3 February 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hiroki featured in KCTS Chefs 2006

SEATTLE – Hiroki, a dessert café, is once again among restaurants nominated by viewers of KCTS public television to appear in the 11^th annual KCTS Chefs 2006 program and cookbook. The program, KCTS Chefs, will broadcast February 18, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. on Channel 9 and will repeat during the weekend and throughout the year as a pledge drive. As a pledge premium, the KCTS Chefs 2006 companion cookbook will be offered which includes hundreds of recipes provided by restaurants in Washington state and British Columbia. This year, an original recipe by Hiroki Inoue, Managing Director, for Poached Pears with Mascarpone Cream in a Brioche cup will be included in the pledge premium cookbook. For more information or to make a pledge to obtain a cookbook, please contact KCTS Member Services at 1-800-937-5287.

Hiroki, a dessert café serving a wide selection of Japanese-European fusion desserts, is located in the Meridian neighborhood, between Green Lake and Wallingford in Seattle. Desserts are made fresh daily. Espresso drinks and fine loose leaf teas are also available. For more information visit www.hiroki.us

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Contact: Hiroki Inoue

Phone: 206.547.4128

E-mail: willvp@yahoo.com

Website: www.hiroki.us