Chef
Hitoshi Ishihara
Affiliation
Mizai
Three-Michelin-starred kaiseki at Mizai Kyoto
i. Biography
Hitoshi Ishihara is the owner and chef of Mizai, a three-Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto, Japan. He previously served as food chief at Kitcho Arashiyama at age 27 before opening Mizai independently. Born in Shimane prefecture, he is renowned for his pursuit of perfection in seasonal kaiseki cuisine, as featured in the NHK documentary 'Not Yet There'.
The Archive
Selected Works & Focus Areas
Focus 01
Three-Michelin-starred kaiseki at Mizai Kyoto
Focus 02
Mentor to chefs like Yoshinori Ishii
Focus 03
Personal preparation of matcha tea ceremony at Mizai