Gault&Millau Japan 2023
Award winners & Launch event
On March 15th, Gault&Millau Japon 2023 was published. This year, the guide welcomed Tohoku area as the new region, and Gault&Millau Japon became a first ever national editioned restaurant guidebook.
501 restaurants are in the selection.
Prior to the launch, Gault&Millau Japon welcomed award winners of 2023 edition and media for the press conference.
During the event, 9 trophies are awarded to 12 chefs, pastry chef, sommelier, hospitality and producers.
Here are the winners of the 2023 edition
Chef of the Year
Hiroyuki KANDA (Nihonryori Kanda, Tokyo, japanese cuisine)
Future Great
Youji KUROMORI (KUROMORI, Miyagi, chinese cuisine) & Daniel CALVERT (SÉZANNE, Tokyo, french cuisine)
Young Talent
Shota ITOI (Auberge eaufeu, Ishikawa, french cuisine) & Tomoya KODAMA (ACiD brianza, Tokyo, innovative cuisine)
Transmission Trophy
Koji FUKAYA (Restaurante VASCU, Hokkaido)
Pastry Chef Trophy
Miya EMMEIJI (EMMÉ, Tokyo)
Sommelier Trophy
Eiji WAKABAYASHI (ESqUISSE, Tokyo)
Service & Hospitality Trophy
Mariko INOUE (Restaurant UOZEN, Niigata)
Tradition Trophy
Yotaro SASAKI (Tonoya Yo, Iwate)
Terroir Trophy
Masayuki OKUDA (Al-ché-cciano, Yamagata) & Etsuo ASANO (Chef’s Garden Eco farm Asano, Chiba, farmer)
At the end of this beautiful event, an amazing dessert & drink created by the Best Pastry Chef Miya EMMEIJI and Best Sommelier Eiji WAKABAYASHI was served to the guests.
Dessert “Parfum Chocolat”, full of flavor which reminds us the cherry blossom, with the bitter taste of chocolate, bell pepper, balsamic, and the fresh scent of citrus surprised all the guests and earthy Hungarian red wine & flowery Jasmine tea left a great afterglow.
Thank you to Champagne COLLET & FRONTIER.
