by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Makoto Tokuyama, New Zealand
Makoto Tokuyama Follow It’s difficult for Makoto Tokuyama to pin down one dish that reminds him of growing up in Saga, Japan. Living in a Zen Buddhist temple meant mealtimes were always shared with the extended family and often consisted of seafood wrangled from the...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Shaun Clouston
Shaun Clouston Follow For Shaun, cooking has been a huge passion of his since he was young. He has always wanted to cook from an early age starting with making a tray of toast and marmalade and taking it on a tray to his mum. For over 25 years, Logan Brown Restaurant...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Chris Will, New Zealand
Chris Will Follow Chris has always had a drive to be a top chef in the culinary world, and has achieved a great amount throughout his career thus far. He worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants, alongside Heston...
by Josh Munro | Jun 2, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, North America
Mathew Peters Follow Growing up in Meadville, Pennsylvania, TV inspired Peters to cook. Watching episodes of Great Chefs of the World, he became determined to pursue a career as a chef. After high school, he attended Le Cordon Bleu in Pittsburgh and then started his...
by Josh Munro | May 24, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Asia, Hiroshi Horita
Hiroshi Horita Follow 堀田 大（Hiroshi Horita） 株式会社マンジュトゥー代表取締役社長 大分県竹田市市民栄誉賞受賞 第18回ピエール・テタンジェ国際料理コンクール（パリ）など多くのコンテストで 優勝。 社団法人エスコフィエ協会副会長、 フランス料理最高技術者協会名誉賞受賞（フランス） バーテルクラブ名誉賞受賞（ニューヨーク） 社団法人全日本司厨士協会最高技術顧問、 アカデミーキュリネール会員（フランス）、 ピエール・テタンジェ国際料理コンクール審査員（世界大会）、...
by alpha | May 23, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Asia, Yasuyuki Takara
Yasuyuki Takara Follow 髙良 康之（Yasuyuki Takara） Restaurant L’AFFINAGE オーナーシェフ ホテルメトロポリタン勤務を経て、1989年渡仏。フランス各地で2年間研鑽を積む。 帰国後は、赤坂「ル・マエストロ・ポール・ボキューズ・トーキョー」副料理長、日比谷「南部亭」料理長を歴任し、2002年「ブラッスリー・レカン」オープンに伴い、料理長に就任。「銀座レカン」総料理長を経て、2018年銀座に自身の店「レストラン ラフィナージュ」をオープン。料理やサービスを未来...
