What does it take to launch a Michelin worthy restaurant?

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Japan- and Hong Kong-based restaurateur Luke Clayton of Wa Creations has a portfolio of fine Japanese restaurants including five that collectively have 10 Michelin stars. He certainly has a better idea than most people about the secret to winning those coveted stars.

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Of course, the devil is always in the details. This deceptively simple formula is undeniably demanding to execute, said Clayton, who took an unconventional path to gastronomic acclaim.Sushi Shikon Hong Kong's head chef Yoshiharu Kakinuma. “I realised I could not try to expand a restaurant brand part time; I am kind of a hands-on control freak and it is my capital as well,” he added.

He believes his group's edge in attracting top-tier chefs is its hard-earned reputation and respect for the team. He proudly declares that the group had not yet had to close a restaurant, although they did recently rebrand an existing restaurant in The Peninsula Tokyo to their kappo concept, Zuicho, a testament that they are in it for the long haul.

 

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