Our Chef
Meet Chef Yu Orita.
An eye for detail, an appreciation for fish and a passion for Japanese craftsmanship.
Behind the counter
Where technique meets curiosity.
Chef Yu Orita leads ToTo’s seafood and sushi offering, bringing precise knife work, considered rice preparation and a thoughtful approach to flavour and texture.
His experience includes roles as an omakase chef at Yugen and head sushi chef at Sokyo in Brisbane, as reported by Broadsheet.
Thoughtfully prepared
The details you can taste.
From selecting and blending rice to his methods of sake-influenced fish ageing, Chef Orita considers how every element contributes to the final bite.
In his nigiri, the familiar can carry unexpected layers of flavour and texture.
Further reading
Discover Chef Orita’s craft.
Broadsheet explores the chef’s sushi rice, ageing approach and philosophy of preparation.
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