Growing up in Newton,
Massachusetts, Kenny Hoshino found comfort in the kitchen from a young age,
watching and pitching in as his parents and siblings cooked hearty dishes like
chicken cutlets, matzo ball soup and on special occasions, his father’s favorite
sushi recipes.  

It wasn’t until his time spent
studying Neuroscience at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that he
exercised that love for cooking outside of home with a job at a local
Bertucci’s pizza restaurant. There, Kenny moved around the kitchen quickly, making
pizza dough and testing his hand at every station.

After graduating from UMass
with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience in 2009, Kenny took a position …