Chef Masaharu Morimoto – The Brilliant Japanese Chef in New Delhi
The one thing that differentiates this year’s El Pellegrino World’s 100 Best Restaurant’s list from the previous lists is the inclusion of many Asian restaurants. Many people are probably pleased about the inclusion of Wasabi in this year’s list. This Japanese restaurant is actually located at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, India. This is the owned by Chef Masaharu Morimoto who also works as the restaurant’s head chef. This world-class restaurant is actually the first Japanese restaurant in the area. It is also the 70th best restaurant in the world according to this year’s list.
If you knew Chef Morimoto in his youth, you wouldn’t think or even imagine that he would one day become the world-class chef that he is now. As a young man, he was not pursuing a career in culinary arts. He was actually playing professional baseball – that is, until he injured his shoulder and had to say goodbye to baseball. It was at this point that he was forced to consider other options, and that was when he decided to become a sushi chef. He studied the art of cooking sushi for eight long but successful years. It was during this time that he perfected his techniques in cooking this favorite Japanese dish. He also learned the Kaiseki cuisine.
At the age of 25, he decided to open his own restaurant. Knowing that there are millions of Japanese restaurants all over the world, he knew that he needed to distinguish his own restaurant from the rest. He decided to infuse European cooking techniques in his cooking. Eventually, he sold this restaurant and then relocated to the Untied States. Bent on learning more about culinary arts, he worked in various dining establishments including Nobu. After several years in the United States, he moved to Japan where he became popular because of the TV show, Iron Chef. Thereafter, he moved to India where he opened his world-famous restaurant, Wasabi.
Now, Chef Masaharu Morimoto spends his days cooking delectable dishes for his guests. He has brought Japanese cooking to newer heights. He also exhibits a knack for innovative cooking. He has this innate ability to discover the various facets of Japanese cooking and he embellishes them, embraces them and recreates them for himself. Often he ends up with new dishes that are bound to amaze and please. And that’s what he does everyday – he pleases his guests. It is not surprising that his restaurant is one of the best dining establishments in the world today.
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Chef Matthew, the owner of ProChef360Blog.com, is an expert in culinary arts.
He is after all an outstanding chef, having had worked in some of the finest resorts, hotels and restaurants in the world.
His interest, however, in social media was awakened when he started his own websites.
Over the years, he took it upon himself to learn everything he can about social media.
