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• June 13, 2018
  Wine Enthusiast

  America's 100 Best Wine Restaurants 2018

• March 22, 2018
  Robb Report

  The Intricate Art (and Hidden History) of Kaiseki

• March 19, 2018
  Food and Wine

  Niki Nakayama Deconstructs the Art of California Kaiseki

• March, 2018
  Sunset Magazine

  How to Grow a Chef’s Garden

• January 26, 2018
  Plate

  Niki Nakayama's Refined Cuisine is Rooted in Japan and Los Angeles

• November 8, 2017
  Eater

  America’s 38 Essential Restaurants

• October 5, 2017
  LA Weekly

  L.A.'s Best Restaurants, No. 1: Lyrical Musings on the Meeting of California and Japan

• August 17, 2017
  Los Angeles Magazine

  11 Women Who Are Making L.A. a Better Place

• August 16, 2017
  Vogue

  How Female Chefs Are Changing Restaurant Kitchen Culture

• Aug 02, 2017
  In Style

  Sophia Bush and Kiernan Shipka Are Obsessed With This Japanese Restaurant, and For Good Reason

• June 29, 2017
  Eater LA

  Why n/naka Is LA's Most Beautifully Personal Restaurant

• January 21, 2017
  LA Weekly

  Celebrating the Badass Women Who Drive L.A.'s Food Scene

• December 21, 2016
  Forbes

  Exclusive Interview: N/Naka Chef Niki Nakayama On The Art Of California Kaiseki

• November 23, 2016
  NPR

  Chef Niki Nakayama Is A Modern Master Of An Ancient Japanese Meal

• September 30, 2016
  Fast Company

  This Chef’s Ambitious Menu Is A Model For Creative Reinvention

• September, 2016
  Food and Wine

  The Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink

• November 2015
  Zagat

  #1 n/naka - Top 50 Best Restaurants in LA

• November 10, 2015
  Out.com

  2015 Out 100: Niki Nakayama - Inside Out (video feature)

• November 09, 2015
  Out Magazine

  2015 Out 100: Niki Nakayama

• August 26, 2015
  Forbes

  Top 10 Female Chefs To Recognize on National Women's Equality Day

• April 20, 2015
  Food & Wine

  Kaiseki Pro Niki Nakayama Stars in Netflix's New Series, Chef's Table

• April 06, 2015
  First We Feast

  The 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Niki Nakayama of n/naka

• November 17, 2014
  The Art of Plating

  The Art of Kaiseki with Niki Nakyama (video)

• September 18, 2014
  ZAGAT

  Must-Try Tasting Menus in LA

• August 08, 2014
  Wall Street Journal

  Meet Niki Nakayama, One of the World's Only Female Kaiseki Chefs

• June 2014
  StarChefs

  2014 Los Angeles Rising Star and Steelite Art of Presentation Award Winner Niki Nakayama

• February 19, 2014
  Zagat

  Reactions From LA's James Beard Award Semifinalists

• October 10, 2013
  LA Weekly

  Four Stars and 13 Courses at n/naka

• August 23, 2013
  KCRW's Good Food

  The Art of Kaiseki at n/naka

• June 16, 2012
  The Los Angeles Times

  Counter Intelligence: A Dinner For All Seasons At n/naka by Jonathan Goldview pdf