Career
In 1990, 19-year-old Tanaka's first apprenticeship was at Le Gavroche under the Roux brothers., and went on to work and train at Chez Nico and The Capital as Chef de Partie under Philip Britten. He then worked at Les Saveurs as Chef de Partie under Joel Antunes for two years. He then worked at The Restaurant Marco Pierre White and The Oak Room as a Sous Chef under Marco Pierre White, before moving to The Square as Junior Sous Chef under Philip Howard and onto Chavot under Eric Chavot as Sous Chef.
In 2004, Tanaka became the Executive Head Chef of the Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel's Pearl Restaurant and Bar, a fine-dining establishment that specialises in French cuisine.
In addition to his current job as Pearl executive chef, Tanaka partnered with Nottinghill Brassierie's head chef Mark Jankel in 2009 to set up a venture of using a street catering van, Street Kitchen, to produce and sell gourmet lunches, using 100% British produce, at various London locations.
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