Tableaux, a longtime presence in Daikanyama¡¯s restaurant scene, is revitalizing itself with American chef Rachel Dow at the helm, bringing a modern touch to the originally European-inspired restaurant.
Although Dow is new to Tokyo, she¡¯s hit the ground running by bringing what she calls ¡°new American¡± cuisine to the restaurant. While so-called ¡°American¡± food is far from difficult to find in Tokyo, with everything from fast food chains like Carl¡¯s Jr. to sit-down restaurants like TGI Friday¡¯s having carved a space for themselves, Dow aims to give people a more realistic taste of what makes American food, well, American.
The term ¡°new American¡± is enigmatic enough to pique my curiosity, so I sit down with Dow in the restaurant to get a better understanding of who she is as a chef and where her inspiration for new American cuisine comes from.
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