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Kuniko Yagi Moved From Tokyo to the U.S. for Love But Became a Chef

Kuniko Yagi. Actress: City of Ghosts. Kuniko is living the American Dream, and she came to food in a roundabout way. Unhappy working in finance in her native Japan, Kuniko picked up and moved to Los Angeles, getting a job as a server at a noodle house in Los Angeles. Here, she met Chef David Myers of the Michelin starred Sona, who, moved by Kuniko's passion and zeal, suggested she.

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Kuniko Yagi. Chef Kuniko hails from a fine dining background, including Michelin-starred renowned restaurant, Sona, where she was Executive Chef until its closing in 2010. She has also pioneered popular Los Angeles eateries like Comme Ca and Hinoki & the Bird in Century City. She is also recognized as a TV favorite during her time on Bravo's.

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Kuniko Yagi. Japanese-born Kuniko Yagi is an award-winning chef and owner of Pikunico, a Southern-inspired karaage fried chicken restaurant in Los Angeles. She was the opening chef of David Myers.

Kuniko Yagi Moved From Tokyo to the U.S. for Love But Became a Chef

The chef, Kuniko Yagi, knows firsthand how it feels to be ground down by the corporate millstone. Before she learned to cook, she was a banker. Like countless other college grads, Yagi got into finance by accident. She graduated from Ferris University in Yokohama with a degree in literature just as the Japanese economy went into free fall.

Kuniko Yagi Opens Japanese Fried Chicken Restaurant Downtown Los

Jan 2, 2021. Japanese fried kitchen shop Pikunico, named by combining chef/owner Kuniko Yagi's first name and "picnic," is a casual affair meant to provide a genuinely welcoming space to all.

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Kuniko Yagi was the first woman to cook in a traditional Japanese kitchen in its entire history. Now she employs almost 70% women in her Century City restaurant kitchen. Support for LAist comes from

Sous Chef Series Kuniko Yagi's Chicken Hot Pot WilliamsSonoma Taste

Today we'd like to introduce you to Kuniko Yagi. Kuniko, can you briefly walk us through your story - how you started and how you got to where you are today. I got here 16 years ago after I quit my job as an (unhappy) banker in Tokyo, and started working in restaurants out of necessity because I couldn't get any other job. I first worked.

Oui Chef! Kuniko Yagi ROW DTLA

Kuniko Yagi is the chef-owner of Pikunico, a karaage fried chicken restaurant in Los Angeles.Born and raised in Japan, she was the executive chef at David Myers' brasserie Comme Ça and opened.

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Chef Kuniko Yagi of Pikunico, a Japanese fried chicken restaurant in Los Angeles, shares the recipe for what she calls "the best sandwich ever!" Recipe: http.

How Chef Kuniko Yagi Ditched A Prestigious Bank Job And Found Happiness

08.10.2020. Introducing our Oui Chef! Series, where we go back of house and get to know the incredible chefs at the Collective. This week, we talked to Pikunico Chef-Owner Kuniko Yagi about her love of cooking and her path to success and entrepreneurship in the world of LA dining. Born and raised in Japan, Chef Kuniko Yagi followed her Angeleno.

Women in Food with Kuniko Yagi, Sun Cafe's Brunch, More! Eater LA

That's exactly what Chef Kuniko Yagi did, and the result is her dream within a dream. A kitchen built on patience, practice, and respect. An environment built for familiar faces and family, and a passion project that combines authentic cooking techniques, local ingredients, and the absolute delineation of heart.. Kuniko knows how to bring.

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Pikunico is the highly anticipated first standalone passion project of. Chef Kuniko Yagi, open at the mixed-use ROW DTLA complex in Downtown LA (on Alameda and 7th street). Borne from the acclaimed chef's best childhood memories of eating Japanese-style fried chicken with her grandmother on the weekends, Pikunico offers house made karaage.

Pikunico Chef Kuniko Yagi's Journey From Michelin to Meditation — LA

Chef Kuniko Yagi owns fast-casual Japanese fried chicken concept restaurant Pikunico. ROW DTLA/Submitted. As featured on. Get Ready to Girl-Boss: Women-led businesses take the spotlight at ROW DTLA.

Kuniko Yagi Opens Japanese Fried Chicken Restaurant Downtown Los

Kuniko Yagi. Japanese-born Kuniko Yagi is an award-winning chef and owner of Pikunico, a Southern-inspired karaage fried chicken restaurant in Los Angeles. She was the opening chef of David Myers.

Kuniko Yagi Opens Japanese Fried Chicken Restaurant Downtown Los

Kuniko Yagi. kuniko.yagi.7. Kuniko is living the American Dream, and she came to food in a roundabout way. Unhappy working in finance in her native Japan, Kuniko picked up and moved to Los Angeles.