History
Hiro Tawara worked in disciplined, strict Japanese restaurants for 10 years. Moving to Seattle in 2005, Hiro worked at Shiro's Sushi and Sushi Kappo Tamura where he observed that people really only associated sushi as the only Japanese food, missing a whole culture of diverse cuisines. During his time at Shiro's, he was impressed with Chef Shiro's dedication to Japanese food and culture, which he shared with his guests. Hiro grew eager to bring the foods he dedicated himself to in Japan to the Northwest. Kaiseki, the traditional, multi-course style Japanese haute cuisine focuses on seasonal ingredients prepared in a variety of cooking methods. Given the area's availability of local, organic and sustainable ingredients, and his learned devotion to such ingredients from Chef Shiro, Hiro recognized an opportunity to bring something truly unique to Seattle, starting his own successful monthly Kaiseki pop-up and Kaiseki catering company in 2015 before opening wa'z in 2018.
Specialties
Kyoto style Kaiseki restaurant