Workshop Details:

Join us for a special IN-PERSON cooking class hosted by Sonoko Sakai in the Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood. The workshop will take place in Sonoko’s kitchen-studio. During this class, we’ll work together to make fresh soba noodles from scratch, entirely by hand. Everything from blending and kneading, to rolling out an evenly thin, blemish-free dough, to hand-cutting into thin noodles, using the knife design expressly for it, a Soba Bocho. Making soba is a meaningful way to mark the seasons. The changes in weather are reflected in the quality and flavor of the buckwheat groats, and spring soba is markedly different from its winter/fall counterparts. We’ll pair ours with springy leeks and D’Artagnan duck breast. Join me to celebrating this season of green and rebirth!

***Following sign-up, our team will email you with a PDF file. This file includes the additional workshop details, including event address, parking instructions, a “what to bring” list, and more. Contact us here if you have any lingering questions about this workshop.

COVID SAFETY: To ensure optimal safety for students, this class is reserved for vaccinated persons only and class size has been limited to a total of 12 students. Within 5 days of the event date, if you experience covid-like symptoms or come in contact with someone known to be carrying or exposed to covid-19, please contact us immediately.

Workshop Date: SATURDAY, June 1st, 2024

Time: 10:00AM to 02:00PM PST

Location: IN-PERSON @ Sonoko’s Kitchen Studio in Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA 90042 (address provided upon completion of sign-up)

Fee: $180 per guest (*includes instruction, recipes, all ingredients, light refreshments, and a complete meal)

What to bring:

1. Proof of vaccination

2. Comfortable, closed-toe shoes

3. Apron + Dish towel

4. Sweater/Wear Layers/Sunhat/Sunglasses/Sunblock (LA weather can be unpredictable!)

5. Chef’s knife or personal favorite knife from home (optional)

6. Beverage (Optional. Complimentary tea and water will be available)