Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa on uprooting his 2-Michelin-star restaurant from Tokyo for Singapore residency: ‘I am excited for the potential of this event’
- Yoshihiro Narisawa and his team are relocating to Singapore for a five-week residency while his two-Michelin-star restaurant in Tokyo closes for refurbishment
- Narisawa plans to use indigenous ingredients from the region in his Singapore menu – some may be inspired by past trips to Bali and Malaysia’s Borneo region
It is a restaurant residency two years in the making, but finally the time is right for famed Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa to hold his long-awaited pop-up in Singapore.
From March 24 to April 30, the chef will uproot himself and his 15-strong team to the Lion City. Concurrently, his Narisawa restaurant in Japan, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, will be closed for a much needed refurbishment.
“I am 100 per cent at the restaurant whenever it is open. My guests will never not see me in the kitchen,” says Narisawa. This is why, he says, his restaurant’s renovation afforded him the opportunity to relocate for the five-week residency – a project finally put in motion following two years of discussions. “I will, of course, do the same when we are in Singapore.”
He adds: “This will be the first time that I will be continuously in one city abroad with my team and I am excited for the potential of this event.”
