Our mission is to create the happiness for you through sushi course.

3 Characteristics of our Sushi Course

1,Complete Private Lesson

• We have 2 teachers to 2 students(up to 4 students in Group lesson).
• We pride ourselves in delivering personal classes rather than large groups.
• You will receive full attention from teachers so that you are ready to make sushi with confidence in your Home.
• We also can send the voucher with a nice Japanese Card like as right photo.

2, Guaranteed to give you an unique fun experiences.

• The course is held in our newly built clean and comfortable kitchen.
• Tailor made course to suit you.If you have any special request, just ask!
• You will take away the sushi you made and can enjoy sushi on that night. Each student can take away a sushi tray like the similar one as the photo below.(For about 3 people per tray)
  
• With just an extra of £ 10 per person, you can learn the Tempura making and take away the Tempura prawn roll and the Tempura prawn with vegetables as below. After learning,you can also make it by yourself with ease in your home.Available only for private course. (Click photo to enlarge!!)
  

3, Best and safe ingredients used we can think of.

We have been working in Japanese food market in UK for last 20 yesrs. Therefore we have special and professional network.

• We get the Rice,Seawead,etc from Tazaki Foods.
  • Tazaki Foods is the main wholesaler in UK of Japanese food ingredients.
  • We use the best ingredients from Tazaki Foods.
• Fish: we get the raw fish from Atariya.
  • Atariya is the main fish supplyer to the Japanese restaurants in UK.
• Prawns for Tempura
  • We get the fresh Prawn from Billingsgate.
    
• Sushi Tamago(Omlette)
  
  photos made by one of the students after the course
  • We freshly make sushi Tamago in the morning on the sushi course date before you come.
  • If you want us to show how to make it,please let us know in advance. We will arrange for it.

A comment from our students;

Without a doubt, that was the best cookery lesson we've ever had and the best part, was getting to take all that sushi home. Mr and Mrs Matsunaga are excellent teachers and wonderful hosts.

I can highly recommend this Sushi course. The two teachers were both so well organised, so clear in their instructions on how to make everything. The course simply flowed from one demonstration on making a type of Sushi, to attempting to make it ourselves. By the time we had accomplished it, everything was ready for the next demonstration. It has certainly inspired me to try making Sushi at home. Thank You
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I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with my mum, Amanda, during your sushi class. I thought the way you organized and presented the demonstrations, was most impressive. As was the quality of food provided and created ! I would highly recommend, to all my sushi loving friends, to also take your class. It was an unforgettable experience.

"We had a fantastic day making sushi with Nari and Yoshie. They are real experts who made learning fun and relaxed. We are looking forward to doing this at home! " The Van den Berghe family

This Sushi course was a fantastic Christmas present from my wife. We both love sushi and I have always said that I would love to learn to do it properly. Now my wish has come true, and what a wonderful experience it was. Nari and Yoshie made me feel relaxed and very welcome in their beautiful home. The environment was perfect and I was able to relax and learn.
To begin with I felt slightly nervous that I would not be good enough or would make too many mistakes, but Nari and Yoshie were very patient with me and explained in detail every step of the process of making sushi and tempura. This allowed me to relax and open up to asking questions. The course covered everything I need to know to get started and more. I really appreciated the detail of the instruction and to be able to takeaway the course notes (as well as all the sushi I had prepared) with me to use as a refresher later was an unexpected bonus.
I was most surprised at how much I learned in the time spent. Telling my wife about it later I was amazed at how much I had retained. I put this down to Nari and Yoshie’s attention to detail and their relaxed approach.
This was an amazing introductory course in sushi making that I would recommend to anyone who has ever wanted to make sushi at home. I now feel confident enough to be able to entertain my friends and family and prepare the different kinds of sushi that I learned at the school.

“I had a fabulous time during the course and especially enjoyed being able to eat all the great food that I had learnt to cook when I got home. Thank you so much for all the help you gave me on the course – it was so much fun and I also learnt so much. I just wish I could do the course again – I’ll have to persuade my husband to buy me it for me again!”

"I highly recommend attending this superb Course. Nari and Yoshi carefully explained/demonstrated “Step by Step” how to prepare delicious Sushi using the right equipment. The course run from their home also heightened the experience with its wonderful Japanese home atmosphere. I wish Nari and Yoshi every success in the future, it was a great experience."

