Cooking Class: Japanese Cooking With a Five-Star Chef
In this hands-on class with Chef Shinya, you will learn how to prepare authentic Japanese cuisine across an impressive display of six courses.
First, Chef Shinya will begin with some classic Japanese dishes, including a salty seasonal miso soup and a fresh field green and shredded cabbage salad. You'll also learn how to master the art of dumplings with hearty pork gyoza dumplings, as well as juicy shrimp gyoza dumplings stuffed with a variety of meats, cabbage and vegetables. You'll also learn to whip up takikomi gohan, a traditional Japanese rice dish, as a savory complement to your meal.
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Seasonal Miso Soup
With miso paste, dashi, seasonal vegetables and wakame
Field Green and Shredded Cabbage Salad
With an onion-ponzu dressing
Pork Gyoza Dumplings
With shredded cabbage and Japanese garlic chives
Shrimp Gyoza Dumplings
With ground pork, shredded cabbage and onion
Dipping Sauce
With soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic chili sauce and sesame seeds
Takikomi Gohan
With 50% milled rice, dashi, soy sauce, sake, mirin and seasonal vegetables
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 8
- Event Duration 3 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsAsian, Japanese, Couples, Date Night, Valentine's
- 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.
Classpop! guest reviews for this experience
Georgia
16 Jan 2023
My partner and I really enjoyed this class! Pros: learned several general cooking tips, the food was fantastic, the Chef was great at breaking down big steps into small pieces, the lesson feels doable at home, and the chef adjusted the recipe to my pescatarian diet once I brought it to his attention. Cons: We did not eat until 9:30 PM, it was a large group for a smaller kitchen so we all watched people rotate cooking instead of being involved in each step, and the chef did not ask about dietary restrictions ahead of time. Overall, fantastic class, just eat a snack before you arrive. :)
Abby
22 Aug 2022
Chef Shinya was incredibly knowledgable and shared interesting scientific insight behind great tasting food.
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Terra
03 Oct 2022
Such a great class with a lovely and very knowledgeable chef! Chef Shinya’s teaching style is very easy to follow and the sushi he taught us to make was absolutely delicious. Great energy all around. I would definitely recommend his class and would take another myself!
Event location: Seattle
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef

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.
