Yūji Wakiya
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Yūji Wakiya (脇屋友詞 Wakiya Yūji?, born 20 March 1958, Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese chef famous for cooking Chinese cuisine.[1] He began his career as a chef in 1973, at the age of 15, when he got a job in a Chinese restaurant in Ōsaka; he opened his own restaurant, Turandot, in the Yokohama branch of the Pan Pacific Hotel in 1995.[2][3] He has also appeared on Fuji Television's Iron Chef several times.[4][5][6] He opened a restaurant in New York City's Gramercy Park Hotel in July 2007, garnering a mixed review from the New York Times.[2]
[edit] Publications
- Wakiya, Yūji (November 1996), 脇屋友詞の上海料理―家庭でできる達人秘伝の味 (Yūji Wakiya's Shanghai Cuisine - Secrets Flavours of the Master You Can Make at Home), Jitsugyō No Nihonsha, ISBN 4408624470
- Wakiya, Yūji (August 1997), 新しい中華のおかず (New Chinese Side-Dishes), Shufu-to-seikatsusha, ISBN 4391120585
- Wakiya, Yūji (December 1997), 香港のデザート (Hong Kong Desserts), Bunka Shuppankyoku, ISBN 4579206061
- Wakiya, Yūji (May 1999), 上海のヌードル (Shanghai Noodles), Bunka Shuppankyoku, ISBN 4579206673
- Wakiya, Yūji (October 1999), 脇屋友詞のどこにもない、すっきり味おいしい香り (Yūji Wakiya's Refreshing, Delicious Flavours You Can't Find Anywhere Else), Kōdansha, ISBN 4062099268
- Wakiya, Yūji (January 2001), 中国茶の愉しみ (Enjoying Chinese Tea), NHK Publishing, ISBN 4141883115
- Wakiya, Yūji (April 2002), 脇屋友詞のおもてなし家郷菜 (Yūji Wakiya's Home-style Cooking for Entertainment, NHK Publishing, ISBN 4141875376
- Wakiya, Yūji (February 2003), 「プロが教える」きほんの中国料理 (Basic Chinese Cuisine Taught by a Professional), ASCII Communications, ISBN 4776200392
- Wakiya, Yūji (October 2003), フライパンでつくる脇屋流基本のチャイニーズ (Basic Wakiya-style Chinese You Can Make in a Frying Pan), Kōdansha, ISBN 4062715678
[edit] References
- ^ Wakiya, Yūji, Profile, Official website, <http://www.wakiya.co.jp/en/yuji_pro.htm>. Retrieved on 27 June 2007
- ^ a b Bruni, Frank (2007-10-03), “China Gets the Red Carpet Treatment”, The New York Times, <http://events.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/dining/reviews/03rest.html>. Retrieved on 10 October 2007
- ^ Fabricant, Florence (2007-06-20), “From a Japanese Chef, Chinese, but Not Takeout”, The New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/dining/20waki.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin>. Retrieved on 27 June 2007
- ^ 料理の鉄人1994, TV Asahi, <http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yl8h-ksg/tetu94.html>. Retrieved on 27 June 2007
- ^ 料理の鉄人1997, TV Asahi, <http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yl8h-ksg/tetu97.html>. Retrieved on 27 June 2007
- ^ 料理の鉄人1998, TV Asahi, <http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yl8h-ksg/tetu98.html>. Retrieved on 27 June 2007
