Brady Ishiwata Williams

Tomo - Seattle, WA

Brady Ishiwata Williams is the chef and owner of Tomo, a Japanese-ish restaurant in Seattle’s vibrant White Center neighborhood.

Williams opened Tomo in 2021 with his partner, Jessica Powers, to national acclaim, landing on Esquire’s Best New Restaurant list and receiving a nomination for Outstanding Wine Program by the James Beard Foundation.

A self-taught chef, Brady Ishiwata Williams began cooking at his grandparents’ diner in Southern California, eventually finding his way to Brooklyn, where he was the Executive Sous Chef at Roberta’s and Blanca, helping the latter earn two-Michelin stars. In 2015, he became Executive Chef at Seattle’s iconic restaurant, Canlis, where he received a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest (2019), Food and Wine Best New Chef (2018), and a James Beard Nomination for Rising Star Chef (2017).