THE COMPANY

We are a catering company that serves creative Japanese-inspired modern home-style cooking with global influences. As we are dedicated to using only the freshest ingredients, we chose the name “Shiki” based on the Japanese word for “four seasons.” We cater all sized events that include everything from private event gatherings to breakfast and lunch photo-shoots (our specialty), corporate luncheons, conferences, company parties, social events, and wedding dinners. 

We started our business by making our gourmet bento boxes, where we focused on our unique courses and presentation.  As people began to really love the taste and design of our bento boxes, they asked us to cater to bigger sized events. We eventually became a full-scale catering company. 

 In April 2023 we launched our sister restaurant – Lingo (@lingobk) – at 27 Greenpoint Ave in Brooklyn. The name “Lingo” stems from the Japanese term for apple, a nod to New York’s nickname The Big Apple, and the Japanese slang word for foreign language.

The cuisine at Lingo is New American with our signature Japanese twist.

ABOUT US

As a former long-time fashion design editor in Tokyo, I came to NYC all alone with hopes of starting my own business. Where better than NYC I thought than to succeed or fail quickly and miserably?  There I met my partner who shared my inspirations and Shiki NYC was born in April 2016. We called our company "shiki" which in Japanese translates to four seasons, emphasizing the true seasonality of our food. We really go out of our way to create different menus each week according to what’s in season and what we feel is freshest.

I'm thrilled to bring my background in Japanese cooking (both my mother and grandmother were cooking teachers in Japan) and blend it together with our trained chefs in French, Italian, American and other cuisines to introduce our very own distinct and unique “shiki” style of Japanese cooking. Please enjoy!!!! -Misako

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Chef/Co-Owner Misako