Ceremony Confers the Consul-General's Commendation to Mr. Takeshi Sato

On July 8, Consul-General of Japan MATSUNAGA Takeshi held a ceremony at his official residence to handover the Consul-General's Commendation conferred to Mr. Takeshi Sato.

With his extensive experience as a chef of high-end Japanese cuisine, highly sophisticated skill and ingenuity, Mr. Sato Takeshi has deepened people's understanding of and their empathy for high-quality Japanese cuisine in Ontario, making significant contribution to the friendship and goodwill between Japan and Canada including Ontario. This commendation was awarded by the Consul-General to express his profound respect for Mr. Sato's remarkable achievements.

After graduating from culirary school in Japan, Mr. Sato acquired high-level skills and knowledge of Japanese cuisine at restaurants Nadaman and Ukai-tei. He then came to Toronto in 2011 as chef at the Consul-General's official residence. Following his term, from 2013 Mr. Sato served as executive chef at Zen Japanese Restaurant. In 2022, Mr. Sato opened his own restaurant, Kappo Sato, with the support of Zen owner and chef Mr. Kashiwabara. In September 2023, Kappo Sato was awarded one Michelin star, and was also ranked number one in Air Canada's Canada's Best New Restaurants.
 

The text of Consul-General Matsunaga's remarks at the ceremony is available here.