Stop me if you¡¯ve heard the one where the chef is compared to an artist. But what about a sculptor?
For Akihiro Kakimoto, the comparison is warranted. Since 2013, he¡¯s made regular pilgrimages to Paris, where he competes against the world¡¯s best confectionery chefs to create chocolate sculptures and desserts that have to be seen to be believed.
But Kakimoto, 49, didn¡¯t participate in his first confectionary contest in Japan until he was 34.
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