Yuji Wakiya was born in Japan, started his career as a cook in Chinese cuisine at the age of fifteen under a Chinese chef, and became an executive chef at Turandot in Pan Pacific Hotel in Yokohama, Japan in 1995. Since then he has opened his successful own restaurants in Tokyo, and newly in New York in 2007. He also has been dedicated himself to teach in many culinary institutes in Japan, and a regular in the charity event of Cirtymeals on wheels in New York. Photographer Masashi Kuma was nominated for a James Beard Award for his photography in the Kodansha published Kaiseiki: The Exquisite Cuisine of Kyoto's Kikunoi Restaurant.
"A chef's character reflects on his cooking: a positive kind of chef puts out positive food. I have really come to admire Yuji's personality, and to adore his cuisine." - Nobu Matsuhisa"
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