Yuki Onishi (1979 - September 23, 2022) was the founder and head chef of the Tsuta, the world's first Michelin-starred ramen shop.[1][2][3][4]
Yuki Onishi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979  Fujisawa |
| Died | September 2022 (aged 42–43) |
| Occupation | Restaurant owner, cook |
Onishi was born in 1979 in Fujisawa, Japan.[5][6] He worked at his father's ramen shop before opening his first restaurant - Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta - in Japan's Sugamo district in 2012.[1][3][5][7][8][6] Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta's name was shorten to just Tsuta, which translates to "ivy" from Japanese to English.[9] In 2016, Onishi's Tsuta became the world's first Michelin-starred ramen shop.[1][2][3][4][6] Onishi's speciality was dashi stock and shoyu ramen.[1][2][8] In 2019, Tsuta moved from the Sugamo the Yoyogi neighborhood in the Shibuya district.[7] Onishi opened restaurants internationally, including but not limited to Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States.[2][8][10] In addition to restaurants, Onishi also has created prepackaged in-flight meals for Japan Airlines and his own brand of cup noodles for convenience stores.[1][7][11] Onishi died on September 23, 2022, reportedly of acute heart failure.[1][7][6]
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- ^ a b c d "ミシュラン星獲得のラーメン店「蔦」大西祐貴さん、急性心不全で死去 43歳 "猫に咬まれ"は「事実無根」「故人が一番悲しんでいる」". ORICON NEWS. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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- ^ "JAPANESE SOBA NOODLES TSUTA Trademark of TSUTA GLOBAL PTE. LTD. - Registration Number 5283141 - Serial Number 79194679 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "First Taste: Slurp Michelin-starred ramen at the first U.S. location of Tsuta". 7x7 Bay Area. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Ling, Joy (2020-11-17). "Have Michelin-starred ramen cooked for you anytime". Esquire SG. Retrieved 2022-09-27.