One of the Largest French Culinary Events in Japan Diners Club French Restaurant Week 2024 Hakodate's "Table de reveur" Chef Yuki Ito was selected as the focus chef Chef Yuki Ito was selected

Ichijitsu Bussan Co. (Head office: Hakodate City, Hokkaido; Representative: Yukiyoshi Murakami; hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), has been selected as a focus chef for the "Diners Club French Restaurant Week 2024. Diners Club France Restaurant Week 2024.

Chef Yuki Ito

Selected as one of the seven focus chefs for the "French Restaurant Week 2024" with over 500 participating restaurants.

We are pleased to announce that Chef Yuki Ito of TABLE D'HAVRE has been selected as one of the seven focus chefs for Diners Club French Restaurant Week 2024, one of the largest French cuisine events in Japan, which will be held for the 14th time this year since its inaugural event in Japan in 2011.

This year marks the 14th edition of the Diners Club French Restaurant Week, which was held for the first time in Japan in 2011. This year, the event will be held for 25 days from September 20 (Friday) to October 14 (Monday, national holiday). More than 500 French restaurants from all over Japan are scheduled to participate.

Chef Yuki Ito is a 27-year-old young chef. He studied under Chef Keisuke Fujitani of "maison FUJIYA Hakodate," one of our food and beverage brands, and opened "Table de reveur" at the age of 26 through our brand manager system after 7 years of training. Chef Yuki Ito not only uses traditional techniques, but also always works with sustainability in mind, such as taking fon from scraps of vegetables, meat bones, fish bones, and other parts that would normally be discarded. In addition to utilizing Hakodate-grown Ezo-shika deer, the chef is also developing a menu that focuses on plant-based and vegetable-based ingredients. In recognition of these efforts, we are pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of the Focus Chefs.

Chef Ito's culinary philosophy and featured producers were also introduced on the "Chef Introductions" page of the event's official website. Please take a look.

Event official website

https://francerestaurantweek.com/

Focus Chef Introduction page

https://francerestaurantweek.com/chef

Profile

Yuki Ito

Born in 1996.

While attending Hokkaido Koshio Gakuen Culinary Arts College, he gained culinary experience at La Sante and w27 restaurants in Sapporo. 2016 he joined restaurant obtenirK as opening staff, and in 2020 he became sous chef at maison FUJIYA Hakodate under his mentor, Keisuke Fujitani. In 2023, he will be the chef of Table de reveur, a casual French restaurant in the sister restaurant, patisserie Maison FUJIYA.

He provides cuisine and service that makes the most of local ingredients and creates an upscale yet somewhat homey atmosphere so that customers who are not familiar with French cuisine can enjoy it in a casual manner.

About Our Food and Beverage Business

Our restaurant business is located at the foot of Mt. Hakodate, a French restaurant located on the Nijyumazaka slope. Hakodate sightseeing spot, "patisserie maison FUJIYA HAKODATE JAPAN" is a patisserie and bar lounge located near Goryokaku. And "Table de reveur," a casual French restaurant attached to the patisserie, is the core of our operations. Each restaurant offers a fusion of tradition and Hokkaido's high quality ingredients with sincerity and integrity.

We also have a "brand manager system" in place, which allows employees to establish new brands as the general manager, and to quickly develop new businesses. New food and beverage brands are planned to be born in the future.

For more information on "Table de reveur," please visit

https://www.instagram.com/table_de_reveur/

Location: 2F Villeneuve Goryokaku, 17-2 Honmachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido

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Diners Club France Restaurant Week 2024

Diners Club France Restaurant Week", a gourmet event born in France, will be held for the 14th consecutive year. During the event, anyone can enjoy specially-priced course meals at as many as 500 participating French restaurants throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

This year, the event will be held for 25 days from September 20 (Friday) to October 14 (Monday, national holiday). This year's event will be held for 25 days from September 20 (Fri.) to October 14 (Mon.), allowing visitors to casually enjoy French cuisine prepared by chefs who have won stars in famous restaurant guides and are popular in the media.

Supporting Japanese food culture! Under the keyword of "Tre Bon Japanese Terroir," many chefs who "want to introduce the deliciousness of local ingredients" and "want to support producers" will incorporate Japanese ingredients into French cuisine. Please enjoy a dish filled with the charm of Japanese ingredients.

Related URL

Official website: https://francerestaurantweek.com/

Official Instagram ： https://www.instagram.com/france_restaurant_week/

Official X ： https://twitter.com/frweek

Official Facebook ： https://www.facebook.com/frweek/