Who is the world's first female sushi chef to receive a Michelin star? She fulfilled her dream after her husband's death:

54-year-old Japanese chef Chizuko Kimura has become the world's first female sushi chef to win a Michelin star. Kimura's late husband Shun'ei Kimura won a Michelin star three years ago for his Sushi Shun'ei restaurant in Paris.

My husband had also won a Michelin star

Winning a Michelin star was no less than a dream for Kimura's husband Shun'ei. But his happiness did not last long and he died in June 2022 at the age of 65 due to cancer.

Remembering her husband, Kimura said that I won this star because of my husband. She said that if Shun'ei had never received the star, I would not have had such a desire to get a star myself.

The goal was not to become a chef

Let us tell you, Kimura never aimed to become a chef. She came into this business when her husband decided to open his own restaurant after working in France for decades.

She said that her husband was already ill when the decision to open the restaurant was taken. Kimura said, "He was already ill and that's when I started helping him. I was working as a tour guide and lost my job due to Covid".

Kimura said that she learned how to cut fish, cook rice and run a restaurant from her husband. Then as her husband's illness worsened, Kimura also took care of him.

Kimura achieved his star in just five years

After her husband's death, Kimura took over the restaurant and strengthened her team by hiring master sushi chef Takeshi Maoruoka. Due to her hard work, Kimura regained the Michelin star three years after her husband's death.