1781 - 1799 of 1799 chefs
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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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Sumibi Yakiniku Himawaritei
炭火焼肉 ひまわり亭
- Kawaguchi Lake/Fuji Yoshida/Yamanaka Lake, Yamanashi
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Korean
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梶原 直人KAJIWARA NAOTO
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The chef strives everyday to make his restaurant an energizing place for his customers.
Born in1971, in Yamanashi prefecture, the chef has always loved cooking since his childhood. With his experience working at a yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant, he came to think, "If I were to have a job for life, I'd like to become a chef who makes people happy." As he was especially charmed with yakiniku, which seemed to invigorate people, he decided to work at a yakiniku restaurant in Yokohama when he was 20. After that, he opened up his own restaurant, Yakiniku Himawari Tei. He makes his own tare (sauce) and kimchi (pickled cabbage), and provides delicious meat for a reasonable price.
梶原 直人KAJIWARA NAOTO
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Kakiya
牡蠣屋
- Miyajima, Hiroshima
- Creative,Sosaku (creative) / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Oyster
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林 祐司HAYASHI YUJI
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I proceeded to this path wishing to experience the family business, Oysterbar.
He was born on April 14th, 1958, in Miyajima, Hiroshima. His parents ran an oyster bar, and since childhood he has been familiar with the world of food. Gradually he began to wish to be a cook and started to train in the culinary arts. For a long time he worked as an oyster chef, and now he runs "Kakiya". Every day, he grills oysters in the restaurant and his skillful manipulation gathers favorable responses not only from local regular customers, but also from tourists who come from far away.
林 祐司HAYASHI YUJI
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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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Momofuku
百福
- Shin-Sakae/Higashisakura/Izumi, Aichi
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Fugu (blowfish) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / General
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百瀬 敢司MOMOSE ATSUSHI
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This chef has devoted himself to the art of preparing fugu (pufferfish) for 28 years, and continues his exploration of the most delicious fugu dishes
Born on April 8, 1967, in Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he studied in a culinary school, before joining a fugu (blowfish) restaurant in Osaka, where he would work for 20 years. In 2007, he opened his Momofuku restaurant in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is committed to making his restaurant a place his customers invite their loved ones to, and long to visit again.
百瀬 敢司MOMOSE ATSUSHI
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Kobe Harborland Sandaya
神戸ハーバーランド 三田屋
- Harborland, Hyogo
- Steak,Yakiniku/Steak / Japanese Beef Steak / Steak / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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村田 茂郎MURATA SHIGERU
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Providing topquality beef cultivated by scouring the industry with a critical eye.
Born in 1956 in Sanda city, Hyogo prefecture. For eight years he threw himself into ensuring product quality within the meat industry, attaining a qualification as a 'meat specialist'. After that he began to take an interest in attracting customers from far and wide to his home base of Hyogo with nothing but a "home-grown beef tenderloin course" and just like that, Sandaya was born. Currently he uses skills and techniques fostered by his experience in the meat industry throughout the whole store.
村田 茂郎MURATA SHIGERU
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Jumelles 29
Jumelles 29（ジュメルニジュウク）
- Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kyoto
- French,Italian/French / General / French / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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村上 章MURAKAMI AKIRA
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Your delighted smiles over his cooking makes him happy
Born in 1972 in Okayama. He's loved to make and enjoy food ever since he was a child. When someone would smile with delight over his cooking it made him so happy that he decided to make it a career. After training at a number of hotel restaurants he was hired at the French restaurant Philippe Aubron where he worked for five years before moving to France. There he refined his culinary skills at restaurants like Moulin De Mougins in Cannes and Lyon. When he returned to Japan he worked for Italian BAL for a time before striking out on his own.
村上 章MURAKAMI AKIRA
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RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE
- Kasumigaseki, Tokyo
- Steak,Yakiniku/Steak
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野口 尊文NOGUCHI TAKAFUMI
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Fascinated by American cuisine, our chef seeks out traditional flavors
Born in 1967 in Tokyo, he realized how interesting cookery could be during a part-time job at a steak house. He later went to work full time for another steak restaurant in Aoyama. After that, to expand his repertoire, he gained experience in Italian, French, and other culinary styles, before being hired as the chef of a Texan-style restaurant in Yotsuya at the age of 30. At that time realized the depth of American cuisine, and afterwards traveled to LA to work as chef for the Consulate-General in California. After returning to Japan, he polished his skills as the chef of a number of restaurants, and became our chef here at Ruth's Chris Steak House in 2013.
野口 尊文NOGUCHI TAKAFUMI
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Gyutan Sumiyaki Rikyu Sendai
牛たん炭焼利久 仙台駅店
- Sendai Station West Exit, Miyagi
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Local Japanese Cuisine / Gyutan (beef tongue) / General
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井上昭広INOUEAKIHIRO
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His eyes were opened to cooking when he was an elementary-school student
He first prepared food as part of a home economics lesson, and the fun of that elementary-school experience awakened a love of cooking within him. After gaining ten years of experience working in an izakaya tavern, he moved on to Rikyu to put his skills to work.
井上昭広INOUEAKIHIRO
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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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Hagi no Chaya
萩の茶屋
- Niihama, Ehime
- Soba (noodles),Japanese / General / Soba (noodles)
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井原 和武IHARA KAZUTAKE
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Quality ingredients are essential for soba. A soba artisan who ignores profit in order to serve up delicious soba
He was born in 1967 in Ehime Prefecture. The family's soba restaurant had been founded by his father. Growing up watching his father at work, he knew as a young child that he wanted to succeed his father at the restaurant. In order to hone his skills, he left home for years to train at renowned soba restaurants in Chiba Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and at Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. He then returned home to take over "Hagi no Chaya". Using only the finest ingredients to serve up the best soba, he pays no attention to profit-a true soba artisan.
井原 和武IHARA KAZUTAKE
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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
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安藤 孝司ANDO TAKASHI
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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
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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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Kawajin Main Store
川甚本店
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Hokkaido Cuisine / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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本間 勇司HOMMA YUJI
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A Japanese professional chef with attention to using safe ingredients.
He was born in 1970, Wakkanai city, Hokkaido. He got a job working at a sushi restaurant where he worked for two years at the recommendation of one of his junior high school teachers. After working there, he further polished his skills at a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo, and he has been the head chef at Kawajin Main Store since 2006. These days, as consumers become more aware of what they are eating, we take prudence in insuring the safety of our ingredients, and we only use ingredients grown locally with low amounts of agricultural chemicals.
本間 勇司HOMMA YUJI
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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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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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L'AS
L'AS
- Omotesando/Aoyama, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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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
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Hakata Chuka Soba Marugen
博多中華そば まるげん
- Hirao/Kiyokawa, Fukuoka
- Ramen,Ramen (noodles) / Gyoza (dumplings) / Tantanmen (tantan ramen) / Tsukemen (noodles served separately from dip soup)
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鈴木 克学SUZUKI YOSHITAKA
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Aiming for a new, loved flavor in his native Hakata
He's loved eating since the beginning, and, a few years into being a cook after collecting experience in western and Italian restaurants, he had a fateful meeting with a certain bowl of ramen. From there, his course was decided. Returning to his native Hakata, he succeeded in developing through repeated trial and error a hitherto-untasted brand new flavor. Since then, he's earned the affection of many customers, and not just locals at that.
鈴木 克学SUZUKI YOSHITAKA
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Organ
organ（オルガン）
- Ogikubo, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine
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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
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