Self-taught: Hisato Hamada, the 42-year-old co-founder of Wagyumafia, is a self-taught chef-turned-Wagyu expert. Originally in the beef export business, the brand was created following a series of ...

Welcoming diners such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, sporting icon David Beckham and superstar musician Ed Sheeran would be enough to make any restaurateur weep with joy. But for Hisato Hamada, the ...

Wagyu beef could hardly be hotter in Tokyo these days. The richly marbled meat from Japan's prize pampered cattle is drawing global gastronauts to some of the city's most exclusive and expensive ...

Although most of Wagyumafia's restaurants are temporarily closed, the company's members-only restaurant The Butcher's Kitchen will be open to the public for the first time ever, serving up takeaway ...

Tokyo beef cutlet sandwich restaurant Wagyumafia plans to open a San Francisco outpost in the first quarter of next year, and true to its name, the restaurant will serve its signature wagyu beef ...

As the evening progressed at Wagyumafia, my friend and I wondered if the chefs had to audition for their jobs not by cooking, but by using the pose made famous by the restaurant’s founder, Hisato ...

Feng originally hoped to prominently feature Wagyumafia beef, including its coveted $180 wagyu sandwich, at his forthcoming steakhouse and butcher shop projects. Those ventures and another one, an ...

Psaltis and Hamada’s friendship led to the collaboration, with Psaltis utilizing his LEYE’s connections. On July 12, Hamada will prep a $250 four-course dinner at RPM Steak, and that price includes a ...

Who is slicing the world’s best Kobe beef? A 12-ounce portion of chateaubriand will set you back $2,500 at Wagyumafia, a restaurant in Tokyo's Akasaka neighborhood devoted to the spendy, world-famous ...