Niki nakayama biography
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Niki nakayama biography
Niki Nakayama
American chef
Niki Nakayama | |
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| Born | (age&#;49&#;50) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Southern California School of Culinary Arts |
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| Cooking style | kaiseki |
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Niki Nakayama (born )[1] is an American chef and the owner of Michelin-starred n/naka restaurant in Los Angeles, specializing in modern Japanesekaisekicuisine.[2]
Early life
Nakayama was born to Japanese parents in Koreatown in Los Angeles.
Her parents worked as fish distributors (now run by her older brother) and ended up divorcing when Nakayama was [2] She later attended culinary school in Pasadena, after which she worked at Mori Sushi.
"Committed to exploring new techniques," she then began a three-year working tour of Japan, where she immersed herself as much as possible "in the essentials of Japanese cuisine."[3] While there, she cooked at Shirakawa-Ya Ryoka