Yasuji Sasaki (born February 28, 1967) is a Japanese
chef
A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a kitche ...
, and winner of the 2008
Bocuse d'Or
The Bocuse d'Or (the ''Concours mondial de la cuisine'', World Cooking Contest) is a biennial world chef championship. Named for the chef Paul Bocuse, the event takes place during two days near the end of January in Lyon, France, at the SIRHA Inter ...
Asia, the inaugural competition of its kind.
[sirha.com ] He represented Japan in the 2009 world final of the Bocuse d'Or.
Sasaki is a chef at the Alain Chapel in Kobe Portopia Hotel, and has previously worked at the Intercontinental Hotel of Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, France and eight years at the Heritage in the Huistenbosch Hotel & Resort in Nagasaki.
References
Team Japan 2009 dossierBocuse d'Or
;Footnotes
1967 births
Living people
Japanese chefs
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