Cooking Class: Sushi Making With Chef Sarah at a Local Brewery

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Sushi Making With Chef Sarah at a Local Brewery

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Under the guidance of Chef Sarah, you'll discover just how easy it is to make sushi by hand in this cooking class!

To start, you'll learn the recipe to make traditional seasoned sushi rice. Spread out the rice on nori sheets, then layer crab, avocado and cucumber to create a rich California roll. Next, assemble a spicy tuna roll with sushi-grade tuna and a homemade spicy sauce. You'll master the technique of using a sushi mat to roll up your sushi by hand. And practice your knife skills to cut it into pieces. Enjoy your handmade treats with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger.

What’s Included

A fun, hands-on cooking class led by Chef Sarah
An authentic sushi-making experience hosted at a local public venue in Portland (venue varies by date)
All fresh ingredients and professional cooking tools provided
Expert techniques, tips and chef insights you can use long after class
A complete meal you’ll cook and enjoy yourself

What to Expect

Step-by-step guidance from Chef Sarah, who makes every technique approachable
A welcoming, beginner-friendly sushi-making class in Portland with zero pressure on skill level
Plenty of tasting, laughter and learning as you grow your kitchen confidence

Menu

California Roll and Spicy Tuna Roll

Sushi Ingredients

Rice, sugar, sea salt, seasoned rice vinegar, and nori

Fillings

With cucumber, crab, avocado, tuna, chili sauce, mayonnaise and lemon juice

Condiments

With soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger

Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be fun, social events. Feel free to purchase wine or beer at the venue to enjoy during the class.

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 4
Maximum Guests 25
Event Duration 2 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
LabelsBeginner, Japanese, Pescatarian, Sushi Making, Asian
This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

Alex

05 Mar 2026

Sarah is a great teacher and happy to answer all your questions! My girlfriend and I had so much fun that we stayed after class and chatted with her about potentially setting up an in-home cooking class.

Tracy

09 Feb 2026

My daughter and I had so much fun! Chef Sarah was entertaining while being helpful. I am looking forward for using the skills we learned at home!

Mark

08 Jan 2026

We had a great time at the sushi making class! The instruction was easy to follow and I learned a lot. Both fun and informative.

Ashley

04 Sep 2025

Sarah was a pleasure to learn from. She's personable and her experience and knowledge in food and culture was on full display through her teaching. I learned more than I thought I would and am excited to make dishes I was previously intimidated to make. I would love to take more classes with her and would strongly encourage others to do the same.

Gabrielle

12 Aug 2025

Chef Sarah made making sushi super approachable and fun! She was so warm and friendly, and a great teacher. I’d never made sushi before but felt like she explained the methodology really well, as well as proactively answering questions about sourcing ingredients and equipment. I feel ready and excited to host my own sushi party. Thanks, Chef Sarah!

JODI

11 Aug 2025

Fun! I don’t know who’s responsible for the space the class is held but I didn’t love it. Seemed dark and a bit cramped. Good to see and experience some basic skills for sushi making. Sarah was great.

Jackie

05 May 2025

We enjoyed the class and learned new things about making sushi. The only thing that wasn't wonderful is that the class started late. She also had basic sushi knowledge but you could tell she had not been trained to make sushi. Overall it was an enjoyable environment and we had fun.

Teresa

27 Apr 2025

Thank you Sarah! We enjoyed our sushi class today! Thank you also for be so accommodating with our changes and dietary restrictions. We are excited to test out our new sushi-making skills!

Emily

31 Mar 2025

We had so much fun with Chef Sarah doing the sushi making class. Would definitely recommend it to anyone!

Bret

30 Mar 2025

It was a pretty fun time, but felt a bit disorganized. There wasn’t a lot of instruction around technique, and we also ran out of rice, which is a pretty key component to making sushi. Overall it was a good time, but could’ve certainly been better organized.

Ing

13 Jan 2025

Seems like it was her first time teaching this class so it was not that well prepared. People got to take their own filling so some people could take as much tuna as they want and there was not enough for the last few people. At the end I didn't get to try any fish at all in my sushi, I only had cucumber avocado and cream cheese in my sushi. I think it would be better if she portioned the material for everyone. The class was nothing like I expected and I was not doing any better in making sushi than I was before I joined the class. I think it was quite a waste of time and money, good thing I got the class with discounted price but I wish I had selected another class.

