Saiko Izawa


WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?

Bread made by me and coffee with milk

IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT?

Foods made with ingredients that I used to pick in the field that my mother asked me to get for us

WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE THAT YOU DON’T POSSESS?

Public speaking

WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DO BEFORE YOU STARTED COOKING?

Organizer of gastronomy events or Food styling

OF ALL THE FRENCH PASTRIES, WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE TO MAKE?

Gâteau mont blanc

IS THERE ONE FOOD THAT YOU’RE SECRETLY OBSESSED WITH HAVING AT HOME?

Cheese from different local countries

IS THERE A FOOD THAT YOU DISLIKE?

Food made with artificial colors / flavors

IF YOU COULD FIND OUT ANYONE’S SECRET RECIPE, WHOSE AND WHAT WOULD IT BE?

I inspire myself in the trends but I never wanted to discover someone else’s recipe. I love to develop my own recipes

WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MEAL AND WHY?

Wagyu tasting menu in a private restaurant in Japan, open on the closed day especially for dinner and welcoming us

WHAT MENTORS HELPED YOU ALONG YOUR JOURNEY OF BECOMING A CHEF?

 The chefs I worked with within restaurants. Their postures and the way they command their team

THROUGHOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY, HAVE YOU NOTICED A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KITCHENS THAT ARE RUN BY MEN VS. KITCHENS THAT ARE RUN BY WOMEN? IF SO, WHAT WAS THIS DIFFERENCE, AND HOW DID IT IMPACT THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT WHILST PREPARING FOOD?

I haven’t worked with a female chef in the kitchen yet so I would not be able to answer this accurately

IT IS REALLY SAD TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING GLOBALLY. YOUNG ASPIRING CHEFS ARE LOOKING TO THEIR HERO’S HOW TO TURN PAIN INTO CREATIVITY. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO TURN THIS DIFFICULT TIME INTO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE?

Try to enhance each gesture  to be more efficient, train your taste buds by tasting the ingredients and know each ingredient that is produced

WHAT IS ONE POSITIVE AND ONE NEGATIVE EFFECT COVID-19 HAS HAD ON YOUR LOVE FOR MAKING FOOD?

 The kitchen was once again the most important place in the house. Take care of the process from purchase to conservation

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN SPENDING YOUR TIME RECENTLY, HAVE YOU HAD TIME TO CREATE NEW RECIPES?

Researching and testing recipes if you have more time to devote to. Creating recipes to post on Instagram and other social media platforms to the followers that are at home. Thinking even to be able to sell the products of my posted recipes

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