1.0Fukuoka Nowhttps://www.fukuoka-now.comfukuoka nowhttps://www.fukuoka-now.com/author/fukuoka-now-editor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UTaY67o1VC"><a href="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/kyle-ricks/">Kyle Ricks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/kyle-ricks/embed/#?secret=UTaY67o1VC" width="600" height="338" title="“Kyle Ricks” — Fukuoka Now" data-secret="UTaY67o1VC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fn183-in-fukuoka-053-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1640427When it comes to haute cuisine, New Yorker Kyle Ricks knows his onions. He has worked in top end NYC eateries, alongside famous fusion chefs such as David Bouley, and privately for A-list celebrities such as Jay-Z, Beyonce and Jerry Seinfeld, catering to their sometimes ‘finicky’ requirements. Kyushu’s energy, people, and palm trees first attracted him to Fukuoka, which he finds relaxing compared to the Big Apple. At Serre, his ‘New York Style French’ restaurant in the Nakasu district, diners can enjoy his innovative cooking, such as slow roasted fish with balsamic pumpkin puree and apple, in a natural setting overlooking the river. Serre is French for greenhouse - whilst Kyle enjoys sourcing fresh ingredients at Yanagibashi market or from his friend’s farm in Saga, he has set up his own nursery on site to grow herbs he cannot find. His customers seem to ‘really dig it’ and he sees Fukuoka as an exciting city on the cusp of ‘something great’; in other words, a fertile ground for planting the seeds of new culinary ventures. Serre HP: http://www.serre.jp