PASTRY CHEF

KENTA TAKAHASHI

Pastry Chef Kenta Takahashi not only brings the requisite traditional French panache to the line at Boulevard, but his Japanese heritage also lends a modern and sophisticated twist to each exquisite dessert he creates.

An award-winning pastry chef in his home country, Kenta worked in a number of restaurants in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan before coming to Vancouver and continuing to hone his craft under renowned pâtissier and chocolatier Thierry Busset. Armed with the discerning eye of a true artist and the classic skill and training of a chef, Kenta oversees Boulevard’s menu of tantalizing desserts as well as its varieties of flaky pastries and fresh-baked breads created in-house each day. His tenure at Boulevard hasn’t gone unoticed; he was crowned Canada’s Best Pastry Chef 2020 by Canada’s 100 Best.

Since joining the Boulevard kitchen, where he oversees a talented team of pastry cooks, Kenta credits Executive Chef Alex Chen’s ability to infuse both plate and palate with an elegant-yet-understated flair as a constant source of culinary inspiration.

“Alex is extremely talented and passionate and each dish he creates has big impact but is also very delicate in terms of presentation and taste,” says Kenta. “I’m excited to bring my talents to a team that has an uncompromising standard of excellence and to blend my creativity with the restaurant’s classic, signature style.”