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 […]

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On the 13th September 2019, Washoku Lovers was honoured to attend a ceremony introducing a new Japanese river fish called Ayu to Sydney in the very first tasting event.  The Governor of Gifu prefecture, Mr Hajime Furuta shared his excitement with strong passion that this beautiful local produce from Gifu prefectures is now going to […]

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Toshiya-san, of Toshiya Japanese restaurant, proudly says “we just released the new sushi menu”, and I can’t wait to try his new creation! I took my parents, who are visiting from Japan, to Toshiya to try the Spicy Lobster Volcano Roll and some nigiri sushi! My mum was excited to see this plating as she […]

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One of the most popular classes is coming again! Learn how to make Ramen with Chef Kanako. View more Konnichi wa! I thought I would write about the 12 days of the Tsukemen #LOVETSUKEMEN Advent Calendar 2013 [http://www.adventar.org/calendars/107] There are actually quite a lot of ramen stores in Sydney It seems to be that the […]

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October is a great month for festivals in Japan, both for traditional ones such as the Kenka Matsuri (fighting festival) in Himeji, the Jidai Matsuri in Kyoto, and of course all the Halloween celebrations which get bigger and bigger every year. Kyoto is not only famous for its festivals though, the food is also renowned! […]

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I know everyone is so excited because it feels like spring has finally come back. Welcome back beautiful Sydney weather! I would love to share another hidden gem off Macleay Street in Elizabeth Bay. Only 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross station it’s close to Potts Point.   Always bring your Washoku Lovers Membership card with […]

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Happy Monday! As Kayla was excited to mention in Hello Spring, lately it’s really good to be at the beach. Have you been to the beach on the weekend? I have! It’s really excited to feel the sun at the beach but it has also made me start to think about a summer bikini body!! 🙂 Doesn’t […]

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Do you have a friend visiting from out of town? Do you struggle to think of where to take them for some touristy activities? As a Sydney sider, we become so acclimatised to our beautiful city that we often forget just how amazing it is.  Keeping that in mind, Washoku Lovers have put together a […]

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This Saturday Washoku Lovers is participating in Kinokuniya’s National Bookshop Day Event to Celebrate Washoku Chef Hideo Dekura’s book, Izakaya! In the spirit of this, today’s blog is all about Japanese izakaya. Izakaya is a Japanese style of pub – somewhere to drink, order cheap food, and catch up with friends and colleagues. They are frequented by […]

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