What started as an intense grilling competition between family members, turned into a 15-year-long quest for the ultimate steak… and eventually culminated in the Hakusteak. Fueled by the desire to best his relatives, the founder of HakuLife left nothing to chance. Salts, from the Celtic sea to the Himalayas, were tried and discarded. Pink, black and green peppercorns, some hand-crushed, some machine ground. Cooking temperatures and resting times were painstakingly explored. A Josper Charcoal Oven from Barcelona was eventually employed to create the perfect combination of a succulent, juicy interior and a crackly crust.
And the meat itself? From cattle breeds to meat grades and varying thicknesses, every variable was precisely tested and controlled. Today, our delicious wagyu comes from a farm in the quaint Shiraoi Town, where four generations of farmers have been breeding the Japanese Black since 1946. Raised with love and fed with natural, organic feed, the cows here are not bred for commercial purposes. Through an exclusive contract, HakuSteak is the only Niseko japan restaurants that promised a steady supply of this rare wagyu. And the result is a generous slab of buttery A4 Wagyu with creamy shimofuri marbling woven through the meat…umami, that mythical fifth taste, vying with every melt-in-the-mouth morsel.
HakuSteak is a celebration of the seasons of Hokkaido and its rich tapestry of culture and environment.
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Brings a rare mix of precision and reverence to the HakuLife kitchen. His culinary roots lie in French and Italian cuisine, but his palate has been shaped by the depth of Japanese ingredients to the likes of katsuobushi and mountain wasabi. His time in the Self-Defense Forces instilled a quiet respect for food and a deep understanding of nourishment.
He has spent over two decades refining his craft in renowned kitchens across Japan, from Tokyo to Karuizawa. A former head chef and trainer, he now chooses to focus on intimacy over scale. At HakuLife, he values the chance to cook directly for guests. To serve with intention. To create meals that speak to the place and the people.
His menus are led by Hokkaido’s produce, especially its vegetables and native potatoes, which he prefers to showcase rather than mask. He avoids complexity, letting the ingredients breathe. For our HakuLife chefs there is no arrival point in the kitchen, only refinement. Each season is a chance to listen again, and to express more with less. His food leaves a lasting impression.