The latest addition to Uncle Tetsu’s Sydney takeover comes in the form of the Angel Garden. Found downstairs from the main store, the Angel Garden gives one hell of a Japanese style cafe experience, complete with maids and JPOP dance performances. The first Uncle Tetsu’s store opened in 2016  and was met with huge fanfare. Lines […]

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If newly opened Sushi Tengoku is ringing a bell, it’s because they’re not actually new. This Kensington favourite was previously a few hundred meters down and on the opposite side of the road, but they’ve found a new (and bigger) home at B/262 Anzac Parade. Tengoku (天国) which means ‘heaven’, is exactly what you’ll walk […]

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Kirin Australia has just opened up shop in the form of a pop up at The Oaks Hotel! The 1936 bar space has been decorated and renewed, with red and white lanterns, bamboo, and paper wall partians for the pop up, which runs until August. Washoku Lovers was invited along to the opening night for a […]

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It’s not uncommon to lose an hour to the #foodporn trend on Instagram without even realising. You see a mouthwatering picture of a dish, click the geotag, view as much of the menu as you can, all while tagging your friends with not-so-subtle hints to go there next week. One of the best forms of […]

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On Monday night, Washoku Lovers was honoured to be invited to the residence of the Japanese Consul General, Mr Takaoka, to take listen to a lecture on sake from our most prestigious washoku chef, Hideo Dekura and then a sake tasting, provided by Ippin Brewery and JFC Australia, Sakenet Australia, and a special selection from Mr Takaoka’s […]

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Do you support local Aussie farmers? Is it a concern for you to buy local produce? Australians take great pride in Australian produce, often considering it to be undeniably the best there is to offer. Seafood, farming, fruits and vegetables, we’ve got it all. You might be surprised to know that not all countries are […]

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Picture: Cakes from Patisserie Anniversary in Hiroshima from my trip in 2014 For many people planning an overseas trip, they write out a list of things they want to do, and places they want to see. For many places, like New Zealand, America, Britain, Canada, South Africa, and a lot of other places, it’s an easy list […]

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Picture: Sea urchin tempura from Kisuke Washoku Lovers now has quite a few restaurants, and as staff we think it’s important that we visit our restaurants regularly and keep up to date with their specials menus. A dinner here and there keeps our tummies full and morale up! Last week we headed to Kisuke for seafood and […]

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Photo credit It’s currently snowing beautifully in Japan right now, what a big difference to what we’re experiencing here in Sydney! An annual tradition in February is the Sapporo Snow Festival (running until February 18 this year). It features magnificent snow sculptures all around Odori park, and of course as with any festival, there’s lots […]

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Our last two posts we talked about our Washoku Lovers Kitchen event for Japanese curry rice, and we gave you the curry recipe and instructions for making warabimochi. Did you try making any of them? Let us know if you did by leaving a comment! This week, we’ll tell you how the class went as a whole! It started in […]

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