First collaboration with Michelin-starred Italian restaurant “Cenci” in Okazaki, Kyoto. A special dinner where you can enjoy “simplicity is luxury” with hospitality overflowing with the richness of people and ingredients
Keihan Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. Press release: November 14, 2024 Our first collaboration with Cenci, a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Okazaki, Kyoto.A special dinner where you can enjoy “rusticity is luxury” with hospitality filled with the richness of people and ingredients. The Keihan Group’s flagship hotel “THE THOUSAND KYOTO” (Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, General Manager: Miwa Sakurai) has collaborated with the Michelin one-star restaurant “Cenci” in Okazaki, Kyoto. A special dinner event will be held for two days only on Monday, January 27th and Tuesday, January 28th, 2025. Cenci is a famous Italian restaurant that has received one star from the “Michelin Guide 2022” for three consecutive years, and is the only Italian restaurant in Kyoto that has been ranked in “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” since 2022. Owner and chef Mr. Sakamoto uses simple cooking techniques that bring out the potential of the ingredients, creating dishes that allow you to enjoy the bounty of the land that can only be found here and now. His unique sensibility and high level of expressiveness are highly acclaimed worldwide. Image
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Furthermore, for drinks, you can choose from a “tea pairing” by Mr. Fumiya of cenci or a “wine pairing” by the sommelier team led by chef sommelier Wataru Iwata of The Thousand Kyoto, and enjoy a pairing with warm hospitality. You can have it. Chef Sakamoto pursues cuisine that values “simple things,” which is reflected in the
restaurant’s name “cenci,” and Chef Shibahara expresses the joy of vegetables with “Plant Forward Kitchen.” Two people who resonate in Kyoto, the millennium capital. Enjoy a “simple is luxurious” dining experience at a collaborative dinner prepared by chefs from. cenci × Plant Forward Kitchen Collaboration Dinner Event Overview [Date] Monday, January 27, 2025, Tuesday, January 28, 2025 [Time] Doors open at 18:00 every day (meal starts from 18:30) [Location] Italian cuisine “SCALAE” (THE THOUSAND KYOTO 2nd floor) [Fees] 35,000 yen per person (includes drink pairing) *Choose from tea pairing or wine pairing [Inquiry] TEL 075-351-0700 (restaurant general reception 10:00-19:00) View details ◆cenci Owner Chef Ken Sakamoto Born in Kyoto in 1975. During a trip to Europe while attending university, he encountered the deliciousness of Italian cuisine and decided to become a chef. Opened “cenci” in Okazaki, Kyoto in December 2014. Although the composition is elaborate, it is important that the plates allow you to feel the power of the ingredients. Lead chef of “Chefs for the Blue” Kyoto, and founding member of NPO TOMORROW “Ashita no Hata”.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83761/493/83761-493-dc7861e23f553c277eb575fe5da2ece4-3900×2600.jpg cenci Owner Chef Ken Sakamoto [Main awards] 2019 “Gault et Millau” Tomorrow’s Grand Chef Award “Cooking Masters” Bronze Award 2022 “Michelin Guide 2022” 1 star “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” 43rd place 2023 “Michelin Guide 2023” 1 star “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” 32nd place 2024 “Michelin Guide 2024” 1 star “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” 47th place About “Chefs for the Blue” “Chefs for the Blue” is an organization formed by food journalists and chefs to aim for sustainable oceans, and is an organization that has learned from NGOs, researchers, consulting firms specializing in sustainable seafood, government agencies, etc. However, we also carry out various activities such as collaborative projects with local governments and companies and food events. [Official website]
https://chefsfortheblue.jp/ ◆SCALAE Chef Kenta Shibahara Born in Kyoto in 1987. Moved to Italy in 2009. Learned European techniques at a Michelin-starred ristorante in Naples, Italy. After returning to Japan, he worked as a chef at “iCas storia” in Jingumae, Tokyo. Current position in September 2021, Italian cuisine at THE THOUSAND KYOTO Appointed as the head chef of “SCALAE”.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83761/493/83761-493-1c8707d00193bc01e26b6e874d261ae3-3900×2600.jpg SCALAE Chef Kenta Shibahara [Main awards] 2013 “Granconcorso di cucina 2013 (National Italian Cuisine Competition sponsored by the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan)” 2nd place 2016
“Sanpellegrino Young Chef 2016” finalist ◆cenci
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83761/493/83761-493-845455ad3a9fc9c3207cd6ea1014f86c-3900×2600.jpg Inside cenci store Opened in Okazaki, Kyoto in December 2014. Based on the philosophy of “bringing out the best quality of ingredients by adding a little effort to them”, this famous restaurant attracts people with dishes that bring out the flavor of the ingredients, which are created from deep connections with producers from Kyoto and all over Japan. . Inside the restaurant, which is a renovated Japanese house that was built over 100 years ago, every detail has been carefully designed, including aged iron, solid wood, and a tunnel called “nejirimanpo” made of handmade bricks baked by the chefs and service staff. has been done. You can enjoy “cenci” that can only be found here in a space that has been carefully designed with attention to detail, including the dishes, utensils, cutlery, and interior.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83761/493/83761-493-8e29913eadf3169594bc80016d178082-492×416.png [Business days] Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Holidays (Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and irregularly on Sundays) [Business hours] Lunch…12:00-15:00 (L.O.12:00) Dinner…18:00-21:30 (L.O.18:30) [Address] 44-7 Shogoin Endonbi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8323 [Inquiry] 075-708-5307 [Official website]
https://cenci-kyoto.com/ ◆Italian restaurant “SCALAE” (THE THOUSAND KYOTO 2nd floor)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83761/493/83761-493-84d8db2f9b76b1c26bbbb7c2bf1daad0-3900×2600.jpg SCALAE store Once you step inside, you’ll be greeted by the sounds and aromas of the lively open kitchen. Our sommelier team, service staff, space, and everything else will provide guests with the hospitality of a culinary experience as a restaurant that transmits a food culture that will lead to the future and creates many “WOW!” moments. On weekends, we offer “Plant Forward Kitchen,” an Italian course that focuses on plant-based ingredients and is environmentally friendly.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83761/493/83761-493-047adf826370efeef0ca3b2442b2697b-486×348.jpg [Business days] Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, holidays (closed on Wednesdays) [Business hours]
Breakfast…7:00-10:00 Lunch…11:30-15:30 (Food L.O. 14:30)
Dinner…17:30-21:30 (Food L.O. 20:30) [Inquiry] 075-351-0700 (Restaurant general reception 10:00-19:00) [Official website] https://www.keihanhotels-resorts.co.jp/the-thousand-kyoto/restaurants/scalae/ ◆ THE THOUSAND KYOTO
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https://www.keihanhotels-resorts.co.jp/the-thousand-kyoto/ *The displayed price includes 13% service charge and consumption tax. *The information listed is subject to change without notice. *All images are for illustrative purposes only.