Afternoon Tea in Ginza, Tokyo

Niko Romito is the visionary chef behind the Italian concept destination Il Ristorante - Niko Romito, with locations in Dubai, Beijing, Shanghai, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Rome and Bali and a pillar of artistry and talent in the world of Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts. A native of Abruzzo in central Italy, he grew up surrounded by the scents of his father's pastry shop in Rivisondoli. He had other plans for his future, but when his father passed away, he finally decided to leave his studies in Business and Economics to take over the family business, which had been transformed into a trattoria. This is how he came to create the Ristorante Reale, which has been awarded three Michelin stars since 2014. Chef Niko has always held the memories of his father's pastries close, which inspired him to open his own bakery and pastry workshop. In partnership with Bvlgari, he imagined the new Bvlgari Dolci concept, celebrating traditional Italian pastry recipes reimagined according to the chef's visionary philosophy, with a resolutely contemporary idea of elegance and lightness.