Explore the vibrant culture and savory flavors of Japan's famous street food!
In this cooking class, Chef Dean will guide you through the flavors of Japan's vibrant street food scene. Drawing on his expertise in authentic Japanese cuisine, he’ll share the essential techniques and tips you need to elevate your cooking skills.
Start with a Tokyo sampler, featuring bites like ginger pork gyoza, chicken yakitori and vegetable yakisoba. Then, move on to the main event: a mouthwatering gyudon bowl, loaded with marinated beef, sweet onions and a drizzle of wasabi aioli. You'll then learn how to assemble a fresh sushi roll and finish your meal with a green tea cupcake with matcha buttercream frosting.
Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer 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.
With over 20 years of culinary experience, Chef Dean knows his way around the kitchen. Working his way up to being a sous chef and executive chef, he also has a mastery of the kitchen and creating dishes that delight. Chef Dean is excited to share his culinary knowledge and well-honed skills with hungry foodies and home chefs looking to elevate their culinary game.
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.
Explore the vibrant culture and savory flavors of Japan's famous street food!
In this cooking class, Chef Dean will guide you through the flavors of Japan's vibrant street food scene. Drawing on his expertise in authentic Japanese cuisine, he’ll share the essential techniques and tips you need to elevate your cooking skills.
Start with a Tokyo sampler, featuring bites like ginger pork gyoza, chicken yakitori and vegetable yakisoba. Then, move on to the main event: a mouthwatering gyudon bowl, loaded with marinated beef, sweet onions and a drizzle of wasabi aioli. You'll then learn how to assemble a fresh sushi roll and finish your meal with a green tea cupcake with matcha buttercream frosting.
Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer 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.
We had a great time at the private Japanese cooking class with Chef Dean! The food was delicious, and the chef was friendly and welcoming. It was a fun and memorable experience — the perfect special day activity. Highly recommended for anyone who loves great food and a hands-on culinary adventure!
Paige
31 May 2025
We had a great time with chef and the food was very tasty. We would do it again!
Blakeley
29 Apr 2025
The cooking class exceeded our expectations. I booked it for my husband’s bday present and Chef Dean made the whole experience very special!
Also, Chef Dean is from the same island, as my husband. He truly treated us like Ohana.
The food was AMAZING. He sent us home with all of the leftovers, so we were able to share what we had created with family.
One of the recipes in particular we’re excited to use as our go-to for family gatherings! It’s impressive but not overly complicated to make now that we’ve made it once.
Highly recommend! Thanks Chef Dean!
Christine Ngwiri
24 Apr 2025
We had the absolute pleasure of being hosted by Chef Dean for a private dinner experience to celebrate my husband’s birthday—and wow, it was beyond amazing! From start to finish, the entire evening was filled with joy, flavor, and meaningful connection.
Chef Dean is not just incredibly talented in the kitchen—he’s a natural storyteller and teacher. As he guided us in preparing each dish, he walked us through the process with such ease and passion, explaining techniques, ingredients, and even sprinkling in fascinating stories from his culinary journey. We learned so much about Asian cuisine—its diversity, cultural significance, and the personal favorites that inspire Chef Dean’s creations.
It wasn’t just a meal—it was a rich, immersive experience that left us not only full, but truly fulfilled. If you’re looking for a memorable and heartwarming culinary adventure, we can’t recommend Chef Dean enough!
Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Dean
Tim
29 Apr 2025
We went for our anniversary and it was amazing. Chief Dean was so knowledgeable and fun to cook with. We would recommend this wonderful experience to anyone and look forward to trying another of Chief Dean’s classes.
Tyler
23 Apr 2025
Such a kind and caring host. We made so much food and he was a great conversationalist. I would absolutely do it again.
Stephanie
08 Mar 2025
It was incredible!
Learned alot more than I expected. Chef Dean was so patient and kind and made us feel welcomed and at home.
