2025 Taste of Kizuna Gallery

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Special thanks to Andy Nakano, Drago Centro staff, and our wonderful chefs who made this delicious night possible.

Our Chefs: Chef Kazuto Matsusaka (Dear John’s), Chef Vicki Fan (Dear Jane’s), Chef Chris Ono (Temaki Togo), Chef Raphael Lunetta (Lunetta), Chef Jennifer Lee (Aloha Cafe), Chef Roy Yamaguchi (Roy’s), Chef Andreas Nieto (LA Prime, Westin Bonaventure), Chef Suzanne Tracht (Jar), Chef Celestino Drago (Drago Centro), Chef Anh Do (Westin Bonaventure), 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, Jerry Fukui, Rick and Dolly Oishi, Seki Family, Gary and John Kawaguchi, Dennis & Lorraine Kimura, and the Kizuna Board of Directors.

Our Generous 2025 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.

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