Advisory Committee

David Bouley Owner/ Chef/ Bouley Restaurant
Daniel Boulud Owner/ Chef/ Daniel
Jean-Georges Vongerichten Owner/ Chef/ Jean-Georges Restaurant
Eric Ripert Owner/ Chef/ Le Bernardin
Nobu Matsuhisa / Owner, Chef/ Nobu Restaurant
Barry Wine Founder and Chef/ The Quilted Giraffe
Rita Jammet Owner/ La Caravelle Restaurant
Tadashi Ono Partner/ Executive Chef Matsuri Restaurant
Toshio Suzuki Owner/ Chef/ Sushi Zen
Paul Liebrandt Executive Chef/ Stripe Bass
Carl Redding Owner/ Chef, Amy Ruth
Vikas Khanna Chef / Cooking for Life
Cat Cora Iron Chef/ Food Network, Cookbook
Jake Klein Executive Chef/ Pulse
Suvir Saran Owner/ Chef and Cookbook Author
Hideaki Iwatani Former Chairman & CEO/ Panasonic USA
Ed Schoenfeld Restaurant Consultant/ Food Writer
Machiko Chiba Cook Book Author
Barbara Matsumura Owner/ Natsumi Restaurant
Kenichi Sugihara Associated Publisher/ Select Books
Julian Niccolini Owner/ The Four Seasons Restaurant
Cass Calder Smith Architect
Don Gabor Author, Conversation Arts Media
Kenji Takigami Photographer/ Kenji Takigami Studio
Eiichi Nishi Graphic Designer/ Eiichi Nishi Design Office
Aya Ota Food Writer
Chieko Yoshinari Business Analyst/ Itochu International

Advisory Committee in Japan

Yoshiki Tsuji / President / Tsuji Culinary Institute
Yasuko Goto / Deputy Governor of Yamagata Prefecture
Andoh Elizabeth / Cookbook Author
Tetsuya Ebata CEO and President, All About, Inc.
Kenichi Hashimoto / Owner, Chef / Ryozanpaku, Kyoto
Shinichiro Takagi / Owner, Chef/ Zeniya, Kanazawa
Anthony Bianchi / Inuyama City Council Member