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.

Inadvertently became interested in cooking

Doing part-time work gave impetus for Mr. Takayuki Ozaki to embark on a path to becoming a chef. He started out with serving customers and worked his way up to be a chef. Working at Erimo-tei enables him to gain experience in many genres of food. This impetus that occurred at the right timing still fascinates him and spurs him on to continue down his path as a chef.

Born February 23rd, 1960, a native of Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from high school he worked at a number of restaurants, before traveling to France. He studied under Bernard Loiseau, the head chef at La Cote d'Or (now called Le Relais Bernard Loiseau), who gave rise to the Asian-inspired French fusion style, which our chef learned. He returned home to work at the Japanese chef of La Cote d'Or Kobe in 1992. As of 2000 he was promoted to the general manager and head chef of the Kitano Kobe Hotel.

Living with Japanese cuisine for 25 years. Good food backed up by experience and sense.

Born in Hyogo prefecture in 1966. When he was a student, he was looking for work and became a chef. That's when he came into contact with the deliciousness and delicacy of Japanese Cuisine. He stayed with it for 25 straight years. He has very strict judgement concerning fish and takes taste very seriously. He is aiming for food that will make the customer happy with its taste and appearance, so he continues to hone his skills day and night.

Home cooking for city folk, with a down-to-earth hostess.

She was born in Tokyo in 1970. She was raised by parents who were both gourmands, and in elementary school she was determined to learn cooking. After becoming independent, she began inviting friends to her house to eat her home cooking, and this inspired her to start "Iemeshi Shushu" in 2004, specializing in home-style cooking difficult to come upon for the modern city dweller. Modest and unpretentious, she has earned the trust of the world-weary through her fine cooking.

By strictly enforcing standards of quality cultivated in the meat industry, we provide the finest quality beef.

Born in Mita city, Hyogo prefecture in 1956. He spent eight years in the meat industry, and obtained the qualification 'Diploma in Meat Technology', which is designed to ensure meat quality. He became interested in 'Mitaya' after hearing about their domestically-reared fillet steak set menu, which attracts customers to his home, Hyogo prefecture, from other parts of Japan. It was not long before he joined the company, where he is now putting the skills and experience he cultivated in the meat industry to work in his role overseeing all of their branches.

Our chef enjoys being engaged with his cooking, and is delighted whenever you tell him "this is delicious"

Born in September 1985 in Gifu Prefecture. He started out cooking as a part-time job, and how great he felt when his customers told him they loved his food led him down the path to becoming a chef. After two and a half years of experience working at Western-style restaurant and two and a half at an Italian restaurant, he came to work for us. He works hard every day to make this a lively and happening place to make as many people happy as he can.

Based on Italian cuisine, the chef also tries creativestyle cuisine proactively.

Born in Osaka in 1979, he has always enjoyed eating since his childhood. He started to learn cooking at a vocational school for becoming a licensed cook. He also started working part-time around then in order to enter the restaurant business. After his graduation, he worked cooking French cuisine at a hotel in Kobe and then in cooking creative-style cuisince in Tokyo. In 2012, he opened trattria e bar Buono!. Based on Italian cuisine, he is an inquirying cook who also cooks Spanish cuisine, rice omelets, and other creative-style cuisine in a proactive manner.

A upandcoming chef of both skill and originality, blowing a fresh breeze into tradition

Born in 1975 in Kanazawa, he joined Jukei restaurants as an employee after graduating high school, was head chef at "Jukei Sanro" main branch from 2010 to 2011, and has been head chef of Jukei Yokohama Chinatown Shinkan since 2012. He took the Grand Prix "Bishokusetsu" award in the new menu exhibition at the 5th Bishokusetsu and top prize in the Peking duck category at the 6th Bishokusetsu. He exercises his ambitiousness to create original Chinese fusion dishes, adding new ingredients like "kadaif" to traditional techniques.

A chef who displays the virtues of Indian cuisine, while also looking for ways to match its flavors to Japanese tastes.

