What is the chef called at a japanese steakhouse?

Question

What is the chef called at a japanese steakhouse?

Answer 1

George

Answer 2

Teppanyaki chef - the grill is actually the teppanyaki, the chef is just the guy using it.

Answer 3

A teppanyaki chef, there is no specific Japanese name for this type of chef since the concept was invented here in the US!

Answer 4

Even there aren't a name for them in US but if you are in japan, you can call them "master".  (a respect for their showmanship)

But I do want take this chance to clarify a few thing.

The form of teppanyaki most familiar to North Americans consists of steak and other meats, along with vegetable accompaniments. But In Japan, teppanyaki may also refer to any of a number of dishes cooked using a teppan, including okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and monjayaki, frequently with the hot plate located in the center of the diners' table.

The originator of the teppanyaki-style steakhouse is the Japanese restaurant chain Misono, which introduced the concept of cooking Western-influenced food on a teppan in Japan in 1945.  

They soon found that the cuisine was even more popular with foreigners than with the Japanese, who enjoyed both watching the skilled maneuvers of the chefs preparing the food as well as the cuisine, somewhat more familiar than more traditional Japanese dishes.

As the restaurants became more popular tourist spots with non-Japanese, the chain introduced changes increasing the performance aspect of the chef's preparation, such as stacking round slices of onion in the shape of Mt. Fuji and lighting oil contained within on fire, producing a flaming onion volcano.

In the United States, teppanyaki was made famous by the Benihana restaurant chain which opened its first restaurant in New York in 1964. Benihana and other chains of teppanyaki steakhouses continue to place an emphasis on the chef performing a show for the diners, continuing to introduce new variations and tricks.

As you can see Japan's teppanyaki-style steakhouse have been porpular since 1945, which is 22 years before it become porpular in US

Answer 5

The chef!!!

The Muse

Answer 6

eskrima smokin  hot chef ;->