Talent Profile
With diverse experience across various dining establishments, T.M. has mastered Japanese cuisine as well as sushi, Italian, and French cuisines. Having crafted 150 pieces of sushi daily in Vancouver, he now works in a high-end meat kaiseki restaurant. He possesses the techniques honed at the Japanese restaurant “Gashu Toutou,” as well as the spirit of Japanese cuisine learned at “Yamato-ya” and “Tsuru Tontan.” Confident in presenting appetizer assortments and meticulous about the beauty of plating, he has a strong knowledge of Japanese sake, wine, and traditional tableware. Proficient in restaurant launch, management, and marketing, T.M. is a versatile chef with a keen business sense.
April 2023 - Present
Assistance in launch operations, general service tasks, wine selection, beverage management, numerical management, accounting tasks, and cooking assistance.
April 2019 - March 2023
As head chef, responsible for overall in-house operations and primarily handling sashimi and sushi.
April 2016 - March 2019
Responsible for overall in-house operations and producing the reopening.
October 17, 2012 - December 31, 2015
Closed due to building demolition.
2012
Assistance in launch operations, assisting the executive chef, recipe creation, operation setup, and employee training.
2011 - 2012
Assistance in launch operations, operation setup, and employee training.
2010 - 2011
Proficient in various cooking tasks, from lunch to seasonal and specialty menus, involved in numerical management and ordering management.
2007 - 2010
Studied authentic high-end Japanese kaiseki cuisine. Learned various Japanese cuisine under the tutelage of a traditional Japanese inn chef.
2007 - 2008
Studied Japanese cuisine for one year as a cooking assistant.
2004 - 2007
General in-house operations, cooking, floor service.
2002 - 2003
Involved in the launch of a renewal within the company of Koyanagi.
2001 - 2002
General in-house operations, alcohol creation, kitchen tasks (pizza, pasta, salad preparation).
1999 - 2002
As a floor manager, handled general floor tasks, created alcoholic drinks, and trained part-time staff.
He is a chef capable of handling Japanese cuisine in general, as well as sushi, Italian, and French cuisines. With experience working in a sushi restaurant in Vancouver, he is accustomed to serving international customers. Currently, he works at a high-end counter meat kaiseki restaurant, where he can leverage his experience in high-end cooking and work. Having worked in various dining establishments, he is conscious of maintaining a flexible mindset, free from fixed ideas, always striving for improvement, and keeping an eye on trends. With experience in launching new restaurants, he is capable of handling tasks such as initiating new operations, management, information gathering, research, numerical management, and marketing.
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