Athena

11 Jan 2025

Sarah was Personable very friendly and knowledgeable with making sushi. Had a wonderful time.

Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences

Adrianna

05 Mar 2026

Lovley class! We greatly enjoyed Sarah's simply approach to sushi making. Very beginner friendly. I think it would be fun for kids too!

Teresa

22 Feb 2026

Sarah was great! Very informative and always stopped to answer question that anyone had at any time during the class!!

Elizabeth

16 Feb 2026

The class was not what I expected, it was just showing you the act of how to roll sushi. I was hoping for something a little more comprehensive and interactive. Our instructor did not hand out the ingredients to people, so we were passing around certain ingredients to eachother and grabbing from the same container - which wouldn't have been that big of an issue if everybody had washed their hands, but alas a majority did not, so I did not eat my food. A lot of people did have fun but this wasn't for me.

Heber

15 Feb 2026

Wifey and I had a lot of fun, very easygoing and Sarah was wonderful. Thanks for making it stress free and such a low stakes experience!

Rebecca

15 Feb 2026

Very fun and informative! Sarah was personable and knowledgeable making it a great learning experience. I would definitely recommend as a fun date night activity. End result was delicious!

Erin

14 Feb 2026

What a wonderful experience!! This was a surprise for my husband on his 66th birthday! But it was so special I felt like it was both of our birthdays! Sarah is wonderful and great company! Thank you Sarah for a beautiful dinner!

DeLisa

25 Jan 2026

The class was cancelled last minute when we were in the car on the way to the class. I have nothing bad to say about the instructor because we never saw her.

Bob

21 Jan 2026

We had an awesome time. Got lucky and had a very small class, so there was great individualized attention. Sarah made it easy and fun, with emphasis on being hands on. Her knowledge and enthusiasm made it a wonderful experience! Highly recommend!

Kyle

19 Jan 2026

So fun, thank you!

Megan

30 Nov 2025

Had a great date with my husband learning to make sushi with Chef Sarah! Lots of good info and got to make 3 different types of sushi.

Klicia

30 Nov 2025

We made three different sushi rolls - wonderful fresh ingredients. Sarah gave us wonderful tips and great instruction. It was a fun afternoon with my daughter in law and we walked away confident we can make great sushi for our guys!

Abby

26 Nov 2025

Fun and informative class. Great date night!

Steve

25 Nov 2025

I have made pasta, on and off, for many years but really don’t know the process in depth enough to comfortably teach my granddaughter so I signed us both up for Chef Sarah’s class. It was a great success. Not only did my granddaughter get an understanding, but I learned a lot more about the why and wherefore. Chef Sarah was a great instructor. Knowledgeable, thorough and patient. She was well prepared and helpful.

Teresa

23 Nov 2025

The location & setup was nothing like what we thought it would be. We left after 1pm when the class still hadn’t started yet. Disappointing

Ronda

20 Nov 2025

Sarah was a fun and gracious coach. It was a very relaxed class filled with useful information.

Michael

29 Sep 2025

Sarah was energetic and knowledgeable. We had fun learning to make Sushi! Thanks Sarah!

Clare

01 Sep 2025

Chef Sarah was super nice and I learned a lot from the two hr class. Pretty much every sentence she spoke contained helpful and new-to-me knowledge. The only negative to this class was that there was a loud jazz band playing nearby however we were able to mitigate the sound by partially closing a door between us and the band. I can't wait to try making sushi at home after taking this class.

Lisa

31 Aug 2025

Sarah was amazing and fun! She helped us with regular cooking skills, not just the sushi, that was great! The sushi we made was so easy and good. We will be spreading the word to go see her and we are looking forward to taking more classes with her. She is so friendly and treats us with grace when we get confused or need extra help. I highly recommend her for sure!!

