Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

You're looking for expert support to infuse authentic Japanese culinary and cultural tradition into your...

    • new or established restaurant or catering company
    • Japanese-inspired products or cultural events, or
    • business and management operations.

Meet Atsushi Hattori, Japan's Culinary and Cultural Connoisseur, a restaurant consultant providing East-meets-West Culinary and Cultural Solutions for restaurant and business owners just like you.

"Atsushi is the Japanese culinary encyclopedia."

Atsushi Hattori

Authentic East-Meets-West Culinary Business & Cultural Solutions

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

Menu Consulting

For traditional cuisine and fusion cuisine

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

Staff Training

Japanese culinary terminology, food preparation education, regional culinary-history education

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

US Product Launches

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

Fish-Mastery Training

Atsushi trains you to masterfully select and traditionally prepare+serve the best fish. He also helps connect you with ideal suppliers for your business, and teaches you how to comprehensively protect yourself with insurance.

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

Tea Training

Atsushi educates you about the art and science of tea--how to select it and how to serve it. He also connects you to the best tea suppliers for your business.

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

Cultural Events

Infuse galas, conferences, celebrations, and more with authentic Japanese food, customs, art, and activities.

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

Mindfulness for Management + Business Operations

Mindfulness in business practices, negotiation, and customer service. For any business seeking to enhance its executive and workforce performance with effective Japanese-inspired practices.

Click the link below to schedule a complimentary Discovery Call with Atsushi to learn how he can support and grow your business.

Atsushi Hattori

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

About Atsushi Hattori

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur

You're looking for expert support to infuse authentic Japanese culinary and cultural tradition into your...

  • new or established restaurant or catering company
  • Japanese-inspired products or cultural events, or
  • business and management operations.

Meet Atsushi Hattori, Japan's Culinary and Cultural Connoisseur, a restaurant consultant providing East-meets-West Culinary and Cultural Solutions for restaurant and business owners just like you.

ATSUSHI'S BACKGROUND

Born in a small town outside Nagoya, Japan in 1978, Atsushi Hattori boasts over twenty years in the restaurant and hospitality industries.

Expertise in Japanese food, culture, business, and management runs in Atsushi's family.

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur
The Hattori family visiting a sacred historical site in Japan

From childhood until he moved to the US in 2008, Atsushi worked in his family's businesses, mastering Japanese food preparation, presentation and sourcing; restaurant-business operations and management; and hospitality.

To trace Atsushi's family's professional history is to trace the lifeblood of Japanese cuisine and culture.

Beginning in the 1930s, Atsushi's grandfather worked as a licensed fisherman and fish merchant. In 1964, he began a family business catering ceremonial Japanese food, and schooled young Atsushi in its arts.

Atsushi's father opened his first restaurant in 1990, with his son by his side.

Atsushi's mother's side of the family is especially diverse and entrepreneurial, having owned a wedding venue, cafe, bar, hair salon, night club, several hotels, an assisted-care living facility, wood-cutting business, silkworm farm, and Asian pear and persimmon farms--all of which influenced Atsushi's expertise.

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur
One of the Hattori Family's restaurants in Japan

Once in the US, Atsushi earned the respect, trust, and confidence of restaurant owners, managers, chefs, and staff at iconic establishments like Los Angeles's Gjelina, and MTN, where he was frequently consulted for advice and tutorials in all manner of Japanese food and culture--food preparation, menu planning, fish selection, insurance risks and security, staff training, and more.

Further setting Atsushi's CV apart is his fifteen years in the insurance industry, experience that enhances his insights into the food and restaurant industries, and endows him with underwriting skills (analyzing and assessing assets, potential risk, problem-solving, and risk-management), meticulous attention to detail, and dexterous negotiation skills.

Atsushi has also served as a trusted and well-loved teacher at one of Los Angeles's foremost Japanese Institutes, coordinating among students, parents, secondary schools, and colleges.

HOW ATSUSHI CAN HELP YOU

Restaurant Consultant | Atsushi Hattori | Japan's Culinary & Cultural Connoisseur
From the Hattori Family Restaurant in Japan

Over the years and across a range of professional experiences, Atsushi has honed his understanding of the unique challenges facing Japanese and Japanese-fusion restaurants and companies in the US, as well as the most creative and effective ways he can provide solutions

Atsushi takes pride in his mission to empower your business with not only the fruits of his heritage, but also his unique synergy of professional expertise.

Click the link below to learn more about how Atsushi can support and grow your business. 

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Praise

"Atsushi was a godsend for complex business negotiations. I would have never been able to negotiate the terms I did without his support and expertise. It felt like Buddha had come from heaven to save me in hell."

HIROMI TAKASUGI | FOUNDER, DAGASHI YUMEYA CO. (JAPAN) | FOUNDER & OWNER, PALMS RAMEN YUMEYA | FORMER VP, SANRIO, INC. (US)


"My experience working with Atsushi Hattori has been exceptional! His passion for understanding and sharing rich culinary meaning is a joy to experience."

JAMES ARTHUR SMITH | CO-FOUNDER | OMEGA BLUE SEAFOOD
(Atsushi spearheaded the introduction and partnership of a popular Los Angeles Japanese-fusion restaurant with sustainable seafood supplier Omega Blue Seafood.)


"Atsushi is the Japanese culinary encyclopedia."

OSCAR LUSTH | GENERAL MANAGER | MTN, LOS ANGELES


CONTACT ATSUSHI

Click the button below to schedule a 15-minute Discovery Call with Atsushi to learn how his services can best support you. If you have any questions, email: info@atsushihattori.com.

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