Signatures: Virtus. Virtuoso. Chiho Kanzaki.

25.07.2017

“I’m very flexible and go everywhere in search of inspiration—to Japan, Brazil, and Argentina…” says Chiho Kanzaki, the chef at the restaurant Virtus in Paris. In this episode, she shows us the joy she finds in discovering of new recipes.

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