• Former Chez Panisse Chef Inspires (And Is Inspired by) Food Communities in Japan

  • Oct 7 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Podcast

Former Chez Panisse Chef Inspires (And Is Inspired by) Food Communities in Japan

  • Summary

  • Our guest is Jerome Waag who is the former chef at the legendary farm-to-table restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California.

    Jerome moved to Tokyo in 2016 to open his own restaurant Blind Donkey. The restaurant has been popular and successful and in March 2024, Jerome has opened another place called CIMI Restorant with a strong focus on sustainability. He has been also involved in an inspiring project the Food Hub Project in a small town called Kamiyama in Shikoku Island, which aims to revitalize the local community.

    In this episode, we will discuss how Jerome opened his own restaurant in Japan, his unique experience of running a successful restaurant in Tokyo, his new restaurant CIMI restorant and its vision for sustainable food, his role in revitalizing the rural town Kamiyama, and much, much more!!!

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