Hanabi, The Social Food's Japanese restaurant in the Hana hotel

The meeting of Paris and Japan is set to sparkle at the 5* Hana hotel, set to open its doors a stone's throw from the Opéra Garnier in January. While the decor, by the unstoppable Laura Gonzalez, blends early-20th-century maximalism with Japanese minimalism to create a unique setting, it's the restaurant in this 25-room hotel that particularly interests us.

Behind this new table, called Hanabi, is a duo we've been waiting to meet, so much so that they've been turning heads on social networks: Shirley Garrier and Mathieu Zouhairi aka The Social Food, masters in the art of culinary styling, photography and consulting.

From the open-plan kitchen, the duo create creative dishes inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing together traditional bistro cuisine and Japanese gastronomy: egg mayonnaise with white sesame and furikake hanabi, beef tartare with nashi pear, soba salad with pickled vegetables and miso sauce, and much more.

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And when it comes to beverages, mixology enthusiast Mathieu Zouhairi unveils a menu of creative cocktails and toast-inducing sakes.

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