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Vincent MULLER

Founder of Sake Passion (Belgium) and Co-Manager of Sake Passion Sàrl (Luxembourg) Sake Passion was founded in September 2010 by Vincent Muller, graduated sommelier since 2009. Organisation of gastronomic events aiming at promoting sake pairing with European cuisine style, the organisation of training and conferences with the objective to educate people to the Japanese sake culture and importer of the great sake produced by the Miyasaka family kura from Nagano since 2014. Since 2016, Sake…

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Florence MULLER-THIRY

CEO of Saké Passion Sàrl (Luxembourg) EN: Head of Sales and in charge of promoting Japanese sake in Luxembourg and Belgium. Thanks to her various business trips to Japan for visiting Kura and selecting sake since 2013, Florence has acquired an in-depth knowledge of the sake world and of its making process. With its sake importer status and its range of high quality sake from seven producers directly selected in Japan.

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Kiyotsugu MIYAKE

Président de la maison de saké Miyake Honten Mr Miyake is the 6th president of Miyake Honten Brewery founded in 1856. Besides his responsibilities as head of the Brewery, he also acts as President of the Hiroshima Sake Promotion association.

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Matthias MAYNARD

Chef Sommelier Hôtel Shangri-La Paris He first started his career as a clerk Sommelier at the Restaurant «Les Ambassadeurs» (2 Michelin stars), then worked at the Hotel Le Crillon Paris, Le Meurice (3 Michelin stars) and the Restaurant Lasserre. He is now Head Sommelier at the Shangri-La Hotel Paris.

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Maryam MASURE

Japanese sake ambassador for the Atelier du Saké Since the opening of the Atelier du Saké in 2015, Maryam has offered initiation and tasting sessions to restaurant professionals. Located at 2, Impasse des Carrières in Paris, 16th, this showroom is dedicated for chefs, sommeliers, bartenders and journalists.

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Marco MASSAROTTO

Founder of «La via del Sake» Marco Massarotto is a digital marketing entrepreneur managing the 80+ people he founded in 2006. He is also a Japan food and culture lover. In 2011 he initiated the Non-Profit association “La via del Sake” (the way of sake), hosted a monthly event about Nihonshu and“ Shoku Bunka” in Milan, Italy and organizes Japan Gourmet Tours twice per year. Marco is evangelizing sake in Italy to chefs, sommeliers and…

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Mariko LÉVEILLÉ

Tôji (maître-sakéificatrice) Having truly met sake in Paris where she studied fashion, Mariko Léveillé entered the world of saké with the dream of brewing sake in Europe and spreading the popularity of this magical beverage. After one year of apprenticeship in rice cultivation and sake production in Niigata prefecture, she joined Miyoshino-Jozo (Nara) in 2016-2017 where she brewed the first saké under her name. From 2018 she will join the Brasserie Chevalier as a master…

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Ken KAWASAKI

Chef de cuisine Restaurant « KEN KAWASAKI » Paris 18e Ken Kawasaki, from Hiroshima in Japan, is a serious, flawless chef… quiet, keeping an eye on everything. Famous in Hiroshima, he opened his first Parisian address in 2016, at the bottom of Montmartre. A very sober Japanese interior design, two chefs, two menus and, in the plate, a range of French basics which like to play shoulders with Japanese products offering incredible pairings. He will…

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Sylvain HUET

Saké Samouraï, Formateur, Consultant et Organisateur du Salon du Saké Saké Samouraï, Instructor, Consultant and Organiser of the Salon du Saké His passion for Japanese culture since his early childhood has pushed Sylvain Huet to study aikido, tea ceremony, calligraphy and, of course, sake for many years. Today, he is internationally recognized as an independent expert he received the “Sake Samurai” title in 2012. To keep helping producers and develop new opportunities for them, he launched…

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