Kaori Ishibashi

**Kaori Ishibashi** (, _Ishibashi Kaori_; born May 6, 1962) is a Japanese confectionary researcher, baking instructor, and author known for her specialty in cheesecakes. She has written 47 baking cookbooks and over 400 cheesecake recipes.

## Biography

Kaori Ishibashi was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She raised in Nagano Prefecture where she graduated from Suwafutaba High School. She went on to attend Meiji University of Integrative Medicine. She graduated as a practitioner in acupuncture and moxibustion. After graduating, she worked at Tokyo Jiyugaoka Hospital as a chiropractor and practitioner of moxibustion.

## Career

Ishibashi began her confectionary career as a self-taught baker starting off with wholesale business to restaurants and taking request orders for wedding cakes while working as an acupuncturist. Fascinated by the art of baking, she began reading cookbook after cookbook wondering why her finished product never turned out as expected. Unsatisfied with the conventional methods found in the cookbooks she read she decided to learn under confectioner and former house of representatives member Makiko Fujino. After 3 years under the training of Fujino, she received a diploma from Makiko Foods Studio. Thereafter she attended various culinary schools around the world such as Bellouet Conseil in France, the Culinary Institute of America, Valrhona Chocolate School in France, and received training under various French chefs visiting Japan.

## Current Projects

Ishibashi is currently living and working in Nagano, Japan as a confectionary researcher and author. She regularly publishes recipes in various magazines such as “レタスクラブ (retasukurabu), “Ｓａｉｔａ”, “おはよう奥さん” (ohayō okusan), “天然生活” (tennen seikatsu). She is also president of Cake Freak Inc. Ishibashi is currently focusing her efforts on opening her own cheesecake shop in New York City.

## Bibliography

|colspan="3"|Cookbooks||
| --- | --- | --- |
|_zettai shippai shinai shifon kēki_|1996|雄鶏社|
|_zettai shippai shinai suponji kēki_|1996|雄鶏社|
|< _kata to saizu de erabu okashi _|1997|雄鶏社|
|_suītohāto kēki_|1998|主婦と生活社|
|_zettai shippai shinai pai to taruto_|1998|雄鶏社|
|_shinpuru sutairu no chīzu kēki_|1988|雄鶏社|
|_chokorēto no chīsana okashi_|1998|主婦と生活社|
|_zettai shippai shinai shifon kēki Ⅱ _|1999|雄鶏社|
|_wan bōru de dekiru okashi_|2000|雄鶏社|
|_nyūyōku sutairu no chīzu kēki_|2000|雄鶏社|
|_ishibashi kaori no hinyari dezāto_|2001|雄鶏社|
|_shinpuru choko_|2002|雄鶏社|
|_puresento shitai! choko no okashi_|2003|大泉書店|
|_ishibashi kaori no okashi ressun yaki kashi_|2003|雄鶏社|
|_ishibashi kaori no okashi ressun dezāto_|2004|雄鶏社|
|_ishibashi kaori no okashi ressun yaki kashi_|2004|雄鶏社|
|_shokukan ga kimete! chīzu kēki_|2004|サンリオ|
|_yottsu no kisetsu no shinpuru chīzu kēki_|2004|主婦と生活社|
|_ishibashi kaori no okashi ressun chokorēto_|2004|雄鶏社|
|_kudamono no okashi_|2005|雄鶏社|
|_tamago no okashi_|2005|雄鶏社|
|_kurukuru choko to mizutama shokora_|2006|主婦と生活社|
|_chīzu no kēki_|2006|ＭＣプレス|
|_hottokēkimikkusu de kihon no okashi_|2007|レタスクラブ|
|_deirīmafon & omekashi kappu kēki_|2007|ＭＣプレス|
|_oishi chīzu kēki no tsukurikata_|2007|雄鶏社|
|食感が決め手！焼き菓子 _shokukan ga kimete! yaki okashi_|2008|サンリオ|
|_pai to taruto_|2008|ＭＣプレス|
|Ｐink！|2009|アスペクト|
|べイクドチーズケーキ＆レアチーズケーキ _beikudo chīzu kēki & rea chīzu kēki_|2010|主婦の友社|
|男子スイーツレシピ _danshi suītsu reshipi_|2010|主婦の友社|
|米粉の焼き菓子 _komeko no yaki kashi_|2010|主婦の友社|
|シフォンケーキとシフォンロール _shifon kēki to shifon rōru_|2010|主婦の友社|
|ハッピーチーズケーキレシピ _happī chīzu kēki reshipi_|2011|主婦と生活社|
|ハッピーチーズデザートレシピ _happī chīzu dezāto reshipi_|2011|主婦と生活社|
|ハッピーチーズケーキシーズンレシピ春夏編 _happī chīzu kēki shīzun reshipi harunatsu hen_|2012|主婦と生活社|
|ハッピーチーズケーキレシピ秋冬編 happī chīzu kēki reshipi akifuyu hen|2012|主婦と生活社|
|ハッピーチーズケーキハートフルレシピ _happī chīzu kēki hātofuru reshipi_|2013|主婦と生活社|
|はじめてのナチュラルスイーツ _hajimete no nachuraru suītsu_|2013|講談社|
|ハッピーチーズケーキギフトレシピ happī chīzu kēki gifuto reshipi|2014|主婦と生活社|
|卵黄・卵白使い切る！シフォンケーキシフォンロール＋１０レシピ　改訂版 _ranō ranpaku tsukaikiru! Shifon kēki shifon rōru + 10 reshipi kaiteiban_|2014|主婦の友社|
|ベストオブチーズケーキ _besutōbu chīzu kēki_|2015|講談社|
|ブラウニーとガトーショコラ _buraunī to gatōshokora_|2015|文化出版局|
|アイス１年中　天然生活ムック _aisu ichi nen chū tennen seikatsu mukku_|2016|地球丸|
|チーズのケーキ　改訂版 _chīzu no kēki kaiteiban_|2016|マイナビ出版|
|チーズケーキとチョコレートケーキ _chīzu kēki to chokorēto kēki_|2016|地球丸|
|米粉のお菓子 _komeko no okashi_|2017|主婦の友社|
|Channel|
| --- |
|ラジオ東京ＦＭ _FM Tokyo radio_|
|ＦＭ長野 _FM Nagano_|
|ＳＢＣラジオ SBC radio|
|Program|
| --- |
|はなまるマーケット _hanamaru māketto_|
|さんま大先生 _sanma daisensei_|
|イマジカＴＶ _Imajica TV_|
|料理コーナーを担当 _lead on ryōri kōnā_|

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Kaori Ishibashi

- **image**: Kaori Ishibashi.jpg
- **birth place**: Chiba, Japan
- **occupation**: Confectionary researcher, baking instructor, author
- **nationality**: Japanese
- **alma mater**: Meiji University of Integrative Medicine