A Los Angeles restaurant celebrates fifteen years of California kaiseki
ロサンゼルスの店、カリフォルニア流の懐石で15周年トレンド・流行
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A small Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles is marking 15 years with a distinctive approach to kaiseki. At n/naka, chefs Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama combine the seasonal structure of a Japanese multicourse meal with their own experiences in California. The restaurant seats just 26 guests at a time.
Instead of holding one anniversary party, the chefs invited colleagues from other cities to join them for special dinners. Each collaboration explores a shared theme, such as women working in the industry or the experience of living between cultures. The series includes chefs whose cooking has also been shaped by more than one place.
The food itself tells that story. A small beef taquito nods to Nakayama’s Los Angeles childhood, while another dish combines a crab-and-shrimp dumpling with tomato broth, lemongrass and basil. The aim is to bring different influences together while keeping a Japanese identity. After 15 years, that personal perspective still shapes the restaurant’s menu.