{"id":9902,"date":"2026-05-06T20:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southernsmoke.org\/?post_type=chef&p=9902"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:03:11","slug":"patrick-pham-daniel-lee","status":"publish","type":"chef","link":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/ar\/chef\/patrick-pham-daniel-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Pham & Daniel Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHEF <\/span>PATRICK <\/span>PHAM\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Co<\/b>–<\/b>Founder & <\/b>Head <\/b>Chef\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

After <\/span>years <\/span>under <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>tutelage <\/span>\u0644 <\/span>Tokyo<\/span>–<\/span>trained <\/span>sushi <\/span>chef <\/span>Yoshinori <\/span>Katsuyama <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0623\u0648\u062a\u0634\u064a<\/span>, <\/span>\u0628\u0627\u062a\u0631\u064a\u0643 <\/span>\u0641\u0627\u0645 <\/span>began <\/span>to <\/span>shape <\/span>his <\/span>own <\/span>insight <\/span>into <\/span>an <\/span>elevated <\/span>realm <\/span>\u0644 <\/span>Japanese <\/span>cuisine<\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span>By <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>time <\/span>he <\/span>was <\/span>24<\/span>, <\/span>he <\/span>was <\/span>promoted to <\/span>head <\/span>sushi <\/span>chef <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>\u0647\u064a\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0646 <\/span>outpost <\/span>\u0644 <\/span>\u0627\u0644\u00a0 <\/span>\u062c\u064a\u0645\u0633 <\/span>Beard <\/span>Award<\/span>–<\/span>winning <\/span>\u0623\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0646 <\/span>restaurant<\/span>. <\/span>While <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0623\u0648\u062a\u0634\u064a <\/span>he <\/span>met fellow <\/span>chef <\/span>\u062f\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u0644 <\/span>\u0644\u064a\u00a0 <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>together <\/span>they <\/span>would <\/span>forge <\/span>a <\/span>new<\/span>, <\/span>refined vision <\/span>for <\/span>sushi <\/span>that <\/span>would <\/span>lead <\/span>to <\/span>multiple\u00a0 <\/span>concepts <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>international <\/span>acclaim<\/span>. <\/span>Under <\/span>their <\/span>Duckstache <\/span>Hospitality <\/span>umbrella<\/span>, <\/span>\u0627\u0644\u00a0 <\/span>partners <\/span>have opened <\/span>\u0647\u064a\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0646 <\/span>concepts <\/span>including <\/span>Handies <\/span>Douzo<\/span>, <\/span>Kokoro <\/span>Handroll <\/span>\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0632<\/span>, <\/span>Kokoro <\/span>Sushi <\/span>& <\/span>Yakitori<\/span>, <\/span>Doko<\/span>, <\/span>\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0632 <\/span>Doko<\/span>, <\/span>\u0623\u064a\u0643\u0648 <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>Himari <\/span>\u2013 <\/b>all <\/span>specializing <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>sushi <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>handrolls<\/span>. <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>company’s <\/span>success <\/span>has <\/span>led <\/span>to <\/span>Kokoro <\/span>branches <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>Dubai <\/span>with <\/span>new <\/span>UAE <\/span>outposts <\/span>on <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>way<\/span>. <\/span>\u0628\u0627\u062a\u0631\u064a\u0643 <\/span>remains committed <\/span>to <\/span>making <\/span>memories <\/span>for <\/span>guests <\/span>through <\/span>exceptional <\/span>service <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>uncompromising <\/span>sushi <\/span>craftsmanship<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CHEF <\/span>DANIEL <\/span>LEE\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Co<\/b>–<\/b>Founder <\/b>& Head <\/b>Chef\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Armed <\/span>with <\/span>classic <\/span>training <\/span>\u0645\u0646 <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>prestigious <\/span>Le <\/span>Cordon <\/span>Bleu <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>Los <\/span>Angeles<\/span>, <\/span>\u062f\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u0644 <\/span>\u0644\u064a <\/span>forged <\/span>a culinary <\/span>career <\/span>first <\/span>sparked <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>age <\/span>16. <\/span>After <\/span>working <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>kitchens <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0643\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0646\u064a\u0627<\/span>, <\/span>\u0641\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0627 <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>\u0648\u0627\u0634\u0646\u0637\u0646<\/span>, <\/span>\u062f\u064a \u0633\u064a<\/span>, <\/span>he landed <\/span>a <\/span>job at <\/span>\u0623\u0648\u062a\u0634\u064a <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0647\u064a\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0646<\/span>, <\/span>a <\/span>post that <\/span>would <\/span>change <\/span>his <\/span>life<\/span>. <\/span>He <\/span>spent <\/span>three <\/span>years <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>renowned <\/span>modern <\/span>Japanese <\/span>restaurant <\/span>working <\/span>for <\/span>James Beard <\/span>Award<\/span>–<\/span>winning <\/span>chef <\/span>Tyson <\/span>Cole<\/span>. <\/span>There<\/span>, <\/span>he <\/span>met <\/span>chef <\/span>\u0628\u0627\u062a\u0631\u064a\u0643 <\/span>\u0641\u0627\u0645<\/span>, <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>together <\/span>they <\/span>set <\/span>out <\/span>on <\/span>their <\/span>own <\/span>journey <\/span>perfecting <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>art <\/span>\u0644 <\/span>high<\/span>–<\/span>end <\/span>handrolls <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>sushi<\/span>. <\/span>Their <\/span>partnership <\/span>has given <\/span>diners <\/span>\u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0647\u064a\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0646 <\/span>(<\/span>\u0648 <\/span>now <\/span>Dubai<\/span>) <\/span>concepts <\/span>such <\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>Handies <\/span>Douzo<\/span>, <\/b>Kokoro <\/span>Handroll <\/span>\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0632<\/span>, <\/span>Kokoro Sushi <\/span>& <\/span>Yakitori<\/span>, <\/span>Doko<\/span>, <\/span>\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0632\u00a0<\/span>Doko<\/span>, <\/b>\u0623\u064a\u0643\u0648 <\/span>\u0648 <\/span>Himari <\/span>– <\/span>all <\/span>under <\/span>\u0627\u0644 <\/span>Duckstache <\/span>Hospitality <\/span>group<\/span>. <\/span>\u062f\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u0644 <\/span>\u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 <\/span>dedicated <\/span>to <\/span>providing <\/span>unforgettable <\/span>dining <\/span>experiences <\/span>by <\/span>elevating <\/span>a <\/span>unique <\/span>vision <\/span>\u0644 <\/span>Japanese\u00a0<\/span>gastronomy<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":9904,"template":"","class_list":["post-9902","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/9902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9902"}],"curies":[{"name":"\u0648\u0648\u0631\u062f\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0633","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}