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Japanese ramen chef (1970–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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