The concept of the restaurant Shiki is as unique as its owner, Joji Hattori, who is not only a restaurant owner but also an internationally renowned conductor and violinist.
For my culinary closeup with Comepass, the maestro himself, took some time out from his busy schedule to give me a private tour of his restaurant and talked to me about the Austrian influence in his kitchen, the Japanese tradition of using charcoal and discussed the parallels of being a restaurant owner and conductor. Continue Reading…