James Beard Foundation honors chefs, restaurants, writers, photographers, and other key professionals for their excellence through the James Beard Awards. This year’s nominees across all these ...

Less than a year after making headlines for winning a James Beard Award, chef Hajime Sato has closed his award-winning sustainable sushi restaurant Sozai in Clawson. Sato confirmed the closing on ...

A Michigan chef and restaurant owner who won a 2024 James Beard Award announced that his business is closing. Chef Hajime Sato, who owned Sozai in Clawson, announced the closure on social media ...

Just where Hajime Sato will land is not yet public, but reaction to his announcement on social media had dozens of commenters hoping it would be near them. The fact that he’s won a James Beard ...

Less than a year after winning a James Beard Award, chef Hajime Sato has closed his Clawson Japanese restaurant. Soto announced that Saturday, April 26, was Sozai’s final day of service via an ...

Chef/owner Hajime Sato at Sozai restaurant in Clawson ... He delivered that sustainability message during his James Beard Award speach in 2024 and encouraged others to do the same.

Sozai Restaurant owner and James Beard Award-winning chef Hajime Sato announced the closure in a social media post. “After an extended time of reflection, it is clear that the best thing for my ...

CLAWSON, Mich. (WXYZ) — Hajime Sato, the James Beard Award-winning chef who owned and operated sushi restaurant Sozai in Clawson, announced he has closed the ...

Sato is a recent James Beard winner. In 2024 ... We invite you to follow Hajime’s ongoing adventures on Instagram and Facebook.” Visit our YouTube page (opens in a new tab) Visit our Facebook ...

Hajime Sato closes award-winning Sozai restaurant in Clawson. James Beard Award-winning chef closes his Clawson sustainable sushi restaurant. A notable, small and award-winning sushi restaurant ...

Hajime Sato closes award-winning Sozai restaurant in Clawson. James Beard Award-winning chef closes his Clawson sustainable sushi restaurant. A notable, small and award-winning sushi restaurant ...

Chef Hajime Sato opened the sustainable sushi bar in 2021 and earned a James Beard Award last year. Hajime Sato in 2022 // Photograph by Rebecca Simonov Sozai, an award-winning restaurant in Clawson ...