Cooking Class - A Taste of Japanese Favorites

Name: Cooking Class - A Taste of Japanese Favorites
Brand: Cozymeal
SKU: 21065
Price: 119 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (18 reviews)

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$ 119 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, 5-course meal.

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What You'll Do

Discover your new favorite foods after tasting these flavorful and traditional Japanese dishes.

Learn how to make classic Japanese dishes in this engaging cooking class with Chef Derrick. You will craft and get a taste of five flavorful Japanese favorites.

First, Chef Derrick will guide you in making a hearty miso soup featuring tender sweet potatoes, tofu and wakame seaweed. The two main courses include savory beef teriyaki over Japanese fried rice and crispy shrimp and vegetable tempura fried to crunchy perfection and served with a traditional dipping sauce. Finish with a creamy and bouncy coffee jelly for dessert.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

Your Menu

Miso Soup

With dashi powder, tofu, sweet potatoes and wakame seaweed

Beef Teriyaki and Japanese Fried Rice

With soy sauce, mirin, sugar and rice

Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura

With soy sauce, mirin, sugar and traditional dipping sauce

Japanese Coffee Jelly

With espresso, gelatine and heavy cream

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.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 14
Meal Courses 5
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Asian, Beginner, Date Night, Japanese

Meet your chef

Chef Derrick

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18 reviews

Over the past 30 years, Chef Derrick has built an admirable career in the culinary arts. His time in the kitchen has taken him from Philippines to California in roles ranging from line cook to head chef. Much of his experience occurred in the hospitality industry, which provided him a keen service-oriented skill set. With so much to offer his guests, Chef Derrick is ready to help you taste the good life.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Derrick will travel to guests within Huntington Beach for this experience.

Chef Derrick will also travel to guests in the following areas:

Huntington Beach (Orange County) Irvine (Orange County) Newport Beach (Orange County) Costa Mesa (Orange County)

What You'll Do

Discover your new favorite foods after tasting these flavorful and traditional Japanese dishes.

Your Menu

Miso Soup

With dashi powder, tofu, sweet potatoes and wakame seaweed

Beef Teriyaki and Japanese Fried Rice

With soy sauce, mirin, sugar and rice

Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura

With soy sauce, mirin, sugar and traditional dipping sauce

Japanese Coffee Jelly

With espresso, gelatine and heavy cream

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 14
Meal Courses 5
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Asian, Beginner, Date Night, Japanese

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Derrick

Sheila

01 Aug 2026

Chef Derrick was wonderful! He had prepared a four course menu and was more than happy to accommodate requested changes (including the primary meat to switch out the main course!). We cooked an Asian fusion meal, which included scallion pancakes, Singaporean noodles, chicken satay, and mango sticky rice. The food was AMAZINGLY good, and the experience even better! Chef Derrick was patient, relaxed, and very comfortable to be around as we all cooked. He took the lead as needed and answered all sorts of questions , making for lively cooking conversation. He also made so much food - enough for others to join our three-person cooking party and still more to take home. I can't recommend the experience enough.

Bhavna

15 Jul 2026

Chef Derrick was on time, friendly, and made good food. Overall we did this as an experience to celebrate a friend's 39th birthday. I should have communicated better, but I am used to cooking classes being hands on and assumed they were all the same. It ended up being Chef Derrick preparing everything and explaining while he does it. There was 3 of us ladies total and about 10 min into the session we ended up sitting on the couch chit chatting and drinking wine while Chef Derrick became our personal chef for the evening. It ended up being great in an unexpected way. I do recommend for anyone who is set on wanting a more hand on experience to communicate this expectation when working with Chef Derrick. We also had a small kitchen space and apartment so maybe that played a roll as well.

cesar medina

02 Mar 2024

Food was delicious . Presentation was beautiful

Melissa

19 Feb 2024

My husband and I were gifted a Cozymeal gift card and decided to put it toward a private chef experience. Chef Derrick cooked a beautiful meal for us. The steaks were huge and flavorful, the avocado fries were crispy and the side dishes were all tasty. It was our first time trying potatoes terrine and we liked the way he prepared this particular side dish. Our dinner was very gourmet and Chef Derrick was professional, easy to make conversation with and he even let my toddler snack on some of the ingredients while he was cooking. We enjoyed leftovers the next day because there was so much food!! Thank you Chef Derrick for a memorable Valentine's Day.