Lulu
29 Jan 2025
The experience was absolutely wonderful. Chef Dean was welcoming, helpful and so friendly. It was almost surreal to have a private experience with such a revered local chef (he has framed newspaper and magazine clippings from his restaurant days on his walls). Our experience was hands-on, with Chef Dean guiding us through dumpling folds and pan flips. He was patient and helpful as we learned many new skills. The little touches (custom printed menus, modifications for my allergy, beautiful table arrangements) instantly elevated the evening. For a first Cozymeal experience, Chef Dean set the bar very high. We have already started to browse more classes that he and other local chefs offer.
Joshua
03 Jan 2025
5 stars! What a fun evening! We learned so much from Chef Dean. Everything was perfectly organized and ready for us to jump right in and get hands on and learn so many tips and tricks on numerous dishes on his Asian Food Spectacle menu. Plus, the meal was so delicious and we took home tons of leftovers. We recommend this to anyone for a fun date night. We definitely feel like we now know how to prepare these delicious dishes at home. Thanks, Chef Dean!
Sayalee
29 Dec 2024
Chef Dean was excellent! We had a great time, he was very nice and all the food was delicious
Michelle
18 Nov 2024
What a fun and unique experience!! Highly recommend this for a date night! Chef Dean was so prepared and organized which made the class flow so smoothly. He is truly an expert in his craft and I left the class feeling like I had learned a lot of valuable information! He really went above and beyond adding a couple extra dishes, a nice table setting with personalized menus and enough leftovers for lunch the next day! I would love to take another class with him!
CHRISTOPHER
12 Nov 2024
Great fun and I learned how to make wontons finally.
Nicollette
03 Nov 2024
This class was great! Chef Dean was so helpful and the food far exceeded our expectations! We even had leftovers we could freeze to have at a later time!
Kristin
12 Oct 2024
We had the most amazing experience with Chef Dean. I have an adult son with Down’s Syndrome, who loves to cook but needs guidance. For his birthday, I reached out to Chef Dean to inquire if he would be willing to do a private cooking lesson for my son, husband and myself. I explained the situation and Chef Dean quickly responded that he would love doing the session. Chef Dean had everything prepared and was so organized. We all had a recipes. Chef Dean helped my son one-on-one. My son was overjoyed about the experience, as was my husband and myself. The food was incredible and we even got to take over leftovers home. Chef Dean is so experienced, professional and a lot of fun! We are definitely meeting up with Chef Dean again for another lesson.
Katherine
28 Sep 2024
10/10!!! Chef Dean is such incredible teacher, he explains things so well and shares his knowledge in all aspects. My husband and I look forward to booking more experiences in the future. Such a fun and unique date night that we highly recommend for couples, family and friends.
He was friendly, extremely knowledgeable and the food was amazing (plenty of leftovers too that he packed for us). We absolutely loved the class, we will definitely be back for another one soon.
Jeff
04 Sep 2024
Dinner crafted by Chef Dean, was nothing short of a culinary masterpiece. Every bite was a journey of flavors, with two standout dishes that completely stole the show. The raspberry sauce infused with lemongrass and kefir lime leaf was a brilliant balance of sweet and tangy, elevating each bite to new heights. Equally divine was the plum sauce with a delicate blend of five spice—perfectly aromatic, it added just the right depth of flavor to complement the rest of the dish. The duck itself was seasoned to perfection and cooked to an ideal tenderness, showcasing Chef Dean’s extraordinary skill. It was a meal that left us completely in awe, and we can’t wait for our next experience under his masterful hand!
Kayla
18 Aug 2024
Chef Dean was amazing! He came extremely prepared and helped create an amazing night for my partner and me. He taught us how to cook a wonderful 3-course Korean dinner and gave us a great conversation about his history as a chef, his restaurant and his favourite meals. We had an amazing night and can't recommend Chef Dean enough.
We would love to have him over again to teach us more about his Loco Moco and Masubi.
Matthew
30 Jul 2024
Chef Dean was an absolute pleasure to work with. He was very communicative and when I asked for a customized menu he went above and beyond to make a very special and memorable meal. This was the first time I had done a private chef for a personal meal and I would absolutely consider it again in the future. Especially if Chef Dean is working it.
