Reputation
Main Events
1991- (15 years) Volunteered for Toronto Tastes Event
1989- (12 years) Served for New Year's Party for Japanese business organizations
1999 Catered and lectured in a live music and food event, collaborated with a grandson of Felix Mendelssohn in a city of Perigord, France.
2002- (8 years) Christmas luncheon for Console General Japan
2003 Yoyoma Silk Road event
2006 Catered for the players of the Seattle Mariners including Ichiro in a charity mayor foundation in Seattle
2007 lectured for Japanese-week event for an amity between Honduras and Japan in Honduras, invited from Japanese ambassador and worked with Izutsu of Kaiseki Sakura at the event.
2011 Japan Earthquake and Tunami Devastation fund-raising charity events at several locations across Toronto
Several years Toronto Wild Life charity event
Prince Edward County found-raising charity event for the past few years
Lecture and presentation of Japanese cuisine for Toronto citizen at George Brown College over the past few years
Awards
1993 Gourmet Magazine America rewarded
1995 The Global Mail rewarded
1999 & 2000 Zagat Survey, Top food ranking no.1
2003 Toronto Sun Gold Winner, Reader’s Choice Award, Category Sushi Bar
2005 & 2007 Ontario Hostelry Institute Fellow Award, Best Chef
Also, chef Hiro has been interviewed and written about his high standard commitment and his quality cuisine over the past upon till now.