Day in the Life of a Japanese Master Chef

A day in the life of Japanese Master Chef in Tokyo Japan. Working in Japan as a masterchef in Tokyo not only must you prepare delicious food in your Japanese restaurant, but must also throughout the Japanese work day, manage all the different staff, issues and business requirements. Life in Japan for a Japanese Chef working in Tokyo is quite demanding so a Master Chef in Japan must have passion for his work. Life in Toyo for a Japanese world class chef or a Japanese expert chef is also challenging because of the long work hours. In fact, the average working day in Japan for many salarymen or Japanese office workers are quite long, but a Japanese master chef can also have long Japanese work day hours, especially if the Master Chef in Japan has to run multiple restaurants. Japan food industry is also competitive so food quality is key and regular food tastings are a must. Born in Kobe, known for its mountains, ocean, sake and Kobe Beef as well as traveling the world, all helped inspire Hal Yamashita to create a new style cuisine called Shin Washoku, which utilizes modern techniques to bring out the full potential of Japanese ingredients. One of Hal’s specialties is his Signature rolled Kobe-Beef filled with Sea Urchin and topped with smoked caviar. But as master chef, he’s able to prepare Kobe Beef in many different ways making his Japanese restaurant one of the best places to eat Japanese Kobe Beef in Tokyo. Hal's main Japanese restaurant is called Hal Yamashita Tokyo in Roppongi Midtown and in this video we also visit Tokyo Entotsu and Hal Yamashita Otemachi Lounge. This is Japan work day of a Japanese master chef.

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[arabs]

paolo: "what time do you go home ?"
chef: "1 am"
paolo: aight imma head out.

[e.x.watson]

Master Chef: "Yeah you're not filming me waking up, buddy."

[how-to]

Masterchef: Orders to make it 5 times until they're correct
Paolo: This is the best udon I've ever had.

[DhienarChannel]

"You are not going home yet?"

Then Paolo's face showed up
Eyes really tired

[josemares]

This master chef ain't even mad he's just correcting his staff to success!!!

[da_leig]

He’s definitely the embodiment of “If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.” Man, you can tell he is passionate about what he does.

[lantz]

Paolo: *Thinking Hal is polite enough to give him noodles.*

In reality: *Doesn't want the camera on him as he rips a new one to the chef.*

[JasonLee-wdhw]

I really got to say, after seeing most of Japanese worker lifestyle one things I can conclude is that all of them are very very very hardworking people.

[smithsiri]

“Cook like you’re cooking for someone you care about”
That just sums up his success.

[Rigby]

I was like "im curious about what does in his free time" and he arrives to his house at 1 a.m...

[ASMRconKiki]

Honestly, if he ever needs someone to check the consistency of the noodles for him, I volunteer. Promise I’ll be very thorough 🤣❤️ they look delicious!!

[josephalvarez]

Some people say that "rich people don't sleep" and this is a pure example of it.

This man works really really really hard for his himself, his employees/business and community.

Respect

[betum]

I would love to see a day in the life of a japanese teacher

[qclmmoq]

When he mentioned that it's tough for younger chef to start their own business/restaurant in Japan compared to other country thus he wanted to give younger chef a chance if they had amazing and interesting idea. Respect

[dafer]

Paolo: We need to start filming from the moment you wake up.
Master chef: You are not that guy, pal. You are not that guy.

[ilhamsyabani]

The video is made back when covid isn't around. Having this line of business in covid situation must have been hard for Hal really, hope everything's well

[pokcay]

I think this day in life series is the best thing that has ever come out from your channel. Since i’ve subscribed to your channel like during the 70-80k, i’m confident to say that this is one of the most enjoyable “A Day In Life” series on YouTube!

[ariffuddinibrahim]

He drive his own car, he cook, he tested everything(almost) at his restaurant, he greet every worker and he is the boss.. that is the boss dedication before becoming the boss.. solute..

[harinig]

It always amazes me how Paolo can shoot from all the different angles
Love this series please do more of this as I keep coming back to see these videos again and again never getting tired of this no matter how many time I see😁

[pkjs]

Just noticed that he didn’t film him at his home in the morning, he isn’t just a chef either he is a businessman, he works hard as hell. Also he’s a tuff boss but he definitely cares about his staff and wants them to become better.