Cooking Class: Traditional Japanese Bento Box

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In this cooking class with Chef Vivian and Michi, you'll learn the art of plating Japanese bento boxes while learning the history of this long culinary tradition. To begin, you'll prepare the bento recipes. This will involve first making a ginger-spiced beef gyoza and Japanese potato salad with cucumbers and dill before preparing a shio salmon paired with bok choy and asparagus and daifuku, a rice cake with red bean. After your bento dishes have been made, Chef Vivian and Michi will then guide you through the process of artfully plating each dish into a bento box.

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Beef Gyoza

With cabbage, scallions and ginger

Japanese Potato Salad

With cucumbers and dill

Shio Salmon

With mini bok choy and asparagus

Daifuku

A rice cake with red bean

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 10
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
LabelsGroup, Beginner, Date Night, Asian, Japanese
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.

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Pamela

05 Jun 2023

Such a great experience! Vivian & Michi were very professional, made this class fun and enjoyable. The ingredients were delicious, would definitely recommend this class to everyone 👌

Jeannie

31 May 2023

Great fun! Looking forwards to using my new skills! Chef Vivian and Michi were awesome!💕

Kathleen

28 May 2023

The posting should make the time zone clearer. I signed up for what I thought was a 7 pm class only to discover it was 10 pm Eastern time so i could not attend.

Sarah

27 Apr 2023

This was so fun!! Chef Vivian and Michi did an amazing job and the dumplings were so delicious! Will definitely book again.

Alycia

25 Apr 2023

The class and the chef were amazing. Very kind, helpful, answered all of our questions, and gave us some really get tips

Marq

23 Apr 2023

The class was very fun. We enjoyed the process. Vivian, the instructor, was very engaging and informative. We’d definitely do it again.

Nicoletta

01 Apr 2023

Chef Vivian and Chef Michi were beyond welcoming. We had absolutely no sushi making experience going into it and after just a few hours, feel confident that we can prepare a meal for our friends. Recipes are delicious and easy. My husband and I truly enjoyed the night and highly recommend their class.

Deborah

09 Feb 2023

Amazing class with the best Chefs!

Jacob

05 Jan 2023

Fantastic! Excited to have them again! Food was delicious and we felt as if we learned a ton from their teaching!

Samantha

30 Dec 2022

Very fun class. My family learned a lot from Vivian and Michi. I definitely recommend!

Eric

26 Dec 2022

Chef Vivian and Chef Michi were exceptional! The myth of making sushi is no longer a mystery. I appreciated the kindness, patience, and cozy ambience they provided to my wife and I. I highly recommend this activity!!

Rachel

21 Dec 2022

amazing class! Great teachers

Roland

10 Dec 2022

We had a great time and the food was excellent. Looking forward to making it again.

Michael

09 Dec 2022

We had a great time learning and cooking a delicious Italian meal! Great class, great eats, and great conversation was just my wife and I needed to relax and do something fun together.

MIRTHA

03 Dec 2022

Chefs were very nice but the venue was not. Restaurant setting with long table. Soccer World Cup playing on several TVs. I could barely hear the instructions. Menu was extremely basic even for a beginners class. Fortunately class was half price. Had I paid full price I would have been very disappointed

Kayli

02 Dec 2022

Great class! Purchased this to celebrate my anniversary with my boyfriend. He loved it and we both learned tons of skills! The food was delicious and Chef Vivian and Michi are great teachers and made us feel welcomed. Definitely recommend!

Sabrina

17 Nov 2022

This was such an excellent experience! They taught us all the steps we needed to make sushi in a fun manner. They made sure to make all the participants feel welcome and engaged. Both the chefs had such a great personality and added a personal flare to the class. Thank you!

Rachel

16 Nov 2022

Best date night! My traditional sushi night just changed forever! Both Chef Vivian and Michi were amazing. My sushi rolls came out so tasty. Not the prettiest but practice will make them better. Loved every second of it! Definitely recommend as a fun interactive event with friends, family or couples.

Elizabeth

16 Nov 2022

Great class would definitely recommend for a girls night or date night

Vianny

25 Aug 2022

#couplesgoals Very friendly pair! Sushi was delicious 😋 Will definitely put in to practice what we we learned.

Leah

25 Aug 2022

Great Class, everything was clear, the crowd was awesome. Vivian & Michi answered everyone questions. highly recommended

Veruska

19 Jul 2022

We loved Chef Vivian and Michi’s Mediterranean Fussion class! The class was fun, well paced and the chefs were very welcoming. We will come back!

Jody

17 Jun 2022

Excellent, fast-paced class.

Brittney

03 Jun 2022

They don’t call it “sushi making secrets” for nothing. We learned sooo much and the sushi and desert was really good. The chefs were really nice and personable. They definitely put in the 10,000 hours to know what they’re talking about. My mom said it was her best birthday ever!!!!

Corrine

06 May 2022

Great recipes and a fun class. The email before class was super helpful to have everything prepped! Thanks for all your encouragement and instruction.

Ricardo

20 Apr 2022

Such an incredible experience! Chef Vivian and Chef Michi were so humble and made us feel so welcomed. Their professionalism and expertise exceeded our expectations. Not only did we learn a new recipe but they taught us so many great cooking tips we will use in our future cooking ventures. Both chefs guided us patiently throughout the whole class and made sure we were comfortable. We are definitely coming back for another class!

Wayne

18 Apr 2022

Gave cash tip...... Great class......

Leslie

01 Apr 2022

Check Vivian and Chef Michi were wonderful and great teachers. They were professional and personable. We had so much fun making Sushi. Our pup, Shug, especially loved Chef Vivian since she gave her little treats. I can't wait to book another class.

Chloe

19 Mar 2022

It was such a fun class! Very informative and easy to follow instructions. Loved it!

Claudia

12 Feb 2022

Such a great class and experience.

John

04 Feb 2022

Chefs Vivian and Michi were delightful hosts/instructors! We booked them for a small corporate team building event (10ish people). They were fun, engaging, patient and knowledgeable.... our group had a fantastic time. Highly recommended! PS, the drinks and food were delicious!

Tana

19 Jan 2022

It was fun and amazing food. They were both very helpful and informative. The food was delicious.

Christina

14 Jan 2022

Great class! Directions were clear and the results were delicious!

Yuly

31 Dec 2021

The cooing class was great! It was so much fun to cook together, everything was well explained, so that you don't need to be an excellent cook ;-) Vivian and Michi were amazing, we enjoyed them so much it was beyond our expectations.

Amy

21 Dec 2021

We had so much fun and food was yummy

Heather

12 Nov 2021

Great class, great experience!

Valerie

15 Oct 2021

Vivian and Michi were amazing we enjoyed them so much. They were down to earth and super fun! Tacos and Margaritas turned out delicious. Cheers to Vivian and Michi!

Hollis

08 Jun 2021

Informative, interesting and entertaining. Never thought I'd end up with a plate of sushi at the end of the class. So good!

Irina

14 May 2021

Really good class

Sabrina

05 May 2021

So fun, and delicious recipes I'll be making again and again!

Nataline

14 Mar 2021

Thank you so much for the class! It was a fun learning experience :)

Tania

05 Feb 2021

It was a fun selection of food items. Sadly, the ingredients were not all listed nor some of the amounts. During the class, there were items that were not mentioned in the directions. I had hoped to hear more from Michi's experience with the food in Japan- he did not have much time to talk. Finally, we seemed to end class about 20 minutes early and a slower pace may have been helpful.