Hailing from a family of restaurateurs, Cyrus Batchan recently opened Camphor, a French-Indian inspired neighborhood restaurant in the downtown LA Arts District. As the founder of No.8 Hospitality, Cyrus has conceived and operated several nightlife concepts and restaurants including: Lock & Key and Nightshade in Los Angeles; Larrea in Las Vegas; and Skylight Nha Trang and East West Brewing Company in Vietnam.  

Nightshade, now replaced by Camphor in the same location, collected impressive accolades such as ‘Best New Restaurant’, ‘World’s Best Restaurants” and ‘Best Bites/Dishes’ from Robb Report, Eater, Food & Wine, and GQ, among others.

In November, 2021, an LA Weekly article reported that “In the last 18 months, Koreatown Lock & Key bar owner Cyrus Batchan has endured mandatory closures and re-openings, multiple fires and robberies. He’s come face to face with endless insurance company battles as well as the vandals that ransacked and stole everything out of his beloved neighborhood bar including the light fixtures. Still, he says 'the universe is on his side'."

Intrigued by his optimism, international footprint and resilience, host Brad Johnson sits down with Cyrus to learn more about his background, inspiration and experience as a restaurateur. Sharing the same occupational DNA, Cyrus and Brad expand upon the unique yet necessary traits of a successful restaurateur and the meaning of hospitality. Join us at the corner table for a journey into the mind of a restaurateur!

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