Shiseido-Managed FARO's Pastry Chef Mineko Kato Wins Asia's Best Pastry Chef Award

Mineko Kato, the pastry chef at FARO, an innovative Italian restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo, managed by Shiseido and operated by Shiseido Parlor, won the Best Pastry Chef in Asia award at the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards event held on March 26, 2024. FARO, located on the 10th floor of the Shiseido Building in Tokyo's Ginza, offers modern and original creations that are not confined to the framework of Italian cuisine. Here, where food culture that is delicious, beautiful, and is fundamentally mindful of sustainability is undertaken, Kato broadly captures the realm of gourmet food and is committed to making creative desserts with less environmental impact and in harmony with the natural environment. This award highly evaluated her conviction toward the possibility of creating a harmonious coexistent relationship between humans and nature through food.

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants and Asia's Best Pastry Chef
Awards at the prestigious awards event Asia's 50 Best Restaurants are determined by the votes of the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Academy composed of 318 influential food writers, critics, chefs, restaurant owners, and regional cuisine experts. It is an awards event that is closely watched by food lovers around the world. Chef Mineko Kato of FARO has won the award of "Asia's Best Pastry Chef."