Portrait of Mizuki Yamaguchi
i. Biography
Mizuki Yamaguchi was appointed chef of FARO in January 2026 at the Shiseido-run restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo. His cooking is centered on harmony between nature and cuisine, with an emphasis on sustainable practices, the purest expression of seasonal Japanese ingredients, and a fusion of tradition and innovation. A later profile says he grew up in Niigata, trained at a culinary school there, spent five years at an Italian restaurant in Tokyo, and later served as sous chef at Otowa Restaurant in Tochigi Prefecture before moving to FARO.
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