{"id":829,"date":"2018-06-18T16:21:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T16:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2018-07-09T18:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T18:17:40","slug":"seju-yang-sommelier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/the-chefs\/seju-yang-sommelier.html","title":{"rendered":"Seju Yang &#8211; Sommelier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Born in Osaka, Seju Yang moved to New York to train as a sommelier. Since his qualification, he has headed wine and beverage selections in several highly acclaimed restaurants, both in Tokyo and New York, including Brushstroke in NYC and at the three-Michelin starred Nihonryori Ryugin in Tokyo. When he joined S\u2019accapau in Tokyo, Yang created a list focusing specifically on natural wines and sake pairings, paired with modern Italian cuisine. Celebrated for his expertise in international wines, Yang has created and curated lists with a truly borderless wine offering, sourcing from across the globe. In 2011, he was named as \u201cRising Star Sommelier\u201d in New York by StarChefs.com as well as being named by Zagat in their \u201c30 Under 30\u201d list. In 2017, he received mention in the \u201cWorld\u2019s 50 Best Sommeliers of the World\u201d list in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in Osaka, Seju Yang moved to New York to train as a sommelier. Since his qualification, he has headed wine and beverage selections in several highly acclaimed restaurants, both in Tokyo and New York, including Brushstroke in NYC and at the three-Michelin starred Nihonryori Ryugin in Tokyo. When he joined S\u2019accapau in Tokyo, Yang &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/the-chefs\/seju-yang-sommelier.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Seju Yang &#8211; Sommelier&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"base-templates\/t04-chef-profile.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/829"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/829\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldgourmetfestival.asia\/worldgourmetfestival2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}