Atelier-Cafe Meetup Kamakura アトリエ・カフェ　ミートアップ 鎌倉

TOFU & seasonal vegetables : Vegetarian & vegan Japanese home cooking workshop
Learn about the basics of making traditional Japanese style vegetarian/vegan cooking.
We will make 10 dishes with seasonal vegetables and Tofu with various flavors and cooking methods.
You will also learn many sauces and dressings ideas using soy sauce, miso, vinegar, and other seasonings, which can be arranged and applied in a variety of ways.
In this workshop, 93-year-old Miyo-sensei will introduce the dishes which she used to make. She has a lot of experience in Japanese home cooking. In addition to various hobbies such as calligraphy, flower arrangement and haiku, she has taught the art of the Japanese tea ceremony for more than 30 years. She will happily share her savoir-faire and her years of cultural experience.

The workshop are interpreted in English by experienced assistant. Various explanations and food-related resources about the ingredients and dishes will also be provided.

Atelier-Dinner "Taste of Grandma" & Cultural Experience by Miyo sensei
Taste of Grandma is the new Atelier-Dinner starting from April by 92 years old Miyo sensei who is happy to share her savoir-faire.
Once a month, she will prepare the dishes which she likes and she's been eating for a long time.
She will give some demonstrations, explain the details of how they are made and also give some ideas to arrange at your home. The ingredients are based on vegetables and beans. (No meat, fish and dairy used)
In addition to culinary preparation, she will teach you the cultural aspects: tea ceremony, ikebana, calligraphy to enrich the table art.
- Demonstrations, explanation of the menu, ingredients and related information
- Dinner (about 10 dishes including rice & soup)
- Learning session [Ideas to entertain the guests]
To prepare the tea matcha with whisk Chasen (by each participant)
How to write the name in Japanese (Katakana) with sumi brush
The basic of simple style of Ikebana flower arrangement
Hashioki chopstick rest made with hashi bukuro paper

Saturdays July 5, Aug 2, 16h30 - 19h30

OYAKI, vegetarian dumpling workshop
Oyaki is a traditional food of Nagano prefecture. It is a bun made from flour, filled with many kinds of vegetables, mixed with miso paste or soy sauce for seasoning, then baked and steamed.

In this WS, we will make 6 kinds of Oyaki with different ingredients that include: Nozawana leaves, carrot, gobo (burdock), eggplant, daikon radish & fried tofu, kabocha (pumpkin) and azuki (sweet red beans). *All vegan.

It will be taught by Miyo-sensei, a 93-year-old grandmother who grew up in the Nagano region. She is happy to share her savoir-faire and her years of culinary experience.

The number of participants is limited to 8 persons.
Participation fee is 4000 yen.
Recipes in English