The Art of Intricacy

With the release of The Lifestyle Compendium Vol. 3, we turn our lens toward one of the most disciplined minds in modern gastronomy: Chef Endo Kazutoshi.

 

In this short editorial film, we step into his world - one defined not by performance, but by ritual, refinement, and respect. At Endo at the Rotunda - his Michelin-starred omakase outpost in West London - centuries of Japanese culinary tradition are not preserved, but elevated.

 

Every grain of rice is tuned like an instrument. Every cut of fish, precise to the millimeter. This is not technique for its own sake - it’s instinct, practiced daily, and delivered in silence.

 

Endo is not just shaping meals; he’s shaping the future of Japanese cuisine. With a growing global audience and an uncompromising commitment to excellence, his work is at once deeply personal and universally resonant.

 

This is a story of tradition reimagined through modern mastery.

 

Featuring: Sunspel, Fusalp, Vacheron Constantin & Crockett & Jones.

 

Photographer: Christian Tuckwell-Smith / Photography Assistant: Jack Lai

Videography: Konstantin Kovalev / Creative Director: Luke Brown​​​​​​

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Read the full story in Vol. 3 here.

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Visit Endo at the Rotunda today.