The dream that demanded 16 years
Long before the family talked about opening a restaurant, the eldest brother Raul De Guzman, also known as chef Touru, has already decided what he wanted to do.
Even as a young man, he has dreamed of owning a ramen restaurant. To make that happen, he has moved to Japan, where reality proved far more demanding than the dream itself.
“He personally approached a ramen restaurant if he could work there as a part time and eventually hired him without salary and started off as a dishwasher,” shared Nicolai.
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