Cooking Class: Creating Traditional Japanese Fare

In this interactive cooking class, learn how to create authentic Japanese cuisine with Chef John. You will discover how to craft dishes with fresh ingredients and contemporary techniques in the kitchen. Begin by making a refreshing cucumber salad tossed with sesame seeds and soy sauce. Next, bread and fry a pork cutlet to serve alongside steamed rice. Then, craft a savory spam, seaweed and rice dish and a traditional spinach salad to enjoy for your sides. End your class by baking addictive black sesame cookies mixed with almonds and chocolate chips.


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Cucumber Salad

With rice vinegar, sugar, salt, sesame seeds and soy sauce


Tonkatsu and Steamed Rice

Breaded and fried pork cutlets with egg, panko, flour and sauce


Ohitashi

Japanese spinach salad with a dashi marinade


Spam Musubi

With seaweed, rice, soy sauce and sugar


Black Sesame Cookies

With butter, flour, almond meal, egg, sugar, chocolate chips and salt


Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 10
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • LabelsCouples, Group, Asian, Japanese, Baking

Outside Reviews for Chef John

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Marcelo S.

13 Jun 2023

Chef John's personality is captivating. He is very enthusiastic and energetic. His teaching skills are great and the way he does everything in the kitchen is really practical and beautiful.

$ 95 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and taxes.


This class does not have any dates.

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Chef John is a culinary chameleon who has worn many hats in the kitchen. From line cook to executive chef to sushi master, he's done it all. His culinary adventures have taken him from Illinois to Ohio, California, and now Nashville, gathering valuable experience along the way. Fun fact: he even cooked for Taylor Swift! Chef John's love for the craft keeps him constantly reinventing himself with each new challenge. But above all, what he really enjoys is helping others discover the pure joy of gourmet cuisine.

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