Natsuko Shoji, chef-owner of private dining restaurant été, is one of the most exciting talents in Tokyo’s fine dining scene today. Drawing inspiration from her love of haute couture and art, she brings a unique blend of elegance and audacity to her cuisine. Her dishes showcase a distinctive combination of pastry skills and modern French cooking techniques.

For Shoji, cooking is more than just a form of hospitality — it’s a synergy with the people who contribute to the dining experience, from dedicated food producers to curious diners. She warmly invites you to experience her culinary paradise that is été.

She was born in Tokyo in 1989 and after graduating from Komaba Gakuen High School, she worked at Le jeu de l'assiette and Florilège before becoming an owner and chef. In 2014, when she was 24 years old, she opened été as a sweets specialty store. The mango tarte that looks like a jewelry box became very popular. In 2020, she won the Asia’s Best Pastry Chef Award, and in 2022 she won the Asia’s Best Female Chef Award.

Website: https://ete.rest/chef/ | X @EteNatsuko | Instagram @natsuko.ete | Facebook Été

Terastal Festival ex Eievui ex

For the High Class Pack Terastal Festival ex set, which was released on Friday, December 6th, 2024 in Japan, the Eievui ex card featured a tie-in with her.


Ishihara Tsunekazu, president of The Pokémon Company loves été and has visited the restaurant with some important people several times. In 2022, he visited with people from Creatures, the developer of the Pokémon Card Game, and everyone was very impressed with the food and he said at that time that he wanted to work together to create something exciting like the food there. She thought that the sparkling Terastal Jewels above Eievei's head looked like fruit jewellery to her, so she cut seven different types of fruit into diamond shapes to represent the Terastal Jewels for the Eievui ex card.

Source: https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/004742.html