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South China Morning Post
25-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Chef Daisuke Mori brings his Michelin-star expertise to Carlyle & Co in Hong Kong
Many restaurants around the world have closed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than a few of these closures have been more about profitability than what is being served, and many a good restaurant has been lost. Advertisement One such casualty in Hong Kong was Takumi by Daisuke Mori Having seen the restaurant earn its first Michelin star in 2017, chef Daisuke Mori – whose résumé includes a spell at three-Michelin-star restaurant Joël Robuchon in Tokyo – says it was a shock to his loyal patrons that Takumi closed right after retaining its Michelin star for an eighth consecutive year. 'It was bittersweet to close Takumi,' he says. 'I'm proud of what we built and accomplished with Takumi, but I was ready for a new challenge.' The chef is now at private members' club Carlyle & Co in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, where he is executive chef. The Brasserie at Carlyle & Co features dishes created using French techniques but with Japanese twists. Photo: Carlyle & Co Asked about the differences between operating a restaurant and the kitchens of an exclusive members' club, Mori says the pressures are slightly different.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
This Mid-Engine Toyota Van Can Deliver Way More Tofu Than Some Dumb Corolla
So your father has a tofu delivery service and tasks you with driving the tofu up a mountain without spilling any of the goods. Don't worry, he already has a car, a trusty 300,000 mile Previa with a 5-speed manual transmission. Naturally, as one does, you fall into a mountain racing gang and you're the best downhill driver the group has ever seen. Thank god your dad didn't have something dumb and boring like a Corolla Sprinter Trueno. How would you fit even a reasonable amount of tofu in a tiny hatchback? Now that you (the one and only Takumi Fujiwara) have gone pro or whatever, you don't need this Previa anymore and listed it on Facebook Marketplace in Fresno, California for some reason. Here's what the seller had to say about his titanic tofu toter. 93 Toyota previa 2.2l 4cyl Rare 5 speed manual 290k mi Runs drives great Everything works Estima rear cargo mirror Str removable steering wheel 58 industries adjustible coilovers 3rd row seats Clean title in hand current registration Head turner everywhere it goes $6k or trade for something cool It seems to me that a well-modified Previa in good shape is probably worth the asking price, but that's a whole lot of mountain-running kilometers on the odometer. Would this monster still be capable of taking on the best FD RX-7s and Supras that the SpeedStars and NightKids can throw at it? I guess that depends on whether the buyer is as good a driver as Takumi. It was his goal to be the very best, like no one ever was (sorry, wrong show), after all. The seller doesn't say whether the stereo still sounds good blasting Eurobeat. You'll have to find out for yourself by dropping $6,000 on your next daily driver. It would get a lot of attention at a Radwood event, that's for sure. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
