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Eventually, they landed on the idea of a French Japanese bistro drawing on Namba’s French cooking background and Kaplan’s sake and wine expertise. After four years of planning, Camélia opened ...

Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Inspired by Kaplan and Namba’s travels to Japan ...

Akira Hirose, a chef who bridged Japanese and French cuisine for decades across some of L.A.’s most influential restaurants, has died at 70.