It has been six years since Chef Sawana, the owner's younger brother, came to Japan. He became the chef with the hope that "the Japanese people can enjoy the taste of Indian home cooking." Chef Sawana is in charge of tandoori and naan. By making spiciness levels adjustable and so forth, he continues to refine his dishes to suit the Japanese palate.

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.

A chef's job is to bring joy to people.

Born in Matsue in 1973. He says his dream was always to have his own restaurant. He had an interest in cooking, and worked part time at a restaurant, while also often cooking at home. He began working at a sushi restaurant at the age of 24. His good points are that he enjoys serving people, and making them happy. This is what he believes is an important part of being a chef. He spent four years learning all of the ins and outs of sushi and Japanese cuisine to become independent. His heart's desire is to open a restaurant where customers feel welcome, and that serves original, heart-felt food.

A chef whose spirit is formed on the foundation of strong Japanese cuisine fundamentals interwoven with seasonal delights

After seeing the old style restaurant "Kicho" on TV, he yearned to work at such a place, and enrolled in culinary school. After graduating he got a job at an old style restaurant called Kikumi in Akasaka. After polishing his Japanese cuisine skills at "Kobori" in Akasaka, "Hamaisihi", a fancy restaurant in Ginza, and "Narita View Hotel", he established his own restaurant. He is very picky about the ingredients he uses. He selects organic rice and vegetables from his hometown, and goes to markets to personally pick out the freshest ingredients, allowing customers to experience the full flavor of each season.

He opened "Nepalico" with the aim of making Nepalese culture commonplace

He was born in Gorkha, Nepal in 1980, and came to Japan in 2003 in order to learn Japanese. After that, he resolved to spread the charm of Nepalese culture within Japan itself upon marrying his Japanese wife. He trained at restaurants in Tokyo, and returned to Nepal for a period of time to learn about Nepalese cuisine. In September 2010, he opened "Nepalico Shibuya branch". In March 2014, he opened "Nepalico Komazawa branch", thus spreading the charm of Nepalese cuisine further.

Kusano brings his experience from a Japanese restaurant in Austria to the table

After achieving his childhood dream of becoming a cook at the family-oriented restaurant "Tenmaya", he moved on to Vienna, where he worked at a Japanese restaurant for six years. After returning to Japan and working at French and sushi restaurants in hotels, he has been putting his skills to use at his own shop for the past six months.

Encountering genuine motsunabe (meat stew) in Osaka led to him opening his own restaurant

I'm originally from Ichinomiya City. After stepping away from the 9-to-5 life of a businessman, I entered cooking school. After that, I apprenticed at a Chinese restaurant and worked at a gyoza (dumpling) shop in Osaka for even more training. When a famous motsunabe (meat stew) restaurant from Fukuoka opened a branch in Osaka, I seized the opportunity to work there and trained for a year and a half, and in 2007 split off and opened a restaurant in Nagoya.

An encounter with a chef of French cuisine opened him up to the world of French food.

Toru Totoki was born in 1956 in Fukushima prefecture. When he was 20-years old, at a time that few people were familiar with French cuisine, he happened to meet the head chef of a French restaurant. Thanks to this chef's introduction, Totoki trained for 2 years at Regence Shibuya, then the famous French restaurant Ginza Lecrin, before going to Europe. He worked for 11 years as the head chef of Ginza Lecrin, from 1992 to 2003, then he opened Les Dix Temps, The Totoki. In 2013, the restaurant was updated and re-opened as Ginza Totoki.

A restaurateur who continually seeks to provide a customer-tailored experience.

Born in Tokyo in 1970, he embraced the dream becoming a chef and opening a restaurant with his father. Upon graduation from a culinary school, he honed his skills at hotels and Japanese restaurants in Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. He became head chef at Onzoshi Matsurokuya in June of 2012. He strives daily to offer true hospitality by utilizing best-quality ingredients to make food that keeps you coming back for more.

Making a career out of my favorite dish

I loved eating gyutan (beef tongue), and I was a fan of Rikyu's gyutan. I often went to the restaurant, and the staff always made sure that I enjoyed myself, so that's what led me to enter the world of cooking.

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."