InterContinental Jakarta Pondok Indah Welcomes Teppanyaki Master Hidemaro Hodaka
Hailing from the highlands of the Nagano Prefecture, home of many celebrated culinary heirlooms of Japan, Chef Hidemaro Hodaka joins InterContinental Jakarta Pondok Indah as Japanese Chef. Hodaka-san boasts over half a century of experience cooking at authentic Japanese kitchens. Hodaka-san came to Jakarta in the late 1970s after perfecting his cooking skills under the guidance of the old masters in his mountainous hometown in Nagano. The quiet-yet-affable chef is a master and faithful ambassador of the original art of teppanyaki.