Yuki Onishi

Yuki Onishi (1979 - September 23, 2022) was the founder and head chef of the Tsuta, the world's first Michelin-starred ramen shop.^[1][2][3][4]

Yuki Onishi
Born	1979  Fujisawa
Died	September 2022  (aged 42–43)
Occupation	Restaurant owner, cook

Onishi was born in 1979 in Fujisawa, Japan.^[5][6] He worked at his father's ramen shop before opening his first restaurant - Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta - in Japan's Sugamo district in 2012.^{[1][3][5][7][8][6]} Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta's name was shorten to just Tsuta, which translates to "ivy" from Japanese to English.^[9] In 2016, Onishi's Tsuta became the world's first Michelin-starred ramen shop.^{[1][2][3][4][6]} Onishi's speciality was dashi stock and shoyu ramen.^[1][2][8] In 2019, Tsuta moved from the Sugamo the Yoyogi neighborhood in the Shibuya district.^[7] Onishi opened restaurants internationally, including but not limited to Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States.^[2][8][10] In addition to restaurants, Onishi also has created prepackaged in-flight meals for Japan Airlines and his own brand of cup noodles for convenience stores.^[1][7][11] Onishi died on September 23, 2022, reportedly of acute heart failure.^[1][7][6]