MAKI MARCHES ON AND ON Experience the twist on Japanese flavors with Chef Daisuke Yoshizaki By bazaar staff
Every time we ask anyone about Maki, you instantly see the ultimate love within their eyes. Maki has always been and remains one of the restaurants in Kuwait that continues to keep its unbreakable consistency, and quality of Japanese cuisine. With the addition of a new Executive Chef, the restaurant’s commitment to introduce traditional, as well as fusion-based dishes is growing more than ever! Chef Daisuke Yoshizaki has been in K-town for over two months. He has already started his mission
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in experimenting with dishes. As he says, “My target and goal is to share my knowledge, my traditional skills, and my experience. To [create a higher] standard of cooking techniques that I would like to implement at Maki. I want to try some new dishes, and introduce Japanese culture.” Chef Daisuke’s background, along with his expertise are bound to elevate the food experience at Maki. His father was in fact a chef too, who worked at a hotel in Hokkaido, Japan. Chef Daisuke grew up in a culinary environment, and observed the non-stop hustle of being a chef. “I became curious about this job,” he says, “So, that is the reason why I wanted to be a chef. I told my father after graduating school that I want to be a chef, so [he] sent me to a restaurant and I started my career.” He was formally trained in Japan in the very
traditional town of Kyoto. He was only 18-yearsold when he first started at a small restaurant that only seated 20 people. Now that Chef Daisuke has made his way to Maki, a restaurant everyone holds dear to their hearts, he would like to introduce more contemporary dishes, but in a traditional way. “I would try a twist, but not too far away, to show that I’m Japanese, [that] this is traditional but with a little twist. If I twist too much you wouldn’t know what this dish is,” he says. What makes Maki special, we believe as well as Chef Daisuke, is the maki rolls culture. Along with the staff, who have been working there for more than ten years, and with their skills, they know how to make the best maki rolls out there. Maki’s menu is full of options that will appeal to anyone lunching or dining at