“From the moment that I walked in I was made to feel completely at home. This was my first cookery course of any kind and although fairly proficient in the kitchen, I did not know what to expect. There were four people in my group and with Nari and Yoshi on hand at all time offering their pearls of wisdom with a smile on their face, you couldn’t help but feel comfortable, even in the presence of such talented chefs (Yoshi’s sweet omlette was superb!). The goody bag we got to take home was a lovely gesture and as you have seen from the photos, you are walking out with enough sushi to feed two hungry sumo wrestlers! This intimate training course was fun, informative and comes with a glowing recommendation from me. The perfect introduction to sushi!”

Nari & Yoshie have built a little Japan in north London where they make you feel immediately at home upon your arrival – you’ll have to change into slippers and a sushi robe when you get there J. They’re clearly very experienced at teaching people how to make Sushi and take you through the process step by step. At no point did we feel lost or confused and the morning we spent making Sushi was very enjoyable. It’s amazing how much you can learn in a few hours and we went home with a mountain of food... I’d recommend this to anyone with an interest in learning how to make Sushi.

I hope you are both well. You are welcome to put our photograph on your website. We both had really good time!! It was a wonderful experience and very useful as well. We shared our sushi with some friends and everybody loved it. We already made some tempura at home as well. It was delicious! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

We found this course thoroughly enjoyable and interesting. Nari and Yoshie are both incredibly kind people and very skilled teachers. We feel very privileged to have learned to make sushi in their home and under their guidance. The content and the atmosphere were great, we cannot recommend this course highly enough.

Nari and Yoshie, Thank you so much for your amazing sushi course, we had a really great time. We invited friends round afterwards to help us eat the sushi we had made and everyone loved it so much I think you may have some more students coming to the course! Regards

Nari & Yoshie's sushi beginners course deserves a 10/10. The two of them are not only very welcoming but also very thorough in their explanations, dispensing just the amount of didacticism it requires for your averagely (un)skilled person to follow and memorise the proceedings. Most importantly, their course is very well structured, which means you'll never feel overwhelmed and can simply enjoy the fun. If you want to get started, look no further as this is the real thing!Alice and I wish you all the best for your business! If you ever plan on giving Japanese cooking courses, count us in! Best regards,

Sorry for replying so late, It was a hectic Christmas period and a busy start to the new year, however, I have thought many times of making sushi after the wonderful introductory course you gave!! Unfortunately, I have not had time to buy the equipment yet to start making sushi at home, but rest assured, I will correct it. It was a wonderful time that i spent with the both of you, and who knows, after some practise, i maybe back for taking sushi ti the next level!! Take care and thanks again for such a wonderful time!!
Attending the sushi school was a fantastic and wonderful present from my wife. Being a former visitor to Japan and a huge fan of sushi and sushimi, this was a fantastic introductory course for a novice (and somewhat naive) cook of Japaneese food. A great combination of hospitality and expert instruction greeted me at the sushi school and at the end of it I went away with a platter that would be proud to be present at the finest of sushi restaurants. I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone who has always wanted to make sushi at home, but has never really known where to start!! An excellent intorductory course, and I will certainly be back to fine-tune my culinary skills

"Exactly what we were looking for: a great sushi course, which was fun, interesting and tasty! Nari and Yoshie were excellent teachers, welcoming hosts and clearly experts in what they do."

Thank you so much for a great afternoon on Saturday. We both thoroughly enjoyed learning about sushi making with you in your kitchen. We are confident that we will be able to make sushi again with all the techniques and tips that you gave us and look forward to making it for friends too. We particularly enjoyed making the maki rolls and learning how to cut fish for sushi and sashimi. The regular tastings were also a highlight as we became progressively more hungry throughout the afternoon!
The sushi course proved to be a very special Christmas present for Dan and we thank you once again for a wonderful afternoon.

I received the Sushi Course as a Christmas present from my husband.I love cooking and I love Japanese food, but I never thought I could have ever learned to make sushi.
Nari and Yoshie are a charming couple and they immediately make you feel welcome.Their way of teaching is simple and skillfull, obviously drawing on many years of experience. They make the whole process easy and enjoyable.During the course I learned all the basic steps of sushi-making, all in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.Not only will you learn how to make sushi, they will also pass on precious tips on technique, and provide information on where to buy the best products.I would happily recommend it to all sushi lovers!
Arigato Nari & Yoshie!! Sabrina

‘We had a wonderful time. Sushi definitely tastes better when you make it yourself. Nari and Yoshie are such good teachers you’ll be amazed at how much you learn.’

