After finishing school, chef Takada studied at the Tsuji Culinary Institute and after graduation he moved to France where he worked at 2 Michelin-starred Taillevent and 3 Michelin-starred Le Meurice, before setting up La Cime in Osaka’s bustling Hommachi district in 2010 which received its first Michelin star a mere year after opening and the second one in 2016. Then, two years later, it entered the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list at No.17, winning the Highest New Entry Award, and rose to the No.14 in 2019.