Daisuke Nakazawa (born 1979) is head

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of the eponymous Sushi Nakazawa in

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.How Borgognone Won the Lotto With Sushi Nakazawa
Marguerite Preston, eater.com September 10, 2014 Nakazawa apprenticed at

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under Jiro Ono, and appeared in the

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documentary ''

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''. Nakazawa lived and worked in

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, at Sushi Kashiba under chef Shiro Kashiba, another Jiro Ono mentored chef, for several years before coming to New York to open Sushi Nakazawa, where he remains.

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* 1979 births Living people Japanese chefs Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants {{chef-stub