Craft a few staples of Japanese cuisine with a modern twist.
Get an authentic taste of Japanese fare with contemporary touches in this engaging cooking class, where Chef John will teach you smart techniques to craft dishes from fresh ingredients. You'll learn how to balance bold, savory flavors with delicate textures across a variety of traditional dishes.
You'll begin the class by slicing up a cucumber salad with tangy dressing made from rice vinegar and soy sauce. Next, bread a pork cutlet for crispy-fried tonkatsu served with steamed rice and a Japanese spinach salad and make musubi with savory spam, seaweed and rice. For dessert, you'll bake black sesame cookies flavored with almond and chocolate chips. Reserve your spot now and gain hands-on experience with essential Japanese cooking techniques.
Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
With rice vinegar, sugar, salt, sesame seeds and soy sauce
Tonkatsu and Steamed Rice
Breaded and fried pork cutlets with egg, panko, flour and sauce
Ohitashi
Japanese spinach salad with a dashi marinade
Spam Musubi
With seaweed, rice, soy sauce and sugar
Black Sesame Cookies
With butter, flour, almond meal, egg, sugar, chocolate chips and salt
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.
From line cook to executive chef to sushi master, there aren't many culinary roles that Chef John hasn't explored. His ventures have taken him to Illinois, Ohio, California and now Nashville, adding vital experience with every new enterprise. He's even cooked for Taylor Swift! His curiosity for kitchen craft keeps him reinventing himself with every task. More than anything, Chef John loves helping others find joy in gourmet cuisine.
Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.This experience is not refundable as it includes a meal kit.
Chef John will travel to guests within Nashville for this experience.
Craft a few staples of Japanese cuisine with a modern twist.
Get an authentic taste of Japanese fare with contemporary touches in this engaging cooking class, where Chef John will teach you smart techniques to craft dishes from fresh ingredients. You'll learn how to balance bold, savory flavors with delicate textures across a variety of traditional dishes.
You'll begin the class by slicing up a cucumber salad with tangy dressing made from rice vinegar and soy sauce. Next, bread a pork cutlet for crispy-fried tonkatsu served with steamed rice and a Japanese spinach salad and make musubi with savory spam, seaweed and rice. For dessert, you'll bake black sesame cookies flavored with almond and chocolate chips. Reserve your spot now and gain hands-on experience with essential Japanese cooking techniques.
Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
With rice vinegar, sugar, salt, sesame seeds and soy sauce
Tonkatsu and Steamed Rice
Breaded and fried pork cutlets with egg, panko, flour and sauce
Ohitashi
Japanese spinach salad with a dashi marinade
Spam Musubi
With seaweed, rice, soy sauce and sugar
Black Sesame Cookies
With butter, flour, almond meal, egg, sugar, chocolate chips and salt
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.
Chef John's personality is captivating. He is very enthusiastic and energetic. His teaching skills are great and the way he does everything in the kitchen is really practical and beautiful.
