Maori Murota was born and grew up in Tokyo. She left Japan when she was 17 to live in New York. In 2003 she settled in Paris, where she worked as a stylist, before exchanging the world of fashion for food. Completely self-taught, Maori became chef at Parisian restaurants Duo and Bento at La Conserverie. Now an event caterer and private chef, she also gives classes in authentic Japanese home cooking. She is also the author of Japanese Home Cooking.