Ken Kawasumi has pioneered the culinary art of transforming the simple sushi roll (maki-zushi) into an intricately designed masterpiece. He is famous for his kazari maki-zushi.
Since beginning a sushi apprenticeship at the age of 16, Kawasumi has spent 33 years perfecting his sushi crafting techniques. After working at a number of well-known sushi bars in the Tokyo precinct, he opened the popular sushi restaurant Kawasumi.
Currently the Head of the prestigious Tokyo Sushi Academy, Kawasumi splits his time between training students at the Academy and travelling the world introducing Kazari Maki-zushi. Most recently he has delighted audiences in Scandinavia with his demonstrations.
This year (2007), Kawasumi was once again crowned the ‘All Japan Professional Sushi Contest Champion’ after triumphing over other sushi chefs from around Japan on the TV Tokyo series.
Here are some of his most recent books:
3 Responses to “Sushi Chef - Ken Kawasumi”
- 1 Pingback on Apr 25th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Have you seen Ken Kawasumi’s latest creation - his sushi version of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.
http://www.oishiioishii.net/sushi-sunflowers
No, I had not seen that one! I made a post that will be posted in a couple of days.
Great tip! And thank you for visiting!!