Little did she know that this dance with destiny would twirl her into the culinary world of Los Angeles, transforming her into a maestro of vegan sushi.
LOS ANGELES Growing up in Saitama, Japan, Yoko Hasebe didn t dream of sushi. From the age of 7, she studied ballet and later jazz dance at the Nihon University College of Art in Tokyo. Fate brought her to California and a series of jobs at Japanese restaurants, where she found her way into the kitchen, rolling maki alongside sushi chefs such as Kimiyasu Enya at Enya and Morihiro Onodera of Morihiro.