Causa Nikkei

Nikkei chef Diego Oka was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and his cooking draws influences ranging from his Japanese grandmother’s cooking to his personal experiences and the food he discovered while living in Mexico and Colombia. He worked for many years with celebrated Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio, at his restaurant Astrid & Gaston in Lima. Now in Miami as the Executive Chef at the Mandarin Oriental’s restaurant La Mar by Gastón Acurio, Oka focuses on Peruvian cooking such as ceviche