Chef Takashi Kimura

Executive Chef

Hailing from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan, as an apprentice, in 1990 Chef Takashi ventured into the culinary scene with a passion for cooking. Along the way, his career included training at Michelin starred restaurants in France and eventually took him to the Japanese Embassy in West Africa, where he applied his French cooking skills with Japanese influence into his specialty menus. Before taking up his post at Cilantro Restaurant & Wine Bar, Chef Takashi was Chef de cuisine at the Japanese Embassy in Malaysia.

Nur Hafidzah binti Mohamad Khashim

Senior Sous Chef

Born and raised in Petaling Jaya, Nur Hafidzah is a highly skilled, all rounded individual in the culinary industry with ten years of experience under her belt. She is an IMI International Management Institute of Luzern graduate, specialising in European cuisine and management, which led her to apprenticeships at several restaurants in Switzerland. Under the mentorship of Chef Takashi Kimura, her cooking techniques expanded tremendously and now tasked to oversee Cilantro’s kitchen to ensure each and every plate served are of the highest quality. With Chef Takashi’s guidance and astrong, supportive kitchen brigade behind her, she aspires to be like him one day.

Nisa Katrina Binti Mokhtaruddin

Pastry Chef

Graduating with a Diploma in Culinary Arts, Nisa launched her career at a 5- star hotel, starting with a stint at an in-house bistro before moving on to coffee house and subsequently to a restaurant where she  immersed herself in molecular gastronomy. Encouraged by her superiors, she began creating desserts- developing a hard passion for pastry arts and soon moved on to a local French pâtisserie to focus on French pastry.

Nisa Katrina joined Cilantro in 2019.