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～Sharing the joy of Japanese cuisine～　
Japanese cooking classes in Wanaka. All welcome who loves Japanese food, home cooking, and sweets.

15/08/2026

Another lovely evening class with a group of six ❤️

A special thank you to Melanie, who often joins our classes with her husband and brings along friends and workmates too. It’s so lovely to see this circle growing through cooking 😊
Thank you, Melanie, and everyone who joined us!

13/08/2026

A lovely little lunchtime KATSU class😊

Three local ladies joined us – familiar faces and a lovely first-time new face.
A small group, a relaxed kitchen, and a peaceful afternoon of cooking and sharing good food together.
Thank you for joining us! ❤️

07/08/2026

Winter KATSU Class – Gluten-Free Version!

This class was prepared with gluten-free ingredients by request, using rice flour, gluten-free panko breadcrumbs, and tamari soy sauce.
The gluten-free panko gave the katsu a unique crispy texture, almost like tiny arare (Japanese rice crackers) 😍 It was a delicious discovery!

Every class teaches us something new. Thank you all for joining us! ❤️

04/08/2026

A birthday celebration at Wa Table Wānaka!

Emma brought her family from Christchurch to celebrate her mum's birthday with a Japanese cooking experience.

After our KATSU cooking, we enjoyed a toast with my homemade umeshu (Japanese ume-plum liquor), made from last year's ume harvest.
I was so pleased that they were interested in the umeshu. The ume come from Yumesato Farm near Christchurch, and I'd love to keep sharing that local connection through Japanese food.

Thank you for celebrating with us.
Hope to see you all again in Wānaka! 😊
Happy Birthday❤️

02/08/2026

Our first Winter KATSU class was such a fun evening! 😊
A wonderful group of seven from Australia joined us during their winter holiday in Wānaka.

It was also the debut of our new "Wa Table Wānaka" aprons, specially made in Japan. 🇯🇵

Crispy katsu, delicious katsudon, homemade pumpkin shiratama mochi for dessert, and lots of happy smiles around the table.

Thank you, Sarah, your family and friends, for such a memorable evening. ❤️

31/07/2026

🌸 Sake Pairing Night is Back!

After a 3-year break, our Sake Pairing Night is finally returning.
Join us for a special evening celebrating spring through Japanese sake and food.

*Taste five handcrafted sakes from Zenkuro 全黒 Sake Brewery, New Zealand’s only sake brewery, while hearing the story behind each sake from the brewer.

*Enjoy a five-course Japanese dinner, thoughtfully created to pair with each sake. This year’s menu will be inspired by spring and cherry blossoms🌸 with a cooking demonstration before dinner.

***15 & 16 October
*** 5:00 pm
*** $160 per person
*** Limited seats available

** Bookings and enquiries:
[email protected]

We look forward to sharing this special evening with you 🥰

23/07/2026

"Katsu" cooking classes - booking update 😊

Thank you so much for all the enquiries and bookings!
A few classes are now fully booked, but there are still places available on the following dates:

AUGUST:
Sat - 1st ... 2 more places are available.
Mon - 3rd (11am) ... 3 more places are available.
Mon - 3rd (5:30pm) ... full booked, thank you.
Fri - 28th (11am) ... available
Sat - 29th (5:30pm) ... 2 more places are available
SEPTEMBER:
Tue - 1st (5:30pm) ... 2 more places are available
Thu - 3rd (11am or 5:30pm) ... available

$95 p.p. (includes lesson, recipes, full meal and dessert)

please email:
[email protected]

Arigato-gozaimasu🥰

P.S.
A few people have asked about the ceramic ginger graters we use in class, so I've brought back some from Japan. They're perfect for grating fresh ginger, garlic or fresh wasabi. Just $10 each. Let me know if you'd like one—they're available while stocks last😊

18/07/2026

KATSU Cooking classes 😊
Learn how to make crispy Chicken Katsu and a delicious Vegetarian Katsu using seasonal vegetables such as lotus root, pumpkin, mushrooms and parsnips.
Vegetarians are very welcome to join and enjoy the seasonal vegetarian katsu❣

We'll also prepare:
Broccoli with crushed sesame sauce (Goma-ae)
Seasonal homemade miso soup and rice

If time allows, we'll also show you how to turn your leftover katsu into a delicious KATSU-DON for the next day's meal.

For dessert, enjoy a delicious trio of homemade pumpkin shiratama-mochi, sweet Azuki paste and ice cream.

AUGUST :
Sat - 1 (5:30pm)
Mon-3 (11am)
Fri - 28 (11am or 5:30pm)
Sat - 29 (5:30pm)
Mon-31 (5:30pm)
SEPTEMBER :
Tue - 1 (5:30pm)
Thu - 3 (11am or 5:30pm)

**Please let me know your preferred date(s). Classes will be confirmed once we have a minimum of 3 bookings.

$95 pp (including 1.5~2h lesson, recipes, full meal and dessert)

email to:
[email protected]

Arigato-gozaimasu🥰

27/06/2026

My original aprons are finally here!😊

Inspired by the traditional Japanese Sakaya-Maekake, they've been redesigned for my cooking classes. So happy to open the box and see they turned out just as I'd imagined!

They feature the class logo, WĀNAKA, the year my business began, and the Japanese saying ：笑門福来
"Good fortune comes to those who smile."

Now they're ready to grow with every class, collecting little splashes of miso and soy sauce along the way. ❤️

04/06/2026

Our final cooking class of May ❤️
Although we had a cancellation, the smaller group made for a warm and relaxed evening. Everyone was confident in the kitchen, and the class flowed smoothly from start to finish.

This lesson was full of little tips and techniques along the way — making Kakuni (Japanese braised pork belly), learning how to use different parts of a daikon, cooking perfectly soft-boiled eggs for the braising sauce, preparing kinpira from daikon peel, and making a clear soup from scratch with homemade dashi.
I hope everyone enjoyed the process as much as the meal 😊

For dessert, we celebrated the season with a combination of chestnut and kūmara sweets, decorated with autumn leaves made from quince jelly 🍂
Thank you all for another lovely evening.

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