Shota Nakajima, the Japanese-American chief, was one of the three finalists on Top Chef Season 18.

Shota Nakajima once competed in Bravo’s Top Chef Season 18 in Portland, Oregon.

Since then, his popularity has grown immensely among the viewers despite losing the competition.

Nakajima reached the final but fell short of winning $250,000 prize money to Earles.

Shota is a Japanese-America Chef and television personality from the culinary world.

The Top Chef finalist was born in Japan and raised in Seatle, Washington.

He moved to Japan to study culinary at Japan’s most prestigious culinary school, Tsuji Culinary Arts School.

Besides Top Chef, he’s participated in other culinary reality competitions like Food Networks Iron Chef Gauntlet and in Season 16 episode 4 of Beat Bobby Flay.

Top Chef Season 18 Shota Nakajima Nationality And Age

Top Chef Season 18 finalist Shota Nakajima holds dual nationality of Japanese and American.

Shota’s present age is 32 years old, born on August 24, 1989, in Japan.

The Japanese-born grew up in Seatle, Washington, and at the age of 18 moved to Japan to study culinary arts.

He started his culinary journey, washing dishes and peeling onions, at the age of 16 after dropping out of school.

At the age of 25, he opened his first restaurant.

Shota Nakajima Son

Shota Nakajima is the father of an eight-year-old son who lives in Japan.

Unfortunately, Shota’s kid name is unknown to date.

Similarly, there isn’t any information about the mother of his child.

So, it is hard to confirm whether he is married or not.

Shota’s social media post does not provide further clarity in the matter.

Shota Nakajima Wikipedia

Shota Nakajima fame has landed him on Wikipedia, where his short biography is available.

The Japanese-American chef has leaned under one of the renowned Japanese Chef Sakamoto.

Shota first ventured into the culinary business in 2014 after opening a catering business, Kappo kitchen, and later, a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner restaurant, Naka.

Naka later got transformed in Adana, and in 2020, he opened another restaurant, Taku. 

Due to covid-19, both his restaurant got closed, and currently, only Taku stands.

The 32-year-old is an award-winning chef, a 2018 Eater Young Guns winner.

Similarly, he is a three-time semi-finalist for the James Beard Awards.

Meet  Shota Nakajima On Instagram

Shota Nakajima is available on Instagram under the name @chefshota.

His Insta has more than 85.3k followers and 463 posts to date.

Shota uses the platform to showcase his delicious dishes and his culinary skills.

Occasionally, he gives a glimpse of his personal life, sharing his parents’ and son’s photos on the handle.