Profile: Chikara Sato, Head Chef – Tokyo Bay
Head Chef : Chikara Sato Tokyo BayMain Beach, The Strand, Takapuna Beach Chikara (Chika) Sato of Tokyo, heads the kitchen at Tokyo Bay Takapuna. He is regarded as one of the highest skilled Japanese chefs to have worked in New Zealand. Chikara is a specialist in the art of sushi and seafood. He has come from famous Tokyo restaurants ‘Seryna’ in Shinjuko, www.seryna.co.jp specialising in Kobe beef & shabu-shabu. Chikara was trained by the masters at Kyubey Restaurant in Ginza, one of Tokyo’s most famous sushi establishments. Customers at this restaurant will queue before opening in the morning to get a seat at the counter to watch the master chef’s showing their skills. At Tokyo Bay we prepare modern Japanese cuisine, not Japanese fusion. Many
