Private Sushi Chef & Catering

     Amy Yamaguchi began her sushi chef apprenticeship in 1990 at Sushi Zanmai in Boulder, Colorado. Although it was rare to find a female working as a sushi chef,  she eventually had the honor of leading one of the first all female sushi crews in America. 

In 2001, she was approached by the Roy's Outback Venture, where she founded Yamaguchi Sushi, a sushi concept, which she created, designed, and instilled into 30 mainland Roy’s Restaurants. In '03, she moved to Oahu to bring the program to the Hawaiian islands. She opened up their Ko'olina location and worked at many of their island restaurants, before she moved to Maui in '04, where she remained at Roy's Kahana until '06. 

     In addition to working with and cooking for Roy Yamaguchi,  she's had the privilege of being the solo, featured chef in an intimate, private dinner for Nobu Matsuhisa and Tetsuya  Wakuya of Australia, her two favorite chefs at the time. 

     On Maui, she created Yamalicious, a company that caters pop ups,  private dinners, parties, and special events. In '01, she initiated sushi at Montage. Since then, she has brought the bounty of the islands to LA, where she continues to cater private events.