Tetsuya's is a restaurant in Sydney, Australia, owned and operated by chef

Tetsuya Wakuda (born 18 June 1959) is a Japanese-born Australian chef based in Sydney. He appeared as the leading judge in the final episode of the second season of '' Junior MasterChef Australia''. Background Early life Tetsuya Wakuda was born on June 18, ...

. Tetsuya's cuisine is based on

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and

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, and makes use of Australian ingredients. The restaurant is known for its signature dish, the Confit of Tasmanian

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, referred to as "the world's most photographed dish" (by ''Financial Review)'', which has been offered since 1987. Tetsuya's, along with the French establishment Claude's, is credited with bringing a new style of fine-dining cuisine to Sydney.

Location

In the late 1980s and 1990s, Tetsuya's was located in a terrace house in the typical style of the Sydney inner-western suburb of

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. In 2000, Tetsuya's moved to the former

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building in the Centre of Sydney.

Style of cuisine

Tetsuya's serves a set ten course

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menu. American chef

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said, "Tetsuya is part of an elite group of international chefs that has influenced other chefs through their personal styles and unique approaches to food. His culinary philosophy centres on pure, clean flavours that are decisive, yet completely refined. His amazing technique, Asian heritage, sincere humility, worldwide travels and insatiable curiosity combine to create incredible, soulful dishes that exude passion in every bite."

Influence

Several of Australia's top chefs have been trained at Tetsuya's, includin
Darren Robertson
Luke Powell,

Martin Benn Martin Benn is the former chef and co-owner of Sepia, a fine dining restaurant located on Sussex Street, Sydney, Australia Benn and Sepia have won multiple accolades over the years, including the ''Australian Gourmet Traveller'' Chef of the Year ...

, and Dan Hong.

Awards

*'' Restaurant''

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in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. *Restaurant of the Year and Best Fine Dining at the Restaurant & Catering Association Awards 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. *It was named

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Good Food Guide's Restaurant of the Year for 2007. *

Good Food Guide awarded it the highest possible achievement every year from 1992 until 2009; in 2010 it dropped to two hats out of three.

References

External links

Official site

Contact details and customer reviews
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