Upscale French with Japanese Style

Chef Yuu Shimano is the chef behind Restaurant Yuu, a Brooklyn restaurant featuring traditional Japanese omotenashi and high-quality French cuisine. He graduated from Tsuji Culinary Institute in Osaka, Japan, and Lyon, France and worked at Guy Savoy in Paris. He was also executive chef at Mifune, an upscale French-Japanese restaurant in Manhattan.

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