"We had a fantastic afternoon with Nari and Yoshie. They are both very professional and make the course really enjoyable. We learnt everything to make sushi from cooking the rice to slicing the fish. We would definitely recommend the course to any sushi lover."

Instantly welcoming, the time with Nari and Yoshie flies by as they share their sushi-making expertise. The course is very much hands-on and we spent a wonderful afternoon making two huge platters of sushi for a party that evening. We would now feel confident reproducing this at home and would thoroughly recommend the course to all sushi fans.

What a great course, very friendly and helpful.I went straight out and bought a rice cooker the next day!
I would definately recommend you

We really enjoyed our Sunday with you learning to make sushi. It's inspired us to buy a Tefal rice cooker and we will place an order for some other goods with you in the new year.

We have told all our friends, that if they want to learn how to make sushi, they come to our place, but better still....go to the professionals!

All three of us were more than happy with the course and would recommend it to anyone!
From the first step into their home, we were given a very warm welcome and really felt at home for the entire duration of the course. The course itself is very informative and it’s run in a very relaxed, informal but yet very professional way. We had lots of fun and have learnt a great deal. Nari & Yosie are excellent teachers and we are already enjoying making Sushi at home ourselves. Don’t hesitate into booking a course with Nari & Yosie, as believe us, it will be very difficult to find a better course. We are already planning the next stage of the Sushi making class. We can’t wait. Thank you so much Nari & Yoshie.

"We cannot recommend this great course highly enough. It was great fun and Nari and Yoshie packed tons into the time we had. We learned so much and were tasting bits throughout the course, making it all the more fun. All our family and friends were really impressed with what we had made. We'd definitely do another course here!" Claire and Pierre Spake

' Both Nari & Yoshie are fantastic teachers and the course is run in a relaxed, informal way. We really enjoyed ourselves and can't wait to try out our new skills! We would definitely recommend this excellent course.'

"We received the sushi course as a wedding present, and it was one of the best gifts we received. We were amazed by how much we learnt in such a short time, and by how easy Nari and Yoshie made it all. We left with mountains of amazing sushi that looked so professional people wouldn't believe we had made it! We have now converted our love of eating sushi into a love of making sushi thanks to your excellent tuition. Thank you so much for such a wonderful afternoon."

Nari and Yoshie are both excellent teachers and the course was both fun and inspiring, it really is the best start to a life with home made sushi. We were both made welcome
as soon as we arrived and we both enjoyed the lessons and the history of sushi explained along the way (and the sushi we made was excellent, if we do say so ourselves...).We're definitely going to use our new sushi making skills in the future and we will be going back to Nari and Yoshie to learn more (once we've perfected the basics). Thanks again for a great afternoon and we can say without a doubt that we highly recommend this course (and already have) to everyone who loves sushi.Thanks again,

Thank you for the wonderful & very enlightening course. The kids absolutely enjoyed & can't wait for the weekend to try making it at home. Highly recomend it to our friends.

We were both very happy with your course and would recommend it to absolutely anyone!
We were given a warm welcome and made to feel at home for the entire duration of our time there with you.
The course was very informative and Professional, but also a great deal of fun!
The ingredients supplied for us to use were (as promised) of the very highest standard and extremely fresh.
We were given an extremely beautiful certificate when we left, and also given a bag of goodies which was a lovely surprise.
We left with a wealth of knowledge of how to make all kinds of Sushi and we came home with more sushi than we could eat. It was all delicious, and having made it ourselves made it taste even better!
Many thanks to you both for making our day so enjoyable and so very special,and we can't wait to try out our new Sushi making skills here at home!

Thank you so much for teaching us to make such great and delicious sushi. We had such an enjoyable afternoon, made even better by the suberb teaching style of Nari and Yoshi and the small class size made for a very personal feel.
During the afternnon we learnt every aspect of good sushi making and the information book we received containing all the skills we learnt will come in very handy.
All the sushi we made on the course we got to take home - and there was alot!! We loved eating this for lunch and dinner the next day.

