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Nagasaki Marriott Hotel appoints new chef pastry chef Toshihiro Ono

2024.10.06 / Last updated: 2024.11.16

New sweets welcomed by Nagasaki Marriott Hotel

announces the appointment of Toshihiro Ono as a new chef pastry chef, effective October 1, 2024 This will further expand the lineup of desserts offered at our hotel and provide an even more special sweets experience to our guests.

Nagasaki Marriott's sweets menu is even more appealing

Nagasaki Marriott Hotel offers beautiful sweets made with carefully selected local ingredients from Kyushu. In addition to course desserts at the restaurant, you can also enjoy afternoon tea with themes that change depending on the season. A variety of visually appealing sweets will create an unforgettable moment for visitors. Furthermore, the in-house "Grab & Go" shop offers hotel-made cakes and special sweets made with plenty of local ingredients. It can be enjoyed not only by hotel guests but also by local residents.

Chef pastry chef Toshihiro Ono's career and achievements

Each sweet is a serious competition with the guests.

After graduating from high school in Oita Prefecture in 2002, Toshihiro Ono began his career as a pastry chef at a cake shop in Oita City. In 2004, he joined Hotel Okura JR Huis Ten Bosch and continued to gain experience there. In particular, on JR Kyushu's luxury train ``Aru Train,'' I was involved in supervising and producing the sweets served on board the train, along with Yoshihiro Narisawa, owner and chef of the restaurant ``NARISAWA'' in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo. In recognition of his achievements, he was appointed as chef pastry chef at Nagasaki Marriott Hotel from October 2024.

Comment from Toshihiro Ono

``I feel deep joy in being able to deliver sweets that I have created with my own hands to our guests.With the belief that ``each sweet is a serious competition with our guests,'' we work with ingredients every day to provide the best sweets. At Nagasaki Marriott Hotel, we hope to provide our guests with a rich time with creative sweets."

Message from Executive Chef Masayuki Eiwa

“We are extremely happy to welcome Mr. Ono, who has solid skills and experience, to our team.We are excited to see how Mr. Ono’s sensibilities and skills will breathe new life into Nagasaki Marriott Hotel’s sweets. I'm really looking forward to it. I hope that the sweets he creates will spread from Nagasaki, the land of Sugar Road, to all over Japan and the world."

Special Afternoon Tea for Halloween only

Nagasaki Marriott Hotel is currently holding an Afternoon Tea for a limited time on Halloween. Sweets with spider web and bat motifs are pleasing to the eye, and apple mousse is available as a course dessert. The apple mousse is made with the apple alcoholic beverage Calvados, making it a dish that allows you to fully enjoy the flavors of autumn.