A japanese chef, passionate about french cuisine. After attending culinary school in Tokyo and 8 years working in Japan he chose to move to France, and started in a restuarant in the Dordogne called ‘Le Vieux Logis’, a one michelin star restaurant, where he worked under the eye of Chef Vincent Arnould (M.O.F 2007).
He then went on to become sous chef at Chateau Eza, a one michelin starred restaurant and hotel in Eze village where he stayed for three years untill he left to open HANgout in July 2013. He has also competed in the Neptune d’or competition twice, finising 3rd in 2012 and 5th in 2014.