Yohhei Sato, owner of celebrated Portland knife sharpening company Sato Sharpening, died of unknown causes Saturday, August 13. He was 37.
Sato’s knife sharpening career and boisterously warm personality made him something of a Portland legend, both within the restaurant community and outside it. He sharpened the chefs’ knives of Portland’s most celebrated restaurants and carts, like the now-closed Ataula, salumeria Olympia Provisions, and countless Portland food carts around the city. But Sato also held several knife sharpening events for the public, at places like Coffee Beer and Migration Brewing. Following his death, Portlanders began sharing an an outpouring of memories and messages of grief for Sato on social
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