Short and Sweet: Japanese Curry

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 14 students. See our registration and cancellation policies here.
 

Though the myriad of boxed Japanese curries are all delicious in their own way, there’s nothing that beats the flavors and smells of creating your own roux blocks and building your own curry from the bottom of the pot. Join Elise to spend a couple short and sweet hours of your evening creating a homemade Japanese comfort food and let yourself become enveloped by this flavorful and tasty food hug! 

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Japanese Style Curry with Pork and Vegetables
**Vegetarian option available with advance notice. Please email info@18reasons.org upon purchasing a ticket.

Homestyle Salad with Toasted Sesame Dressing

Freshly Steamed Rice

This menu contains the following common allergens: Dairy, Eggs, Sesame, Soy, Wheat. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together! 

Born and raised in Colorado, Elise Hayashi grew up in a family where knowing how to use a paring knife was more important than riding a bicycle. This sparked her passion for food and cooking at an early age, and she enthusiastically relocated to the Bay Area to study nutrition science at UC Berkeley. Outside of the classroom, Elise helped implement childhood obesity and exercise research, and worked as a pastry assistant to fill her free time with galettes and mousses. She also broadened her experience with food by studying and cooking her way through the Mediterranean diet in Italy, and working on an organic farm in Japan. Now, she is excited to merge her gastronomic backgrounds, and lean into her Japanese and Korean heratige to share her love of food with the 18 Reasons community. During the rare moments when she is not eating, Elise can be found trying out new sports, playing and listening to live music, or wandering the aisles of grocery stores and farmers' markets.