On the 24th of October, an inspirational sake matching lunch was held at Bar H, attended by various local bars and restaurants and supported by Zenbeiyu. The purpose of this event was to suggest how to match sake with local foods for local restaurants. Kontatsu Australia invited 40 people including chefs, sommeliers, and bartenders. Rebecca, […]

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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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Are you a sushi lover? I know you love sushi, right? My question for sushi lovers is do you think the quality of sushi stays the same throughout the four seasons? Sushi contains fresh seafood such as tuna, kingfish and sea urchin. However, tuna has an optimum season, just like kingfish and sea urchin also […]

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Photo credit.  Tananbata (七夕) is held every year on July 7 (August 7 in regions that follow the lunar calendar) in Japan. It celebrates a story of love, and is often called the Star Festival. The origin of the festival comes from a folk tale of a boy and a girl who fall in love. […]

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Washoku Lovers Kitchen has been so successful with sell out classes that this time we decided to double it. Yep, for the first time, we held two cooking classes on one day! I can tell you from a staff perspective, it was quite a whirlwind, but seeing twice as many happy faces and hearing everyone […]

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If you’re a fan of O-san, the Chinatown favourite for cheap ramen, then you’ll want to put visiting Wok and Noodle Bar at the top of your to-do list. Opened earlier this year, the menu is a more diverse and exciting list of ramen developed by O-san himself. You can also find homemade gyoza on […]

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On children’s day, Japanese people eat chimaki to pray for good health. Chimaki is a rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves.   This year my Children’s Day menu was: Sashimi (hirame, kampachi, maguro, which is flatfish, great amberjack, and tuna!) Marinated tomatoes with citrus Cooked beans Beef and bamboo shoots and asparagus fried in oyster sauce Tofu with […]

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May is the best time of the year for bamboo shoots. The shoots grow very quickly, so harvesting them at the right time is very important. Because of this, you can only get raw, uncooked bamboo shoots in Spring! At any other time of the year, only pre-cooked bamboo shoots are available. If you’re lucky enough […]

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Recently, Washoku Lovers was invited to visit the factory where Maruko Gyoza and also ramen noodles are made! Watching the foods be produced was extremely interesting, so let me break it down for you:   Gyoza The dumpling wrappers are a simple flour-water mixture (but the flour itself is a secret!) that’s churned in a […]

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On the 5th, 6th, and 7th of June, Izakaya Yebisu celebrated their 3rd anniversary! Washoku Lovers attended the tuna cutting show on the Friday. There was two sessions for the tuna cutting, one at 6:30 PM and one at 9:00 PM and the entire night there was a giant line extending all the way up […]

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