Masahiko Kobe | |
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Born | Yamanashi, Japan | October 15, 1969
Died | March 14, 2019 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 49)
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Cooking style | Italian cuisine |
Television show(s) |
Masahiko Kobe (神戸 勝彦, Kōbe Masahiko, October 15, 1969 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan – March 14, 2019) was a celebrity chef specializing in Italian cuisine, most notable as the "Iron Chef Italian" on the television series Iron Chef, where he appeared wearing a chef's uniform decorated like the Italian Flag (green, white and red) and holding a tomato (in some episodes, an apple).