Yūji Wakiya

Yūji Wakiya (脇屋 友詞, Wakiya Yūji, born 20 March 1958) is a Japanese chef famous for cooking Chinese cuisine.^[1]

Biography

Wakiya was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō.^[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 appeared on Fuji Television's Iron Chef several times during its original broadcast run,^[4][5][6] and was named Iron Chef Chinese for the 2012 revival of the series.^[7] 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] Now Chef at KOA Restaurant, 12 West Twenty First Street, New York.

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 4-408-62447-0 
• Wakiya, Yūji (August 1997), 新しい中華のおかず [New Chinese Side-Dishes], Shufu-to-seikatsusha, ISBN 4-391-12058-5 
• Wakiya, Yūji (December 1997), 香港のデザート [Hong Kong Desserts], Bunka Shuppankyoku, ISBN 4-579-20606-1 
• Wakiya, Yūji (May 1999), 上海のヌードル [Shanghai Noodles], Bunka Shuppankyoku, ISBN 4-579-20667-3 
• 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 4-06-209926-8 
• Wakiya, Yūji (January 2001), 中国茶の愉しみ [Enjoying Chinese Tea], NHK Publishing, ISBN 4-14-188311-5 
• 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 4-14-187537-6 
• 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 4-7762-0039-2 
• 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 4-06-271567-8 
• Wakiya, Yūji (November 2008), Haute Chinese Cuisine from the Kitchen of Wakiya, Kodansha International, ISBN 978-4-7700-3072-6 

References

External links

• Personal homepage
• Turandot official homepage
• KOA Restaurant - New York City