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    Masako Morishita

    Executive Chef, Perry’s

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    Portrait of Masako Morishita

    Portrait of Masako Morishita

    i. Biography

    Masako Morishita is a Japanese chef based in Washington, D.C., who became executive chef at Maxwell Park after being approached for a tasting in 2021. She moved to Perry’s in October 2022 as executive chef and later won the 2024 James Beard Emerging Chef award. Perry’s describes her as a James Beard Award-winning chef and continues to feature her Japanese breakfast program.

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