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3/14 | Sonoko Sakai x Weiser Family Farms Community Cooking Workshop at ROW DTLA

$125.00

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026

Time: 2 PM to 4 PM

Location: IN-PERSON @ ROW DTLA , 777 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90021

In this workshop, you’ll learn to make Water Kimchi from Sonoko’s latest cookbook, Wafu Cooking, using Alex Weiser’s seasonal produce from Weiser’s Family Farm.

We’ll also make onigiri with a variety of fillings and furikake to enjoy together with Sonoko’s Oro Blanco shrub drink as a refreshing beverage. You’ll prepare, taste, and take home a 32-oz jar of kimchi.

All ingredients and kimchi containers are included in the workshop cost. Attendees will need to bring an apron, a cutting board, a hat, and sunscreen.

Sonoko’s books and artisan food products like her miso, curry powder, and oro blanco shrub will be available for purchase, and Alex’s produce stand will be open for everybody to shop during and after the workshop.

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026

Time: 2 PM to 4 PM

Location: IN-PERSON @ ROW DTLA , 777 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90021

In this workshop, you’ll learn to make Water Kimchi from Sonoko’s latest cookbook, Wafu Cooking, using Alex Weiser’s seasonal produce from Weiser’s Family Farm.

We’ll also make onigiri with a variety of fillings and furikake to enjoy together with Sonoko’s Oro Blanco shrub drink as a refreshing beverage. You’ll prepare, taste, and take home a 32-oz jar of kimchi.

All ingredients and kimchi containers are included in the workshop cost. Attendees will need to bring an apron, a cutting board, a hat, and sunscreen.

Sonoko’s books and artisan food products like her miso, curry powder, and oro blanco shrub will be available for purchase, and Alex’s produce stand will be open for everybody to shop during and after the workshop.

Join us for a special IN-PERSON cooking class hosted by Hayden and Jane of Goodie Farm in Cherry Valley, California. Together, we invite you to a hands-on Summer Farm Cooking Workshop, where you'll learn to make onigiri, water kimchi with somen noodles, and seasonal roasted vegetables from the menu as we gather under the shade of 100-year-old heirloom apple trees at the Willowbrook Apple Orchard Farm. 

Note: While this event is hosted by Goodie Farm, all in-person workshops take place just 5 minutes away at their Willowbrook Apple Farm, a beautiful shaded apple orchard and property where all events are held. Directions and parking info will be included in your confirmation email.

Family-Friendly

This event is now family-friendly! Enrolled adults are welcome to bring their children free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Kids can enjoy a dedicated onigiri-making table, and there will be friendly farm animals to pet and feed. Children must remain under adult supervision throughout the event, but there is no additional fee for them to participate. We have up to 8 spots available for the children’s table. Please email sonokoassistance@gmaill.com to confirm your child’s reservation with your paid seat. 

On The Menu:

🍞 Light refreshments on arrival
 Sonoko’s Shrub + Miso honey butter on baguette

🍙 Onigiri, Rice Balls made with Koda Farms rice.
With Assorted fillings, including Salmon, Shiso, and Pickled Ume filling, and topped with Furikake.

🥢 Chilled Water Kimchi with Chilled Somen Noodles
 A colorful and refreshing soup perfect for summer afternoons

🥕 Seasonal Roasted Vegetables with Yuzu Kosho, Garlic and Vinegar.
A colorful medley of Goodie Farm's freshest harvest

🥧 Wafu Miso Apple Pie
Made with heirloom apples from Oak Glen Farm, served with vanilla, ginger, cinnamon Amazake ice cream. Amazake is a naturally sweet, creamy fermented rice-based ice cream.

This is more than a cooking class—it's a celebration of summer, of friendship, and of slow, thoughtful food. After our meal, I’ll open a special pop-up pantry featuring a curated selection of my artisan pantry products like my curry powder, furikake, and more; available exclusively for guests of the workshop.

**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.

After the workshop, I'll have my artisan products available for purchase for those who sign up for the June 21 workshop, including:

  • Sonoko’s Curry Powder

  • Quick Curry Brick Kit

  • Whole Spice Kit

  • Sonoko’s Signature Fuikake

  • and more!