Japanese and Nikkei cuisines are two of my greatest passions in life. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a Japanese home in the South American city of Sao Paulo, and have since moving to London in the early 1990s, pursued my interest to learn more about these cuisines.
On leaving investment banking in 2011, I moved to Tokyo to do Japanese food research and recipe writing. I took private Japanese cookery classes during the day and worked at a Japanese Izakaya (casual Japanese restaurant) at night. In 2012 I returned to London and qualified with Le Grand Diplome in French Cuisine and Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu, the same year I started my Japanese & Nikkei Supper Club which I still run from my home in Islington.
If you are interested in learning more about Japanese and Nikkei cuisines, beyond sushi and sashimi, and would like to attend one of my supper club events, contact me on luizharaAThotmailDOTcom as follows:
1. Email Subject Line: Japanese & Nikkei Supper Club + Event Date (1st Choice)
2. Dates: give me 2-3 date options (in case your preferred date is fully booked)
3. Number of seats required: number of total seats required
4. Names & email addresses of all guests in your party
5. A mobile number for the lead person in the group
Location: my home, Islington, from 18:30 to 23:00 hours Cost: £50 + service (8 to 10-course tasting menu), BYO
THE INS & OUTS OF SUPPER CLUB DINING: If you have not yet attended a supper club, or even if you have, I STRONGLY recommend reading this feature on the Ins & Outs of Supper Club Dining – http://www.thelondonfoodie.co.uk/2015/07/the-ins-outs-of-supper-club-dining.html
If you would like to be informed of future supper club dates, send me an e-mail to luizharaAThotmailDOTcom, and I will add you on to my mailing list.