The 523-room JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity has appointed Chef Tomoyuki Kiga as Chef de Cuisine for its signature restaurant Akira Back that specializes in Japanese cuisine with a Korean essence. Chef Tomoyuki comes equipped with six years of experience in handling kitchen operations and management.
After intensive training in culinary arts from L’EcoleVantan in Japan in 2010, he started his career in as Line Cook for Ristorante Aso in Daikanyama, Japan. After spending two years at his first assignment, he joined Yellowtail restaurant in Las Vegas as Chef de Partie. He moved to the Akira Back restaurant in Jakarta in early 2014 where he helped the team in the pre- opening phase. He was later appointed as Sous Chef at the same restaurant and was responsible for day-to-day preparations and operations along with quality control of ingredients and raw material.
Chef Tomoyuki believes that food is not only just about pleasing one’s palate but it can also be the center of one’s memories. The desire to not just prepare good food but lasting memories inspired him to become a chef. When not in kitchen, he likes to travel and go scuba diving.
