In her cooking classes, Ayako will be sharing a mix of traditional and contemporary approaches to Japanese home cooking. Her goal for each class is to give her students a taste of the way Japanese grandmothers used to cook for their families.

Get more comfortable in your own kitchen

For beginning or advanced home cooks, Ayako will come to your kitchen and plan & cook a meal together with you. Want to master the basics or try difficult looking recipes from your favorite cook books? Having a hard time to pick out the right kinds of ingredients? Then this is for you. Any cuisine, any preference.

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Group Classes

Every class is hands-on and you'll sit down for a full satisfying meal at the end. Menus are seasonal and built around what is available at local farmer's markets. The classes are held at Paulding and Company Kitchen, a spacious professional kitchen in Emeryville.

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In-Home Cooking Events

Do you and your friends love Japanese food? Why go out to restaurants when you can cook and eat fabulous “hard to find” real Japanese food at your home?

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