Marley

19 Jul 2025

Tonight we made memories we will cherish forever! Not only is Sarah an incredible and creative chef, she has a love for food that you can feel when cooking with her. She’s the type of person you feel like you’ve always known! Would recommend x100

Stu

19 Jun 2025

Exceeded expectations. Sarah was a wealth of information and made the class fun and engaging. We won't be making fresh pasta every night but when we do we now know how to do it!

Starla

19 Jun 2025

We had a great time!

Xavier

18 May 2025

Sarah was amazing!

Carolyn

18 May 2025

Daughter and I did the class today. We had alot of fun Sarah was a great teacher. We learned how to make multiple shapes of pasta. Got to know others in the class as well. We will definitely look into more classes. Anxious to try at home now. And I'm off to buy a sage plant for my garden as the browned butter with fresh sage and garlic was yummy.

Heather

15 Apr 2025

We had a great time making pasta with Chef Sarah at Great Notion Brewing!

Dawn

28 Mar 2025

The class was so fun! I learned so much. Sarah was a great instructor. My friend and I enjoyed the class so much.

Autumn

23 Mar 2025

Sarah, was great and personalable. Fun and easy class!

Jennifer

22 Mar 2025

Great class and friendly instructor!

Cheryl

13 Mar 2025

Sarah was fantastic! Provided guidance, tips, and a really delicious meal. Great experience overall!

Janet

24 Feb 2025

Enjoyed the class! Casual and fun!! I actually will be able to make pasta now!!! Sarah was is a good instructor!!!!

James

23 Feb 2025

The class was a fun and new thing to experience with my girlfriend

Chris

23 Feb 2025

Chef Sarah was fantastic. She had a very easy-going attitude which made the class very enjoyable and entertaining. She was a great teacher and had a lot of knowledge that she shared with us. Highly recommended.

Jessica

05 Feb 2025

A cooking class with no cooking. We all paid to literally just “play with dough”. No eggs, no olive oil bc “it’s too expensive rn”. She was late, the venue was freezing, she forgot tools, and we didn’t even get to do all that was listed. At the very beginning when she said we’re not cooking “your dough today” I thought there would be premade dough to cook and eat, nope, we didn’t even do the sauce!! This whole experience was horrible and the entire time I felt like it was a scam. Everyone who attended should be given refunds for how much was paid to do something anyone could do at home

Kristy

04 Feb 2025

Really not worth the money and wish I could get my money back. We were led to believe that we would be making a nice pasta dish. We used 2 paid for ingredients while we were there: flour and a pinch of salt with water. No eggs and no olive oil and we didn’t even get to make a sauce. We spent the whole time making playdough. I get that dough needs time to rest but there should have been some premade dough that we could then use to practice making the sauce that was described and then taste test. Add all of that onto a location she’s never used before so the space was freezing cold and not set up at all for cooking. Plus she didn’t get there early enough to set up which cut into the time we did have to play with dough. Really disappointed

Stephanie

04 Feb 2025

Very disappointed. I signed up for a class that was supposed to make raviolis with a brown butter sauce and ended up getting an intro to pasta course. Now had i know that's what I was getting i would have been happy because our teacher was very sweet. But we were taught how to make pasta with just flour salt and water. Not even eggs. We didn't cook anything and the room was freezing cold. I would love to have my money back if I'm being honest.

Cynthia

04 Feb 2025

If I could give 0 stars I would. Very unprepared, the venue was not suitable for the class and was not expecting us. We did not learn everything the listing said we would and we were told to take the pasta home to cook it when the posting said we’d eat it at the end of the class. I also felt like the chef spent a lot of time with some groups and no time with others.

Elizabeth

23 Jan 2025

The class was enjoyable, and we really appreciated Sarah's teaching.

Kristine

28 Dec 2024

Sarah, it was very nice and professional. She gave us so much advice not just for Thai food but in cooking generally that we learned so much. Teaching us different flavors, profiles and other ways to elevate food. Thank you so much Sarah for taking the time. Would definitely recommend her.

Outside Reviews for Chef Sarah I.

Marcelo

30 Oct 2024

Chef Sarah is a great Chef and has a lot to offer in her experiences.

Cooking Class: Sushi Making With Chef Sarah at a Local Brewery

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