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About
Japanese-Brazilian pastry chef, food enthusiast, and television star who is best known for winning season 1 of MasterChef Brazil Dessert Masters. He posts his baking videos to Instagram, under the handle cesaryukio, where he has over 270,000 followers.
Before Fame
He has had an interest in cooking since he was a child, inspired by his grandfather, who owned a Japanese restaurant. He is also a former K-pop dancer and teaches at the country's top culinary schools.
Trivia
He owns Hanami Confeitaria in São Paulo, Brazil. One of the his signature desserts is yogashi, a contemporary Japanese confectionery, he uses to combine Western and Eastern techniques and flavors. He has written several books, publishing his most cookbook, Do Mundo ao Japão (From the World to Japan), in December 2024.
Family Life
He lives in Brazil but has Japanese ancestry.
Associated With
He won season 1 of MasterChef Brazil Dessert Masters, which was judged by Helena Rizzo, among others.
