CHEF PATRICK PHAM,
CHEF DANIEL LEE, & C.J. SHORT

Patrick Pham and Daniel Lee have over 30 years of combined experience in Japanese cuisine and sushi. They established their culinary careers in Houston, where they worked together for years before creating their own restaurants.

Pham and Lee teamed up with a business partner, C.J. Short, to bring a new curated omakase dining concept to Houston’s food scene after kicking off a series of omakase pop-up dinners called Secret Taste.

Photographed: Patrick Pham (Left), C.J. Short (Middle), and Daniel Lee (Right)

TEAM AIKO

JOSEPH BROUSSARD

General Manager

MICHAEL CHONG

Chef de Cuisine

PRESS

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