CULINARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Hiroki Abe, Consultant, EN Japanese Brasserie

Michael Anthony, Executive Chef & Partner, Gramercy Tavern

Mitsnobu Nagae, Chef de Cusine L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon.

Erik Battes, COO, Good Uncle

David Bouley, Owner Chef, Bouley at Home

Daniel Boulud, Owner Chef, Daniel

Bruce Bromberg, Owner Chef, Blue Ribbon

Eric Bromberg, Owner Chef, Blue Ribbon

Marco Canora, Owner Chef, Hearth

Cat Cora, Chef & Cookbook Author

Daniel Drexler, Sous Chef, Bouley at Home

Wylie Dufresne, Chef Owner, Du’s Donuts

Yuhi Fujinaga, Patina Restaurant Group

Don Gabor, Author & Consultant, Conversation Arts Media

Koji Hagihara, Executive Chef, Hakata Tonton

Sam Hazen, Chef Consultant, Westchester Country Club

Johnny Iuzzini, Pastry Chef, TV Personality and Author

Chris Jaeckle, President, Kitchen Connect

Rita Jammet, Owner, Bouquet Ventures LLC

Vika Khanna, Chef, Vikas Khanna Hospitality Group

Atsushi Kono, Chef de Cuisine, Chikarashi Isso

Gabriel Kreuther, Executive Chef, Gabriel Kreuther Restaurant

Christopher Lee, Culinary Director, Accor Hotels

Eddy Leroux, Chef de Cuisine, Daniel

Paul Liebrandt, Consulting Chef

Nobu Matsuhisa, Owner Chef, Nobu Restaurant

Barbara Matsumura, Owner, Natsumi Restaurant

Masaharu Morimoto, Chef and Owner, Morimoto Restaurants

Seamus Mullen, Chef Author

Chris Muller, Formerly Chef de Cuisine, Le Bernardin

David Myers, Owner Chef, Sona Restaurant

Tadashi Ono, Partner & Executive Chef, Matsuri Restaurant

Aya Ota, President, BIO Arts NYC Inc. 

Francois Payard, Culinary Director, Estuary

Jacques Pepin, Dean of Special Program, The International Culinary Center

Ben Pollinger, Owner, The Hill

Carl Redding, Chef, Doc’s

Eric Ripert, Owner Chef, Le Bernadin

Alain Sailhac, Dean Emeritus, The International Culinary Center

Michael Salvatore, Culinary Resources, Sysco Metro NY

Marcus Samuelsson, Owner Chef, Samuelsson Group

Ryan Smith, Owner, Fork and Saber

Toshio Suzuki, Executive Chef & Owner, Suzuki NYC

Travis Swikard, Owner, Callie Restaurant

Masahiro Takeda, Esq., Wine of Japan

Yukuo Takenaka, President, Umami Sustainable Seafood

Jacques Torres, Pastry Chef Owner, Jacques Torres

Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Owner Chef, Jean-Georges

Barry Wine, Restaurant Consultant

Lee Anne Wong, Owner & Chef, Kokohead Cafe

JAPAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Elizabeth Andoh, Cookbook Author

Qta Asada, Owner, Asadaya

Tetsuya Ebata, CEO & President, All About Inc.

Yasuko Goto, Deputy Governor, Yamagata Prefecture

Kenichi Hashimoto, Owner Chef, Ryozanpaku

Don Iwatani, Board of Director, Meiji Gakuin University

Kenichi Ooe, Executive Chef, Kozue at Park Hyatt

Hidemi Sugino, Pastry Chef & Owner, Hidemi Sugino Hideaki

Shinichiro Takagi, Owner Chef, Zeniya

Yoshiki Tsuji, President, Tsuji Culinary Institute