I would like to thank you both for the Sushi course. It was a great pleasure to learn from experts on how to make Sushi the correct way.I liked your learning style very much and we could ask as many questions as we liked – all of which were answered well.(Jack)
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" the test of great teachers is they make everything seem easy, Nari & Yoshie made sushi making seem easy yet did so with the skill and elegance of years of experience.......it really was a pleasure to learn from them and I realy look forward to trying it in my own home, after only 3 hours ot tution I feel I have gained lots of tips and good experience"(Catheline)

I just wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you for the Sushi Lesson we had on Saturday.It was the occasion of Hannah’s birthday and I wanted to do something really special, and the time spent with you exceeded my expectations. I looked around online before booking with you, and what I particularly liked about your course was the fact that you teach a range of sushi styles (maki rolls, nigiri, hand rolls etc) and that we could book a private lesson for just the two of us. We walked away with the knowledge and techniques to make various types of sushi, and it was the most fun that we had had in a very long time!! Needless to say, we are now hooked and are looking at trying to make sushi without your expert help in the next couple of weeks, and we will of course send you a picture of it.I cannot recommend this enough, and even 5 days later the time we spent still brings a smile to our faces. Thank you so very much!!

What a fabulous afternoon we had yesterday! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. We were fascinated to learn about the art of making sushi. We liked that you taught us both traditional regional specialties and also contemporary sushi styling. The course was excellent value and we very much enjoyed our sushi dinner afterwards! Thank you for welcoming us into your home and teaching us about Japanese cuisine. Thanks also for the practical starter kit! We look forward to using our new skills at home and would highly recommend your course to anyone who likes to learn while having fun!

"The day spent with Nari and his wife was extremely enjoyable. They are genuinely nice people and are very welcoming into their private home, however the atmosphere is still professional and it is very obvious that they both have had extensive experience in sushi making. The course was an excellent base (and more) to kick start our sushi making skills. I would recommend the course to anyone wanting to learn more about the history and art of sushi making."

"We found Nari and Yoshie's Sushi School online and are so pleased that we decided to book a private lesson for the two of us. They were both very welcoming into their home and had a very professional kitchen for us to learn in. The course included every aspect of sushi making from the rice and fish preparation to pressing, rolling and creating the finished pieces. It is an incredibly enjoyable afternoon for anyone who is interested in sushi and what we particularly liked was Nari and Yoshie's explanations of Japanese culture and how it has shaped the techniques for sushi making. While sushi is easy to pick up, it takes many years to excel in!!!
A highly recommended course that is ideal as a present for someone with an interest in sushi!!!"

"I have enjoyed eating Sushi for many years and now, after a my time with Nari and Yoshie at Sushi School I can enjoy making it as well. You see Chefs preparing in Sushi restaurants, but Nari and Yoshie taught me the details I craved and gave me the confidence and tools to go home and have a go myself. So I now get double enjoyment of Sushi - the making and the eating. I highly recommend the course and it makes a present that will be remembered for a long time"

We thoroughly enjoyed our sushi course in the company of Nari and Yoshie. From the time we arrived, they made us feel welcome and at ease. Nari and Yoshi worked wonderfully together giving us detailed instruction on how to make sushi. Rarely can a person have as much fun and learn so much at the same time. They answered all our questions and gave us interesting background information about all the ingredients we were using. They volunteered some wonderful information about Japanese culture too. I would like to thank Nari and Yoshie for such an exciting experience and for opening a new culinary door for us. I would strongly recommend this sushi course to anybody who has an interest in this way of preparing food.
Thank you Nari and Yoshie

Nari and Yoshie – a big thank you!
This beginners course is a must for all sushi lovers eager to gain an insight, and feel confident enough to try the techniques at home.
The time just flew by; we learned how to cook and prepare the rice, make various rolls with numerous fillings, fish cutting techniques and various helpful hints. We were laden down at the end with a vast array of our own made sushi! It’s not as difficult as it looks. We shall certainly be trying out our new found skills at home. No need to scribble down notes either as a handy reference guide together with some essential ingredients was also provided to help us get started.

“We had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon with Nari and Yoshie. The sushi making was such fun. We left with a great understanding of the preparation, what to look for when shopping for the ingredients and importantly how to eat it correctly..! The take home goody bag and reference books are fab.
We would recommend the course to anyone who wants a real insight into the Japanese cuisine. We both look forward to impressing all our friends with our new skills…!”

Thank you both so much for a wonderful day, I'm still feeling very smug and pleased with myself over the large tray of sushi that I'm about to tuck into.
You both made the experience very personal - it was such a nice touch to hold a class in your home. I love that your classes are small so that each person could get the attention and help needed; this is so unusual when looking for cookery courses in London.
I would definately recommend you both to anyone thinking of learning how to make sushi.

