Vancouver, B.C., February 19, 2026 – In celebration of its first anniversary, Sumibiyaki Arashi, Vancouver’s first omakase yakitori restaurant, will host a special collaboration dinner series with two of Japan’s most revered master chefs. Lineage of Fire: Six Hands, One Fire, presented by S. Pellegrino, exclusively takes place over three consecutive nights from March 26 to 28, 2026, bringing chef-owner Pete Ho together with Torishiki’s Yoshiteru Ikegawa and Kentaro Nakahara of Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara for their first-ever appearance in Vancouver.
For Ho, the anniversary collaboration carries deep personal significance as both Ikegawa and Nakahara are his former mentors. Having both chefs cook alongside him reflects the culmination of a 10-year-journey, when Ho first discovered his love and respect for the craft of Japanese charcoal grilling culture.
“I am here today because of these two masters. No Nakahara-san, no meeting Master Ikegawa. No Torishiki, no Sumibiyaki Arashi,” explains Ho. “In 2015, a friend introduced me to Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara in Tokyo. That night, Nakahara-san welcomed me like an old friend. Over champagne, we discovered I shared the same birthday as his restaurant. From there, our connection grew into years of learning, travel, and mentorship, eventually leading me to Master Ikegawa of Torishiki.”
“After enjoying Master Ikegawa’s yakitori, everything changed for me. It was eye-opening the discipline, the hospitality, the love poured into every detail – it reshaped how I saw cooking. When I decided to open my own charcoal-grilled restaurant, I knew yakitori was always going to be at its heart.”
Lineage of Fire: Six Hands, One Fire will be held over three evenings, March 26, 27, and 28, with two seatings per night, 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be reserved on OpenTable starting at 12 p.m. PST on February 26, 2026. In addition, Premium Members will have exclusive first access to bookings for March 27th’s 5 p.m. seating via the DINR app.
The multi-course experience features a menu meant to engage all five senses with the three chefs presiding over the fire together as they showcase the artistry of charcoal grilling.
Yoshiteru Ikegawa of Torishiki in Tokyo
Yoshiteru Ikegawa was born in Tokyo in 1972. He was enamored with the idea of becoming a yakitori chef in his teens but went to university and joined a staffing agency company after graduation. Over three years, he learned about society’s many norms and rules and gained insight into customer demands and the kinds of stores that appeal to people. He spent his spare time exploring yakitori restaurants around Tokyo and was floored by one experience – that of Nakameguro Toriyoshi. He took a chance and knocked on the door. After seven years of training, in 2007, he opened his very own restaurant, Torishiki, earning many accolades over the years, and being known as one of the first yakitori restaurants to receive a Michelin star.
Kentaro Nakahara of Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara in Tokyo
Kentaro Nakahara is a self-taught butcher and chef renowned for transforming Japanese yakiniku into fine dining at his Tokyo restaurant Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara. With obsessive attention to wagyu sourcing, cutting, and charcoal grilling, he’s earned acclaim both in Japan and internationally, and his culinary influence extends to other projects like Henry’s Burger in Tokyo.
Pete Ho of Sumibiyaki Arashi in Vancouver
Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Pete Ho began his career as a chef in 2008. In 2014, through training at the famous Tokyo restaurant "Ryugin Japanese Cuisine," he became deeply captivated by the appeal of charcoal grilling. In 2017, he met Yoshiteru Ikegawa and continued to train in various parts of Japan. In 2025, he opened Sumibiyaki Arashi in Vancouver – his personal ode to Japanese charcoal grilling.
“This collaboration and celebration embody the very essence of what S. Pellegrino stands for; honouring chefs, their journeys, and the craft to which they devote their lives. We are proud to stand alongside the team at Sumibiyaki Arashi in celebrating lineage, mentorship, and the shared pursuit of excellence that brings this collaboration to life,” says Kelly Gallo, brand activation manager, S.Pellegrino Canada.
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