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    Life before and after 'Chef's Table' at n/naka

    This time last year, it's possible you did not know the names Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida. Then the dynamic duo's restaurant,  n/naka , was featured in the first season of Chef's Table on Netflix.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 17, 2016 • 1 min read

    This time last year, it's possible you did not know the names Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida. Then the dynamic duo's restaurant, n/naka, was featured in the first season of Chef's Table on Netflix. On the show, chef Nakayama and sous chef Iida walk the audience through their take on kaiseki, a formal 13-course Japanese meal prepared with careful attention to ingredients and technique.

    Hear Nakayama give us the scoop on n/naka's big plans to push the envelope on local sourcing and learn how Chef's Table changed her life forever. Find n/naka's recipe for tuna poké on the Good Food blog.

    Music: "A Small Escape" (Instrumental) by Fly By Pony and "Back It Up" (Instrumental) by Caro Emerald

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Food on the Screen: Los Angeles
    1. 0:30Life before and after 'Chef's Table' at n/nakaYou’re reading this
    2. 15:12How the pluot was born
    3. 22:16Jonathan Gold dines Sichuan-style at Dongpo in Arcadia
    4. 29:59BBQ in the Lone Star State
    5. 41:49Taking over the tap at LA Beer Week
    6. 49:36How to make that Elvis cake vegan (and other baking tips from a teen)
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Food on the Screen: Los Angeles
    1. 0:30Life before and after 'Chef's Table' at n/nakaYou’re reading this
    2. 15:12How the pluot was born
    3. 22:16Jonathan Gold dines Sichuan-style at Dongpo in Arcadia
    4. 29:59BBQ in the Lone Star State
    5. 41:49Taking over the tap at LA Beer Week
    6. 49:36How to make that Elvis cake vegan (and other baking tips from a teen)
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