Career
He specializes in a fusion of French and Asian cuisine. In 1996, Takashi opened his first restaurant Tribute. In 2005, he opened Okada for Steve Wynn in the luxurious Wynn Las Vegas, where he created a contemporary Japanese menu influenced by his French Training.
Takashi also owns and operates another Chicago based restaurant, a Japanese-style ramen house called Slurping Turtle which opened in November 2011.
In April 2014, he opened another location of Slurping Turtle in Ann Arbor. He is featured on an episode of Iron Chef America in the 2012 season where it was mentioned that he started cooking because he needed money for milk.
Chef Takashi credits that as the start of his cooking career. Yagahashi appeared on Top Chef Masters (season 4) in 2012, participating in seven rounds.
In 2009, he published the book Takashi"s Noodles together with Harris Salat.