By Ryoko, Posted on 23/12/2020
It took 50 years since the first Japanese restaurant opened in Sydney in the early 1970s. The legendary Japanese chefs brought their skills and knowledge of traditional cooking methods from Japan. They trained young chefs about how to make the local ingredients taste the best in a Japanese way. Nowadays, Japanese cuisine has became one […]
By yuri, Posted on 03/10/2017
Imperadore fish is called nanyo kinmedai (南洋金目鯛) in Japanese, and winter is the best season to eat it. For our Washoku Lovers Seafood Guide, I regularly visit the Sydney Fish Market to find out what’s in season. Going often means I get to meet skilled chefs there, such as Chef Miura from Rosan and a […]
By yuri, Posted on 19/12/2016
Continuing on from where we left off (See part 1) the venue was changed from Hattori Nutrition College to the Cerulian Tower Hotel in Shibuya for the award ceremony of Washoku World Challenge 2016. MC Ayuchi started the ceremony with formal greetings. 2016 was the fourth year of the competition, and it attracted more entries […]
By yuri, Posted on 16/12/2016
Washoku Lovers was proud to be invited to the Washoku World Challenge 2016, held at Hattori Nutrition College today (December 15). It’s our great pleasure to see washoku chefs and we were excited to support the Australian representative washoku chef, Shaun Presland! The event location is just a 5 min to walk from Shinjuku station. The […]
By WashokuLovers, Posted on 25/05/2016
This month, Washoku Lovers is introducing featured products! Each month we’ll be highlighting different Japanese food products that you can get in Australia which will help you whip up a Japanese feast at home. Our inaugural product is Maruko Gyoza – Japanese pork dumplings made in Sydney with 98% Australian ingredients. It’s quite impressive that […]
By WashokuLovers, Posted on 04/05/2016
On April 30, Washoku Lovers Kitchen welcomed our new permanent chef, Kanako Wada! She specialises in decorative sushi, and is a whisky enthusiast. Her knowledge in the kitchen shows through her fluid teaching and movement around the Washoku Lovers Kitchen. With no signs of nervousness at all, Chef Kanako sat everyone down at the dining […]
