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12/31 | VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Toshikoshi Soba "Yoga" - A meditative practice

$50.00

The first 10 people to sign up will receive 1 lb of Nihachi flour that will be shipped in the new year.

Workshop Date: Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Time: 9:00AM to 10:30AM PST

Location: Zoom link will be provided after sign-up, along with recipes, ingredient list, and instructions, so you can do some prepping in advance if you plan on doing the workshop.

Can’t attend live?No problem! The class recording will be available to all attendees for 60 days after the workshop.

On the menu:

I will show you how to make homemade soba from scratch. We’ll pair it with a warming broth, protein, and traditional toppings. (Vegetarian variation available). You can purchase ingredients on your own or buy my custom cooking kit curated for this workshop.

Fee: $50 per guest

The first 10 people to sign up will receive 1 lb of Nihachi flour that will be shipped in the new year.

Workshop Date: Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Time: 9:00AM to 10:30AM PST

Location: Zoom link will be provided after sign-up, along with recipes, ingredient list, and instructions, so you can do some prepping in advance if you plan on doing the workshop.

Can’t attend live?No problem! The class recording will be available to all attendees for 60 days after the workshop.

On the menu:

I will show you how to make homemade soba from scratch. We’ll pair it with a warming broth, protein, and traditional toppings. (Vegetarian variation available). You can purchase ingredients on your own or buy my custom cooking kit curated for this workshop.

Fee: $50 per guest

Workshop Details:

Join us for a special VIRTUAL cooking class hosted by Sonoko Sakai. 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.

Toshikoshi Soba is traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve to symbolize longevity and the cutting of the past year's hardships. Soba practice is a meditative, end-of-the-year exercise to restore your body and soul, making the noodles by hand and sharing them with the people you love. Toshikoshi (meaning "year-crossing") soba is the must-slurp detox noodle. It’s the symbol of longevity and good luck in Japan. Join me as a yoga practice. Or join me as a soba practice. You get both in one.

***Following sign-up, our team will email you with a PDF file. This file includes the Zoom link, ingredient list, and recipe instructions. Contact us here if you have any lingering questions about this workshop.