Tyler

24 Dec 2023

Our experience with Chef Derrick was fantastic. He is very personable and a talented chef. He was patient with our questions and taught us many new cooking skills. I highly recommend a class with him.

Mack

26 Feb 2023

Great meal and great person.

Mike

12 Feb 2023

OMG - Wonderful! We enjoyed the experience with another couple. We knew it would be fun but were not prepared for how exquisite the food would taste. To have someone of Chef Derrick’s pedigree come to our house and prepare that meal on a Saturday night was a total privilege. It is only due to his unique (and impressive) day job as an executive chef that he would be available. We learned so many cooking tips too. Plus Derrick has a wonderful, polite and humble personality.

Cindy

23 Jan 2023

We enjoyed our evening with Chef Derrick very much. Derrick was very personable and explained the French Cuisine dinner from the prep to the cooking to the plating very well. Giving us useful tips along the way for even our everyday cooking. The dinner itself was very tasteful and satisfying. Chef Derrick brought everything to our kitchen from all the food to everything to cook it with. Looking forward to recreating the dish in the future, but probably not as well as Chef Derrick. Next time when we invite Chef Derrick over we'll have some friends join us. Thanks Cozymeal and Chef Derrick!!

Judy Osman

13 Jan 2023

Chef Derrick is very organized, friendly, and a delight to observe his talents. We received a gift certificate for Classic Spanish Flavors and thoroughly enjoyed our evening. He’s so good we are already planning another gathering with him.

Audrey

03 Jan 2023

We organized to have a cooking class for my parents as their Christmas gift with our family of 8 and Chef Derrick was great to work with! Knowledgeable and patient with our group as well as super fun to chat with. Thank you!

Craig

02 Jan 2023

We learned a lot from this delicious experience with the wonderful and resourceful Chef Derrick. He presented a variety of dishes for us and had lots of useful tips.

Reviews Chef Derrick received outside of Cozymeal

Lori

17 Oct 2022

It is always a pleasure to be served with Chef Derrick's cooking. Tastefully and professionally done! I wish I could have it everyday...Chef Derrick loves what he does and with the dashes of love he puts in his cooking, his food comes out as champions!!

jennifer

24 Sep 2022

Derrick is beyond fantastic. I have high expectations and Derrick surpassed.

Marissa

12 Sep 2022

We love all the food created by Chef Derrick. No matter what cuisine it is, its always tasty and delicious! Chef Derrick makes unique and original food!

Irma

12 Sep 2022

Chef Derrick has a special way of creating dishes and concoct food flavors that leaves your palate crave for more. He cooks from the heart and his passion is reflected on how delectable his food creations come out. Absolutely and highly recommended.

Jiggs

12 Sep 2022

Chef Derrick belongs to a new breed of trendsetters in the culinary world. Whether one craves for something Mediterranean, French, Caribbean, Italian, Japanese or fusion of Spanish-Filipino cuisines, expect Chef Derrick to deliver and impress. His passion in the art of cooking clearly shows in the sumptuous cuisines he creates. Not only is Chef Derrick a genius in the kitchen, he is also civic-minded who knows how to give-back to the community.

Pie

12 Sep 2022

Chef Derrick cooks with love , passion and most of all Class, that’s why everything he cooks is very tasty and delicious.. always leaves an awesome taste in your mouth!

Hazel

12 Sep 2022

I have great experiences with Chef Derrick’s culinary prowess. I’m a regular client and his creations never disappoints.