2026 Taste of Kizuna Gallery
From all of us at Kizuna, thank you for making the 5th Annual Taste of Kizuna an incredible success! Together, we raised $84,225 in 2026, bringing our five-year Taste of Kizuna fundraising total to over $300,000!
What began five years ago as an opportunity to bring our community together over a one-of-a-kind dining experience has grown into one of Kizuna's most meaningful annual traditions and our biggest fundraiser of the year.
Special thanks to Andy Nakano, Drago Centro staff, and our wonderful chefs who made this delicious night possible.
Our Chefs: Chef Kazuto Matsusaka & Chef Vicki Fan (Dear John’s), Chef Chris Ono (Heisei), Chef Jennifer Lee (Aloha Cafe), Chef Roy Yamaguchi (Roy’s), Chef Andreas Nieto & Chef Anh Do (LA Prime, Westin Bonaventure), Chef Suzanne Tracht (Jar), Chef Celestino Drago (Drago Centro), and Chef Sherry Yard (Bakery by the Yard).
We also wish to acknowledge our generous sponsors and contributors: Thank you so much to Chuckie and Cynthia Lyons, Sugimoto Family Foundation, Don Nose, Henry Ota, Hiroyo Nonoyama, John Hayashi Family from Arroyo Grande, Kawaguchi-Kihara Memorial Foundation, Rick and Dolly Oishi, Komatsu Family, Seki Family, and the Kizuna Board of Directors.
Our Generous 2026 Sponsors
Thank you for showing interest in the Taste of Kizuna.
Kizuna is a youth & professional development organization in Little Tokyo serving youth from ages 7 to young adult, all over Southern California and beyond. Using culturally relevant programming that celebrates identity and lived experience, our programs engage the leaders of the next generation.
