THE
COOK
TAKESHI
YA M A MURA
W H E R E A R E YO U F RO M ?
I was born in Tokyo Japan and lived there for thirty-f ive years. H OW D I D YO U G E T I N TO C O O K I N G ?
I originally wanted to be a Bike builder, then around the same time I discovered cooking thanks to some friends and started to really enjoy it. Cooking just became what I really got interested in. W H AT A R E S O M E O F YO U R I N S P I R AT I O N S FOR COOKING?
I simply love cooking because it brings joy to people, thats what inspires me to cook the most. Good food for happy people! ANY HOBBIES OUTSIDE THE KITCHEN?
Riding my bike and spending some time with my daughter. The simple things. W H AT WO U L D YO U C O N S I D E R YO U R SIGNATURE DISH?
My cooking background is Italian cuisine, back in Tokyo I had my own Italian restaurant for ten years and I love to cook pasta. I would say my signature dish would be anything with pasta. I make everything f rom scratch, — sauce, pasta. That’s my thing! FAVO R I T E AU S T R A L I A N D I S H ?
Does Vegemite count? I’m a big fan of the classic meat P ie. W H O I S YO U R FAVO R I T E B I K E B U I L D E R ?
Some f riends f rom back home are some of my personal favorite builders, especially Hide f rom Natural Steel Works Customs. W H AT ’ S YO U R D R E A M B I K E ?
I have my dream bike, my WLA. That’s it! W H AT ’ S T H E S TO RY B E H I N D YO U R HARLEY?
It’s a 1949 Harley WLA. I found it back in Japan on an auction site. It was sitting in a shed for years and I ended up buying it off an old guy — The bike had never even been registered in Japan. I took it apart and built into my dream bike with the help of my f riends. It has traveled with me f rom Tokyo to Sydney , it’s been with me for 10 years now. FAVO R I T E D E U S B I K E ?
I would have to say the big bosses bike, his Triumph. I see it everyday and I just love it!
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