Taku Sekine, Chef Behind Parisian Restaurants Dersou and Cheval d’Or, Dies | Eater

"A Japanese-inflected neo-bistro and self-styled “restobar” in Paris opened in 2014 by the chef in question, credited with pioneering a tasting-format menu paired with cocktails in the city. It earned rapid critical acclaim — including Le Fooding’s Best Restaurant of 2016 — and helped establish its chef as a rising figure in Paris’s Asian food scene; the chef, trained in Japan and having worked under major French talents, later received Le Fooding’s Fooding d’honneur. The venue is known for blending Japanese influences with contemporary bistro techniques and an informal, cocktail-focused dining experience." - Eileen W. Cho