka La Becasse and Tokyo Cote Dor. Opened L'AS in Minami Aoyama in 2012. Relocated L'AS to a new location within Minami Aoyama in 2013, and at the same time, opened CORK. His skills are acclaimed throughout the world, and he was selected in 2014 as best young chef by the UK high class gourmet magazine "Four".

兼子　大輔KANEKO DAISUKE

Ginza Sushi Dokoro Shin 銀座　すし処　真 Ginza, Tokyo Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi

渡辺　真喜WATANABE MAKI

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

Restaurant Aida レストラン　間 Ebisu, Tokyo French,Italian/French / French / Wine

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

Bishokudokoro Sakuji Nishishinjuku 美食処　作治　西新宿店 Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

安藤　孝司ANDO TAKASHI

Leave the hospitality of Japanese cuisine up to this chef.

At Ichukyo, a kaiseki (traditional Japanese banquet) restaurant in Tokyo's Omi, he trained under the former director and head chef of Nadaman. "Let me serve you a feast in which you will sense the passage of the seasons in the ingredients and the arrangements," he tells us.

安藤　孝司ANDO TAKASHI

Ostu オストゥ（Ostu） Shinjuku Station South Exit/Yoyogi, Tokyo Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Wine

宮根　正人MIYANE MASATO

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An unexpected 5 years in Piedmont guided him for the future

He was born in Saitama prefecture in 1974. After graduating from culinary school, he devoted himself to training at various Italian restaurants in Tokyo, such as the famous "Antonio," and then went to Italy. Most of his time there was spent in Barolo, Piedmont, at the restaurant "Locanda nel Borgo Antico" After returning to Japan, he opened "Ostu."

宮根　正人MIYANE MASATO

Sushiya Ono 鮨屋　小野 Ebisu, Tokyo Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi

小野　淳平ONO JUMPEI

The Chef's Recommendations

The ultimate sushi that makes everybody happy

Originally from Gunma Prefecture. While still in his home town, he became intrigued with the sushi world. He trained at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo for 15 years. In 2007, he opened Sushi Ono in Ebisu. He is increasingly energetic and active, opening his second restaurant, Sushi Hayakawa, in May, 2013.

小野　淳平ONO JUMPEI

Tenshige 天茂 Akasaka, Tokyo Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables)

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

Sushiya-no Uokin Ebisu Branch 鮨屋のうおきん恵比寿店 Ebisu, Tokyo Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

山本　徹YAMAMOTO TORU

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He is the chief chef who plays an important role to support the kitchen at the Ebisu branch that can develop the potential of Uokin group.

He was born in 1965 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was influenced by cooking programs on TV and naturally became enchanted with cooking. At 15, he joined a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo and learned the basics of Japanese cuisine intensively for six years. Thereafter, he gained experience at a restaurant featuring Kushiyaki (spit-grilled dishes) and large plates and at a Japanese restaurant in Ebisu. Finally he joined Uokin Co., Ltd. in 2008. He refined his skills at the main store of the Uokin group and finally assumed position of chief chef at Sushiya-no Uokin Ebisu Branch.

山本　徹YAMAMOTO TORU

La BOMBANCE ラ・ボンバンス　La　BOMBANCE Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Sake

渡邊　直博WATANABE NAOHIRO

A meeting with Chef Okamoto at Fujidaya, here in the world of cuisine he's longed after since childhood

Born in 1978 and coming from Yamanashi, his father was a cook of Japanese cuisine and because of this he had an interest in food from an early age, leaping into the world of cuisine when he graduated from high school. Building up his skillset at small restaurants, hotels, Japanese restaurant inns, and the like, he then spent three and a half years at Fujidaya, meeting with owner Okamoto at that time. From the start-up of La BOMBANCE in 2004, he's been in the kitchen as head chef.

渡邊　直博WATANABE NAOHIRO

Akasaka Shisen Hanten 赤坂　四川飯店 Nagatacho, Tokyo Szechuan,Chinese / General / Szechuan / Chinese Tea

陳　建太郎CHIN KENTARO

Following in his father's footsteps, he is proactively involved in spreading the joy of Sichuan cuisine

In 1979, he was born in Tokyo as the eldest son of Chen Kenichi. His grandfather, the late Chen Kenmin, was the person who first introduced Sichuan cuisine to Japan. After graduating from Tamagawa Academy, he entered "Akasaka Shisen Hanten". After that, he trained in Shibuya's "Szechwan Restaurant Chen", and studied overseas in Sichuan province for two and a half years to thoroughly learn about Sichuan cuisine at the place of its birth. Currently, he actively participates in various activities, such as TV programs and events as the third-generation chef of Shisen Hanten.

陳　建太郎CHIN KENTARO

Akasaka Rikyu Ginza 赤坂璃宮　銀座店 Ginza, Tokyo Cantonese,Chinese / Yum Cha/Dim Sum / Cantonese / Wine

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

Torito Branch 鳥藤　分店 Tsukiji, Tokyo Japanese,Japanese / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl)

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

Ahill Ginza ahill　銀座 Ginza, Tokyo French,Italian/French / French / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Hamburger Steak

山中　昌昭YAMANAKA MASAAKI

A dynamic expression of delicate French cooking with teppanyaki (Japanese hot plate) style cooking.

Born in 1979 in Osaka. While working part-time and chasing his dreams, he learned cooking by watching others and using the ingredients in his house. He would then share this cooking with his friends, and it was their positive reaction that led to him deciding upon a career in cooking. After working for eight years in an Italian restaurant, he started working at Ahill through the introduction of an acquaintance. He currently works as the head chef, using the dynamic teppanyaki style to produce delicate French food.

山中　昌昭YAMANAKA MASAAKI

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

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

Organ organ（オルガン） Ogikubo, Tokyo French,Italian/French / French / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine

紺野　真KONNO MAKOTO

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The encounter with natural wine greatly influenced his restaurant's core principles after setting out on his own

He was born in Tokyo in 1969. He went to America during his schooling days, and an experience at a part-time job in a restaurant gave him the motivation to enter this industry. He returned to Japan when he was 29, and pursued further training at a cafe in Harajuku, and the bistro "Au Rendez-Vous" in Chitose-Funabashi. During his training, he encountered natural wine and found himself spellbound by its great flavor. He set out on his own in 2005 and opened "uguisu" in Sangenjaya. In 2011, he opened his second shop, "organ", as its owner.

紺野　真KONNO MAKOTO