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CHEF INTRODUCTION
Owner and chef
Ryo Ogawa
Born in 1981 in Fujieda City, where he currently resides.
In her kindergarten graduation album, she wrote that she wanted to be a cook in the future.
She loves cooking so much that she has been making breakfast at home since she was in the first grade of elementary school.
At one point he aspired to a career in music, and honed his artistic sense at a music college in Tokyo.
At the age of 20, he worked in the kitchen at Hotel Century Shizuoka (now Hotel Grand Hills Shizuoka) and the Kakegawa Grand Hotel.
At the age of 27, he served as the sous chef of Western cuisine at Hotel Privé Shizuoka.
He then became independent at the age of 34.
In Fujieda, the city where I was born and raised, I am exploring new possibilities and preserving the food culture.
Founded "Ogawa Shoten" in 2016 with the concept of "hamburger steak eaten with chopsticks."
There are long lines even during weekday lunchtimes, and the restaurant has become so popular it has been featured in many media outlets.
◆March 2016: Founding of "Ogawa Shoten," a shop selling "hamburger steaks eaten with chopsticks"
◆July 2024: Opening of "BISTRO ogawa"
executive chef
Masaki Nishizawa
Born in 1972.
After graduating from Tsuji Culinary College in Osaka Prefecture, he was in charge of French cuisine at Tokyo Bay Hilton (now Hotel Tokyo Bay).
After working in the kitchen at Hotel Ambia Shofukaku and Hotel Century Shizuoka (now Hotel Grand Hills Shizuoka),
He has been the executive chef at Hotel Privé Shizuoka since he was 33 years old.
In 2024, he joined Ogawa Shoten Co., Ltd. (Ogawa Group) and became executive chef.