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Roy Yamaguchi

Japanese-American Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur

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Roy Yamaguchi Biography

Hawaii Food & Wine co-founder Roy Yamaguchi is a Japanese-American celebrity chef, restaurateur and founding member of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement. In 1993, he became the first chef from Hawaii to win a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Pacific Northwest Chef. He is the founder of Roy’s® Restaurants, Beach House by Roy Yamaguchi, Eating House 1849, GOEN Dining+Bar by Roy Yamaguchi and Humble Market Kitchin.

His many honors include California Chef of the Year (California Restaurant Writers Association), Gault-Millau Top 40 (Forbes FYI), Top 50 Cuisines in America (Conde Nast Traveler), Fine Dining Hall of Fame (Nation’s Restaurant News) and the John Heckathorn Dining Excellence Award (Honolulu Magazine).

Yamaguchi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in New York in 1976, he accepted positions at some of the most prestigious California restaurants at the time—L’Escoffier, L’Ermitage, Le Serene, Michael’s, and Le Gourmet in the Sheraton Plaza La Reina. In 1984, Yamaguchi opened his first restaurant, 385 North in Hollywood, and in 1988 he moved to Honolulu to open the first Roy’s Restaurant.

Yamaguchi is also known as a television personality, hosting six seasons of the PBS series, Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi. He was featured on the Food Network’s My Country, My Kitchen which took him back to his roots in Japan. Yamaguchi also competed on the first season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters and appeared as Iron Chef Asian, in Iron Chef USA.

In 2017, Yamaguchi partnered with Swiss-based MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately owned cruise company to open the Asian Market Kitchen, a specialty pan-Asian restaurant on board the cruise line’s next-generation ship.

Yamaguchi serves as a trustee or board member for the U.S.-Japan Council, Go For Broke National Education Center, the Culinary Institute of America, and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific.

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Books
Roy's Feasts from Hawaii: [A Cookbook]

Roy's Feasts from Hawaii: [A Cookbook]

Roy's Fish and Seafood: Recipes from the Pacific Rim [A Cookbook]

Roy's Fish and Seafood: Recipes from the Pacific Rim [A Cookbook]

Cooking With Roy

Cooking With Roy

Pacific Bounty: Hawaii Cooks With Roy Yamaguchi

Pacific Bounty: Hawaii Cooks With Roy Yamaguchi

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  • HOW TO BOOK Roy Yamaguchi?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Roy Yamaguchi for both live and virtual events for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Roy Yamaguchi, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Roy Yamaguchi or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK Roy Yamaguchi?

    Speaking fees for Roy Yamaguchi, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Roy Yamaguchi charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Roy Yamaguchi, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • WHO IS THE AGENT FOR Roy Yamaguchi?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Roy Yamaguchi for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Roy Yamaguchi for your next private or corporate function.
  • WHAT IS A FULL-SERVICE TALENT BOOKING AGENCY?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Roy Yamaguchi or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Roy Yamaguchi or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
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Japanese-American Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur

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Roy Yamaguchi Biography

Hawaii Food & Wine co-founder Roy Yamaguchi is a Japanese-American celebrity chef, restaurateur and founding member of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement. In 1993, he became the first chef from Hawaii to win a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Pacific Northwest Chef. He is the founder of Roy’s® Restaurants, Beach House by Roy Yamaguchi, Eating House 1849, GOEN Dining+Bar by Roy Yamaguchi and Humble Market Kitchin.

His many honors include California Chef of the Year (California Restaurant Writers Association), Gault-Millau Top 40 (Forbes FYI), Top 50 Cuisines in America (Conde Nast Traveler), Fine Dining Hall of Fame (Nation’s Restaurant News) and the John Heckathorn Dining Excellence Award (Honolulu Magazine).

Yamaguchi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in New York in 1976, he accepted positions at some of the most prestigious California restaurants at the time—L’Escoffier, L’Ermitage, Le Serene, Michael’s, and Le Gourmet in the Sheraton Plaza La Reina. In 1984, Yamaguchi opened his first restaurant, 385 North in Hollywood, and in 1988 he moved to Honolulu to open the first Roy’s Restaurant.

Yamaguchi is also known as a television personality, hosting six seasons of the PBS series, Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi. He was featured on the Food Network’s My Country, My Kitchen which took him back to his roots in Japan. Yamaguchi also competed on the first season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters and appeared as Iron Chef Asian, in Iron Chef USA.

In 2017, Yamaguchi partnered with Swiss-based MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately owned cruise company to open the Asian Market Kitchen, a specialty pan-Asian restaurant on board the cruise line’s next-generation ship.

Yamaguchi serves as a trustee or board member for the U.S.-Japan Council, Go For Broke National Education Center, the Culinary Institute of America, and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific.

Roy Yamaguchi Videos

  • Cooking with Roy Yamaguchi at Eating House 1849
    Cooking with Roy Yamaguchi is always a fun experience. The set way is Roy’s way in his kitchen, meaning we improvise, do not measure, and use...
  • ROY YAMAGUCHI of Roy’s Restaurants on the Culture of Hospitality
    Chef Roy Yamaguchi knows it takes great people to make great food. The celebrity chef and multiple restaurant owner found culinary success by...

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FAQs on booking Roy Yamaguchi

  • How to book Roy Yamaguchi?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Roy Yamaguchi for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Roy Yamaguchi, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Roy Yamaguchi or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Roy Yamaguchi?

    Speaking fees for Roy Yamaguchi, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Roy Yamaguchi charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Roy Yamaguchi, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for Roy Yamaguchi?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Roy Yamaguchi for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Roy Yamaguchi for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Roy Yamaguchi or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Roy Yamaguchi or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Roy Yamaguchi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Roy Yamaguchi for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Roy Yamaguchi generally travels from HI, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Anne Burrell, Kelsey Nixon, Beau MacMillan, Michelle Bernstein and Cynthia Rowley. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Roy Yamaguchi for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Roy Yamaguchi Speaker Videos

  • Cooking with Roy Yamaguchi at Eating House 1849
    Cooking with Roy Yamaguchi is always a fun experience. The set way is Roy’s way in his kitchen, meaning we improvise, do not measure, and use spatulas as spoons to taste. His motto is “cooking...
    ROY YAMAGUCHI of Roy’s Restaurants on the Culture of Hospitality
    Chef Roy Yamaguchi knows it takes great people to make great food. The celebrity chef and multiple restaurant owner found culinary success by focusing on his belief in creating a culture of warmth...

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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