Ethan Huang
Ethan Huang is a journalist from Los Angeles, California studying at the University of Southern California. He is the current editor of USC Annenberg Media's Asian American vertical elevASIAN and a producer for Annenberg Radio News. Ethan writes on everything from film and entertainment to local and international news. Outside of the newsroom, he is a committed bass clarinetist.
Updated April 2023
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Chef Akira Hirose Feeds a Community with Food Fit for an Emperor
April 7, 2023 • Ethan Huang
At Azay in Little Tokyo, Akira Hirose uses his French and Japanese cuisine to serve the local community. In 1991, Akira Hirose worked as a chef at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. While he was trained in French cooking, his boss asked him, “Chef Akira, can you do something to add in an Asian twist?” The restaurant had a Hong Kong background, but Akira was not too familiar with Chinese cuisine. Instead, he decided to pick ingredients from his …
