Cooking Class: Exploring Japanese Cuisine

In this hands-on class wih Chef Shinya, you'll explore the culture and flavors of Japan across six courses of exquisite and authentic cuisine. 


Chef Shinya will begin with several delectable dishes, including ultra-soft and handmade udon noodles with a warm and salty dipping broth, and a steaming fresh bowl of spinach ohitashi. Next, you'll learn how to create an intricate tamagoyaki; a spongy Japanese favorite with layers of fried egg. You'll also learn how to prepare fresh broiled seasonal fish and Japanese sweet red bean parfait for dessert. 


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Handmade Udon Noodles 

With wheat four, water and sea salt


Warm Dipping Broth 

With soy sauce, mirin, sake, water and dashi


Spinach Ohitashi 

With warm dipping sauce and sesame seeds


Tamagoyaki 

With eggs, brown sugar, sea salt, dashi and vegetable oil


Broiled Seasonal Fish 

With soy sauce, sesame seeds and brown sugar


Japanese Sweet Red Bean Parfait 

With seasonal fruit, organic vanilla ice cream and matcha syrup


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 4
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Activity Level
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  • LabelsAsian, Japanese, Couples, Date Night, Valentine's, Group, Holiday

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CHRIS

13 Feb 2025

We rolled sushi with Chef Shinya and had a great time. Small group of up to six more sushi then you can eat and plenty of hand instructions and tips to roll on your own. Thank you chef for a great night.

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Matt

02 Feb 2025

Fun class. Chef Shinya is great at explaining what to do, technique and walking you through before and after tastings with different ingredients. Super fun!

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Logan

13 Jul 2024

Chef Shinya was fantastic! We learned a lot and had a wonderful time.

$ 115 Per person

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


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Chef Shinya is a Japanese chef who specializes in traditional dishes from his home country enhanced with local flavors and ingredients of the West Coast. His combination of both classic Japanese techniques and native ingredients makes for dishes that are truly unique. Chef Shinya has lots of industry experience, having worked as both a culinary instructor and chef trainer. He also formerly owned a restaurant that earned three stars from Seattle Times. 

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