Washoku or Japanese Cooking is one of my greatest passions in life. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a Japanese home in the South American city of Sao Paulo, and have, since moving to London 20 years ago, pursued my interest to learn more about this fascinating cuisine.
Since leaving investment banking in 2011, I moved to Tokyo for a couple of months to do Japanese food research and recipe writing. I also took private Japanese cookery classes during the day and worked at a Japanese Izakaya (casual Japanese restaurant) at night (more about these experiences here). I returned to London in early 2012 to start the Grand Diplome at Le Cordon Bleu and the Japanese Home Cooking Supper Club which I now run from my home in Islington.
If you are interested in learning more about Japanese cuisine, beyond sushi and sashimi, and would like to attend one of the Japanese Home Cooking Supper Club events I run, contact me on luizharaAThotmailDOTcom using the subject line JAPANESE SUPPER CLUB.
Japanese Home Cooking Supper - Forthcoming Dates:
23rd March - Friday
24th March - Saturday
30th March - Friday
31st March - Saturday
Hosted by Luiz Hara of The London Foodie
Location: my home, Islington, from 19:30 hours
Cost: £35 donation, BYO
Book: e-mail luizharaAThotmailDOTcom
What Others are Saying of the Japanese Home Cooking Supper Club
"...But it was the dessert course that was the truly outstanding dish of the evening for me. With the aroma of freshly baked Madeleines teasing our senses and flooding throughout the kitchen, a trio of classic Japanese ice-cream flavours were unveiled: Black sesame, Green Tea and Yam… All home-made. All creamy and luscious. And all stonkingly good. The icing on the cake to a quite fabulous meal. On reflection, at any Japanese restaurant in town, the £35 donation would get you barely half of what we were treated to tonight. In true Asian fashion and as is customary, we had been ploughed with food and spoilt silly by our host..."
By The Boy Who Ate the World
"...Luiz is a fantastic cook, I have been to his house for dinners many times and he is over generous in everything that he does and you will always leave feeling spoilt for having a banquets fit for any King…"
By Leluu
"...All in all it was a wonderful evening introducing me to some of the finest Japanese cooking that I’ve tasted in London, and sharing it with a fun and interesting group of people..."
By Hot & Chilli
By Dolce Dini
"...I can’t think of a better way to kick off the New Year, than with a home cooked Japanese meal..."
By Hotel PR Guy
"...Luiz’s food brought back the memories of all those heart warming meals I had in Japan. Not only had he showcased his culinary skills in the supper club, he also reminded us that Japanese cuisine is a lot more than sushi, tempura and gyoza."
By Feed the Tang
"...Luiz has now released a range of dates for more Japanese Home Cooking Supper Clubs. I highly recommend booking in...his house is most definitely one of London's best kept secrets."
By Kitchen Conversations
"...I highly recommend this supperclub to people who want to go beyond the generic sushi bar experience and venture further into the weird and wonderful facets of Japanese cuisine."
By Hungry in London
Grazing Asia
Grazing
We bring our culinary heritage - Malaysian, Burmese, Vietnamese and Japanese to the tables of Grazing Asia, doing what we love doing best - feeding our friends. We will be hosting a series of supper club nights, cooking clubs lunches, cookery demos and classes in the coming months. Events will be organised either jointly (among the four members) or independently by any one of the members for Grazing Asia.
Forthcoming Grazing Asia events:
Hosted by May of Slow Food Kitchen
Location: my home, Islington, from 19:30 hours
Cost: £35 donation, BYO
Book: e-mail luizhara@hotmail.com
2nd March 2012 - Friday - Malaysian by May
3rd March 2012 - Saturday - Malaysian by May
16th March 2012 - Friday - Malaysian by May
17th March 2012 - Saturday - Malaysian by May
What others are saying of Grazing Asia
12th June 2011 - Grazing Asia Launches at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant
The Skinny Bib
12th June 2011 - Grazing Asia Launches at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant
The Skinny Bib
Hot & Chilli
12th October 2011 - Diwali Supper Club with Guest Chef Maunika Gowardhan
The Skinny Bib
Nutmegs Seven
Hot & Chilli
Rice & Pickles
Kavey Eats
Hungry in London
12th October 2011 - Diwali Supper Club with Guest Chef Maunika Gowardhan
The Skinny Bib
Nutmegs Seven
Hot & Chilli
Rice & Pickles
Kavey Eats
Hungry in London
27th October 2011 - Partnering Fine French Wine with Japanese Food
London Tastin'
The Winesleuth
28th and 29th October 2011 - Malaysian by May
The Afternoon Tease
Hot & Chilli
