Perfecting an ancient ritual
Kinu by Takagi’s new seasonal menu highlights spring produce from Shizuoka prefecture
published : 5 Mar 2021 at 04:00
Takagi Kazuo, the chef-patron of two Michelin-starred Kyoto Cuisine Takagi restaurant in Ashiya, Japan, and founder of Kinu by Takagi at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, is a recognised master of Japan’s super genteel kaiseki cookery.
Meticulous cooking methods and fine, sometimes unconventional, ingredients are essential to his work that celebrates Japan’s changing…