Chef Chiba-san happy on the hotplate as he and restaurant mark 50 years
Noriaki Chiba was at Melbourne’s Japanese Teppanyaki Inn on the day it opened in 1975. Later, he tried to retire, but missed the Collins Street restaurant too much.

Noriaki Chiba was at Melbourne’s Japanese Teppanyaki Inn on the day it opened in 1975. Later, he tried to retire, but missed the Collins Street restaurant too much.
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