Thank you to Nari and Yoshie for a wonderful introduction to sushi making.I learned how to cook the rice and how to prepare various interesting ingredients.By the end of the morning I had a huge platter of sushi which looked very impressive.I took this home together with a recipe manual and a bag of goodies to get me started which were greatly appreciated.

"Narihito and Yoshie are highly experienced chefs and extremely friendly. They make the sushi lesson fun and easy!
The course is a great investment for sushi lovers, and I would highly recommend it".

“We had a great afternoon learning how to make sushi with Nari and Yoshie. Watching their precision and expertise was fantastic, and we feel as if we learnt a lot in a short period. The end product was a pleasant surprise as neither of us had ever made sushi before – a testament to great teachers. We would highly recommend this course for any sushi lovers. ”

Thank you again for a fantastic afternoon! It was fun but also a really interesting experience to learn about the art of sushi-making from you and Yoshie. The sushi we made was delicious and we will definitely be making more in the future! Thank you again!

I booked us in with Nari and Yoshie to help us learn more about the difficult skills required to make sushi, after becoming addicted in Vancouver!
What a wonderful experience – we learnt so much more than we expected, and Nari and Yoshie’s skills and passion are so apparent in what they do – they make it look so easy, but also help you make it look easy too!
Less than a week after completing the basic course, we’ve already made sushi twice, and it’s been so delicious!
We would wholeheartedly recommend this session to anyone – and want to thank you both so much for your help and patience!

My girlfriend Jeanie bought the intro course to Sushi/Sashimi making as a surprise birthday present knowing my love for GOOD Japanese food. Nari and Yoshie have an excellent teaching style which combines a friendly approach with an obvious expertise on their subject matter. My cooking expertise is fairly low, so very pleasing to create two plates of fine sushi/sashimi and then have a chance to start eating it straight away. I say 'start' as we generated enough food for about six people, so we spent the day visiting friends around London with our trays! Our next mission is to cook for the Japanese side of my family though this will now be a pleasure.

If you like Sushi/Sashimi then the course provides an excellent insight into the world of the sushi/sashimi chef, compacting years of knowledge into a very practical and fun few hours. My favourite part would be the cutting of the fish, almost like bowing a musical instrument. Also great fun to make the dishes that you normal buy at swish restaurants in town.

I've done one better - I have a food blog which I have just recently launched and I've written a review on the wonderful experience Joanne and myself had last Sunday at your course! Feel free to either put the link on your website to the review and we are happy for you to post our photos up on your website.

MainLink: http://theboywhoatetheworld.wordpress.com
SushiSchool Review: http://theboywhoatetheworld.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/sushi/

Thanks again - the sushi dinner was great.

"This is the best way to ever learn the art of sushi making as Nari and Yoshie are very good and patient teachers, not only was it informative but it was also fun, we would recommend the course to all beginners who love to eat sushi"

We were offered the sushi preparation course as a wedding present. We had a wonderful 2.5 hour private sesson with Nari and Yoshie in their home and really enjoyed the first-hand experience of preparing a selection of delicious sushi. During the session, we learned how to prepare the rice and other ingredients, combine the various sorts of fish and vegetables and, finally, present the result in an appetising manner. The course was a real success and we had plenty of fresh sushi to eat that evening.

We had a really great time on the sushi course and an even greater time eating the end result later that evening with our friends! It looked so appetising, we even managed to persuade one friend to try sushi for the 1st time (he is very unadventurous with food so this was a really big deal!). I was amazed at how much we managed to cover in such a short time and unlike other courses I have seen, where you are in a large group, we had the undivided attention of the teachers Nari & Yoshi which really helped. We were given detailed instructions & a starter kit to take away and cannot wait to try making it again! I would highly recommend this sushi course for anyone who is a sushi fan!

The course is a must for anyone who loves sushi. Nari & Yoshie are great teachers, patiently taking you through a number of techniques…and one of the best thing is that you get to take home the rewards. Can’t wait to impress my friends with my new skills.

Fawad and I had a lovely time learning to make sushi. From the beginning of the course Nari and Yoshie were very friendly and welcomed us with smiles. As the course progressed, we discovered that making sushi was not that difficult using Nari's step by step approach. I personally enjoyed making all the different rolls and the tamago egg. Fawad enjoyed the part where we cut the salmon to make Nigri and assembling the hand rolls.

Thank you again Nari and Yoshie for the knowledge and skills you have taught us. We will be practicing these skills at home and enjoyed making all the various sushi and rolls.

