Niki Nakayama

Featured in Netflix Chef's Table Season 1. One of few female kaiseki chefs in America. Third-generation Japanese-American bringing modern California sensibility to traditional kaiseki with wife Carole Iida-Nakayama as sous chef.

Career

• Line Cook at Takao, Los Angeles (1998-2000)
• Apprentice at Various Restaurants, Tokyo (2000-2003)
• Owner/Chef at Azami Sushi Cafe, Los Angeles (2006-2011)