Umami Works

We're happy to announce you our May Workshop, which will be taken place the last Saturday on May 26th!! It will be "IZAKAYA Tapas" menu, featuring Chicken Karaage, Somen Noddle and Hijiki Seaweed Salad.

The more details about the menu and other information will be available in the link below. We'll be looking forward to sharing our passion for cooking and food with you :)

◼︎ Lunch Class / 10:30am-1:30pm
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/250799350/

◼︎ Lunch Class / 10:30am-1:30pm
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/250799393/

Cooking Adventure - "IZAKAYA Tapas" for Lunch :)

We'll be cooking/baking Matcha sweets this Saturday, April 28th!

We will bake fluffy and moist Matcha Chiffon Cake and make refreshing Matcha and Strawberry Parfait for upcoming sunny days.

If you would like to make real Japanese sweets, please join us!

【Morning session】
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/249820644/

【Afternoon session】
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/249820875/

Our March classes are on Chirashi Sushi again! Why? Because it was very popular in our last class, and very tasty... so, why not? :)

In Japan, March 3rd, the exact day that we'll be hosting classes, is called "Doll's Festival" and we eat Chirashi Sushi to celebrated the day!! So, please join us to make a good Chirashi Sushi and show off to your friends after gaining the skills!!

◼︎ Lunch Class / 10:30 am - 1:30am
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/247947690/

◼︎ Dinner Class / 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/247948426/

Cooking Adventure - "Chirashi Sushi" for Lunch :)

We picked up two dishes from Japanese New Year's Foods and cook them together with you on January 28th.
We hope to see many of you then!!

Lunch class
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/246798688/

Dinner class
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/246925548/

Cooking Adventure - "Japanese New Year's Food" for Lunch :)

Chirashi Sushi class this Sunday, December 3rd.

Shall we cook Sushi together? Chirashi Sushi is one of the popular sushi types in Japan and we cook it for a party or a special celebration scenes.
In the class, you'll also see how to make fancy seafood mochi soup!!

You'll find more in detail here:

[Lunch] 10am-1:30pm
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/245343366/

[Dinner] 3:30pm-6:30pm
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/245343384/

Cooking Adventure - "Chirashi Sushi" for Lunch :)

Our next cooking class is about "clay pot paella" with black cod on October 14th. Once you learn how to cook them, you'll be able to impress your guests at your home party!!

What we'll cook are:
- “Saikyo-yaki” (marinated black cod)
- "takikomi gohan” (Japanese style paella)
- “Gin-an Chawan mushi” with sea urchin (Savory egg pudding with dashi sauce on top)
- Kabocha squash stew
- Japanese style cucumber pickles

You'll learn a Japanese traditional technique to marinate fishes. Once you know the technique, you can apply it to a lot varieties of fishes :)

As for “Gin-an Chawan mushi”, you may only find this style of chawan mushi at a very fancy Japanese restaurant even in Japan!!

Several seats are available now :) We'll be looking forward to seeing you!

[LUNCH]
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/243611867/

[DINNER]
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/243611896/

We'll hold "Buri Teriyaki" classes on September 22nd. Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled with a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. If you're curious how Japanese Teriyaki tastes like, please come and join us!! If you only know "chicken Teriyaki" which is offered here, you'll find that they are a lot different. (Our teriyaki is not that sweet!)

[LUNCH]
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/243209758/

[DINNER]
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/243209792/

Our first sweets class is coming this Saturday :) It will be our favorite "Matcha" sweets!!

Thankfully, the morning session is full, but there are still a few seats available in the afternoon class :D Please come and join us if you're free!

[Afternoon class - starts at 2:00 pm]
https://www.meetup.com/Umami-Works-Japanese-Cooking-Foodies-Meetup/events/240487921/

Umami Works (Japanese Cooking & Foodies Meetup in South Bay)

We're happy to share a blog article on our cooking class experience in "Bay Area Menu Files" by Amy.
http://bayareamf.blogspot.com/2017/05/umami-works-revenge-of-bento-box-review.html

In her blog, lots of local restaurants are introduced. Maybe you'll find a good neighborhood restaurant that you haven't discovered yet.

After reading the article, if you feel like giving it a try, we'll have our first sweets making class in two weeks. We're looking forward to seeing you!!

Bay Area Menu Files: Umami Works: Revenge of the Bento Box (Review & Overall Experience) Scratch that off the bucket list! I know how to make a bento box now. Will you notice me now, senpai? Umami Works will teach you how to make the basic components to put together your bento box.

Japanese cooking classes are back !! The next class will be about "Bento box"!! We had to cancel our last class since one of us had to go to labor unexpectedly early... but now the new mom and baby are settled, and so it's time for us to hold classes again :)

Once you master making a Bento for yourself, you'll probably enjoy a picnic more with your own bento :D

[Lunch class - starting at 10:30 am]
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japanese-cooking-class-bento-box-for-lunch-tickets-34401277146

[Dinner class - starting at 4:00 pm]
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japanese-cooking-class-bento-box-for-dinner-tickets-34401321278

Japanese cooking class - Bento box for lunch Hi, Our next cooking class will be "bento box" on Saturday May 20th, starting at 10:30am. The event will take place in Santa Clara (close to Rivermark Village on Montague Expy.), and the location will be sent to those who sign up. We believe all of you know what bentos are. But just in case, we'd l...

It'll be our first class in 2017. We'll do "Bento box" class for a lunch class :)

We were back in Japan in December and January, and enjoying Japanese food culture there... there are a lot to share with you, so we may upload some photos from there sometime in the future :)

We'll be looking forward to seeing many familiar and new faces at our class!!

[Lunch] 10:30am - 1:30pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japanese-cooking-class-bento-box-for-lunch-tickets-32005622679

Japanese cooking class - Bento box for lunch Hi, Our next cooking class will be "bento box" on Saturday Feb. 25th, starting at 10:30am. The event will take place in Santa Clara (close to Rivermark Village on Montague Expy.), and the location will be sent to those who sign up. We believe all of you know what bentos are. But just in case, we'd…

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