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Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada
702-770-3320

Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi
Macy's, 111 N. State St., 7th Floor
Chicago, Illinois
312-781-4483

9 Recipes by Takashi Yagihashi

• Mixed Green Salad with Beets and Daikon
• Mustard-Glazed Chicken with Arugula and Bok Choy
• Pork Fried Rice
• Seared Tuna with Spinach and Root Vegetables
• Shrimp–and–Bok Choy Stir-Fry with Crispy Noodles
• Stir-Fried Udon Noodles
• Tofu Casserole
• Wasabi Flank Steak and Miso-Glazed Potatoes
• Yagihashi's Black Sea Bass with Somen and Vegetables

Restaurant at the time of award
Tribute
31425 Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
248-848-9393

Why Because his dishes exquisitely combine French and Japanese ideas.

Born Mito, Japan, 1957.

Experience Yoshi's Cafe and Ambria in Chicago.

Early food memory "I grew up only 10 miles from the ocean, so we had lots of fresh seafood. Fish was very cheap, meat was very expensive so nobody ever fed me beef or lamb."

Favorite childhood restaurants "Western food was very rare in my town, so McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken were high-end."

Least favorite food "Okay, I'm not crazy about ketchup. But I like mayonnaise."

A rule in his kitchen His line cooks are forbidden to have soft drinks while they're working. "I think it ruins their palates."

What he'd be if he weren't a chef A "Pat Metheny-style" guitarist.

Favorite restaurants Savarin and Arun in Chicago.

What he does when he's not working Spends time with his wife and three children, ages eight, five and one. "I cook traditional Japanese food; the kids like it. My son's favorite is sukiyaki. He calls it brown meat.'"

Featured Best New Chef Recipe

Yagihashi's Black Sea Bass with Somen and Vegetables