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He is Jun Kurogi. He is the "last Iron Chef of Japan." His restaurant, Kurogi, recipient of a Michelin star, is the "hardest restaurant to reserve in Tokyo." Currently, on their website, you can only reserve seats for lunch. For three months in advance. On one day. At a specific time: "Please note that reservation from July to September for lunch time will start at 11:30 on May 29 and only phone call is available." Apparently, the wait for dinner? A year. That's so crazy it's gotta be true. Anyway, just opened in the . More details after the jump.
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If the Bellagio Shanghai, the only sister hotel in the world to the palatial Bellagio in Las Vegas, isn't really bowling us over with their conservative, no-casino-having, no fountains-having China version, the F&B program they're doing is certainly attempting to make up for it. Now joining in the Bellagio is Kurogi Shanghai, a Shanghai-filtered off-shoot of the world famous one in Tokyo from the last Iron Chef Jun Kurogi. Kurogi was from the 2012 version, appearing along with Iron Chef China and Iron Chef France. This is what they're offering with his Shanghai venue:
The restaurant opened on March 9 with 38 seats for dining (including private rooms) and 20 seats for drinking and dining. Jun Kurogi himself, known for his Kappo-style cuisine, is on hand. Re: Getting reservations to the Shanghai one. Ehhh... maybe give them a few weeks.