Q&A: Chef extraordinaire Akira Back dispenses hot tips

Award-winning chef Akira Back serves up a rich menu of advice to upscale restaurants, which house most of the 20 restaurants in the chain he founded. The former professional snowboarder soon will run the food and beverage operation at London’s new Mandarin Oriental and lists such locations as Four Seasons Seoul, The Bellagio in Las Vegas, JW Marriott Hanoi and W Dubai.