Yasuo Hara
Grand Master Chef
Kanagawa, Japan
Kaiseki experience at prestigious restaurants in Tokyo for over 20 years.
Over 35 years of total Japanese Cuisine experience.
1987-1990 Chef, Ginza Hirai (Tokyo, Japan)
1990-1996 Chef, Grand Hotel Harumi (Tokyo, Japan)
1996-2006 Chef, Ginza Hirai (Tokyo, Japan)
2006-2009 Sous Chef, Shinbashi KaneTanaka (Tokyo, Japan)
2010-2018 Chief Chef, Miyake Foods, EK Foods in California
2018-Present SUMIKA Los Altos (Master Chef)
Sataro Hiramatsu
Sous Chef
Aichi, Japan
Over 30 years of Japanese Kaiseki experience.
1991-2003 Chief Chef, Arashiyama Nishiki (Kyoto, Japan)
2003-2021 Master Chef, Kiyo (Aichi, Japan)
2021-2022 Supervisor, Yakiniku Jiro (Aichi, Japan)
2022-2023 CHef, Kisoji (Aichi, Japan)
Theodore McBay
Guest Services Manager
Official Sake Navigator
Gifu, Japan
11 years of service experience
English/Japanese Bilingual
Mr. English Coffee, Gifu, Japan
FOH Manager at SUMIKA, Los Altos