September 16, 2008

Successful & Happy Biz Owner, Åke (1/2)

From Sweden
AKEBONO UNLIMITED, Sake Import & Japanese Restaurant
Åke Nordgren

Åke was an ordinary graphic designer in Sweden.
He used to like Japanese food served in his country, but nothing more.
In the 90s he frequently visited Japan for business, and every time fascinated by the variety and depth of Japanese food culture. He noticed how little was understood in Europe about Japanese food. As a sommelier, He was especially interested in the various types of delicious SAKE (Japanese liquor) which was not yet known in his country.

Finally Ake rouses with the mission to “convey real Japanese food culture and beauty to Scandinavia”, quits his career as a designer and starts a Japanese style Izakaya kitchen-like restaurant.

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