Shota Nakajima: Restaurateur
Shota Nakajima is chef and owner of the restaurant Taku in Seattle. A James Beard Award semi-finalist for three years running, Nakajima also competed in the 18th season of Bravo's Top Chef, making it to the final three, and on Food Network's Iron Chef Gauntlet and Beat Bobby Flay (where he beat Bobby Flay in a tempura challenge).