Workshops
Welcome to my workshops page! I offer both in-person and online cooking workshops on a wide array of delicious traditional and contemporary Japanese-style dishes. We are always adding new workshops to the calendar so sign-up for our newsletters, and follow me on instagram to stay up-to-date. I look forward to cooking together soon!
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Featured
Date: April, specific date TBA soon
Time: 10:00AM to 1:00PM PST
Location: Los Angeles. Location details provided upon registration.
Join Sonoko Sakai and artist-potter Tommy Huang for their second collaborative workshop — an intimate dumpling-making experience centered on both food and the vessels that complete the meal.
Sonoko will teach you how to prepare three dumpling dishes with a Wafu twist:
Savory Pork Dumplings Soup
Sweet Black Sesame Mochi Dumplings
Sweet Potato, Tofu & Ginger Mochi Dumplings
Tommy will present his handcrafted ceramic bowls made especially for this occasion and share insights into Chinese dumpling culture and tradition.
Each guest will enjoy their savory pork dumplings in one of Tommy’s handmade, wheelthrown bowls — and take the bowl home.
This workshop is part of Sonoko’s ongoing series devoted to renewal, preservation, and bringing community together through hands-on cooking.
Includes:
Dumpling workshop instruction
Shared meal with refreshments
One handcrafted ceramic bowl by Tommy Huang
Pottery and artisan pantry items will be available for purchase after the event. Location details provided upon registration.