| Hajime | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Hajime Yoneda |
| Chef | Hajime Yoneda |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide) |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Website | hajime-artistes |
Hajime, officially Hajime Restaurant Gastronomique is a restaurant in Osaka, Japan named after its owner and chef Hajime Yoneda (born 1972). The restaurant was opened in May 2008 and only a year and a half later received a three-star rating in the Michelin Guide, [1] then the only restaurant in Osaka to receive that distinction. [2]
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Hajime Yoneda is a graduate of Kinki University's Faculty of Science and Engineering and worked as a design engineer for a company making parts for electronic devices in order to save money for culinary school. [3] He attended the culinary academy in Osaka and later trained in restaurants in Osaka and Kobe. He moved to France in 2002. [3]
