Héritage by Kei Kobayashi opened on the 45th floor of The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo in January 2024. Teruki Murashima, who had already collaborated with Kobayashi at AZURE 45, its predecessor at the same location, will serve as head chef. Kobayashi, known as the first Asian chef to win three Michelin stars in France, supervised the restaurant under his own name, making it the first restaurant of its kind in Japan.
Hailing from the Cantal department in the far reaches of France, Julien had a solid "French" background when he first arrived in Singapore. He had studied under Bernard Andrieu in the Auvergne region, and he put his knowledge and skills to use in the brasserie of the St. Regis Hotel, where he was assigned to work.