Having experienced Sushi in California it has become a passion to find the best Sushi in the UK, which is not so easy as we don't live in London, and its a little scarce around the provinces. We thought it would be a good idea to try making it ourselves, after all its only rice and fish!! We found a few stores that supplied the basics and proceeded to have a go. Our first attempts were ok but some how the rice was a big problem as most of it ended up sticking to our hands and being washed off.. So thats when we decided to see if there was someone who could help us!
We came across Nari and Yoshies School on the internet. The site was very easy to use and it was clear for us to book our private lesson on the basics within 4 days!! It then all became very exciting!!
When we arrived on a sunny afternoon to be greeted with a very refreshing cup of iced tea, and after a chat we were delighted to find that we had purchased the same rice cooker as theirs so we knew we were on the right track as the rice making began. We were introduced to many of the different fillings and ingredients and then shown all the different types of sushi with the aid of cute plastic sushi (love that sort of stuff) and by this time the rice had cooked to the perfect time. The secret of the rice was then revealed.... Special Gloves!!! The roll making began. Sushi rolls galore, big, small, inside out and pressed. Cutting the Fish is an interesting art all of its own that Nari could make look so easy. At the end of the two and and half hours we were confident that we could make the best sushi and have great fun doing it especially with all the goodies we had been given. We know there is lots more to learn and Nari and Yoshies school is certainly the place to go!
Make sure you have invited your friends round the evening after the course as you get to make enough for a sushi feast!

We had such a fun sunday afternoon and surprised ourselves that our sushi tasted just like the real thing!!

Sue and Jay from Cambridge.

"I had a fantastic time learning how to make sushi with Nari and Yoshie! It was a surprise birthday present from my wife so I had no idea what to expect. They were very welcoming, offering me green tea when I arrived. Their friendliness and patience made the whole experience very comfortable and enjoyable. I was surprised how some of the sushi was made and learnt new things I didn't know before. Both Nari and Yoshie are incredibly experienced and they explained each step very clearly, answering any questions I had. I made lots of sushi to take home and eat with my wife, so much we couldn't eat it all! I also got a certificate to say I had completed the course and a bag full of sushi rice, seaweed and wasabi amongst other things to get me started on my sushi making at home. Thank you Nari and Yoshie for such a great evening!"

I had a fantastic day!
It was just myself on this course and it definitely made my experience that little but more special as I had the full undivided attention of Nari & Yoshie who are both amazing sushi chefs. They explained everything so clearly to me that it made it very easy to understand the process of how this amazing food is made. I came away feeling confident and proud of what I had achieved and I would recommend that anyone who has the passion for sushi as I do to attends and experiences this amazing day.
I got to take home all of the sushi I made that day so my boyfriend and I had real sushi feast in the evening which was amazing!
Thank you so much for having me in your beautiful home, and teaching me your skills, I am now in the process of arranging my own sushi dinner party for family and friends.

Thank you for a wonderful experience. We would highly recommend you as sushi teachers. We all had a super time learning how to make sushi. The end result looked and tasted amazing. Thank you also for the photos and goodies. We will keep you posted on our sushi expertise!

The day was fantastic,
"It was totally traditional & the fact that it was just the 2 of us in their home made it so much more special
Nari & Yoshie were very lovely & explained everything so clearly
We made so much sushi we had to get friends round to help us eat it & it was delicious.
I would recommend this to anyone who would like to try sushi making"

Thank you so much for having us in your beautiful home, and teaching us your skills, they will no doubt come in handy very soon, as we make sushi for our friends.
It was a fantastic morning, and we enjoyed every minute of it. It is an ideal present for any sushi lover. (This was a present from me to Lucy for her graduation from University).

We are having a few friends over for dinner tonight, so they can critique our work. I am sure they will love it all.
The course content is brilliant, and it taught me everything i wanted to know about making sushi from start to finish, including preparing the rice, which you may take for granted, but is still a crucial part to the sushi making process, and not as simple as you might think.
Nari and Yoshie are both amazing sushi chefs, and fantastic teachers too. They are warm, and friendly, and welcomed us so happily into their kitchen.
We had an amazing time, and will definitely be eating, and now cooking, sushi a lot more frequently.
Thank you so very much,
Jim and Lucy

We all really enjoyed the session, . You were most accommodating with both our dietary requests and my food allergy - thanks very much. Having a private session was great as you met all our requests, day time rather than evening and the timing was perfect - not long enough to get restless but very comprehensive. At the end of the session I felt ready to try and make Sushi at home. The going away kit and the notes were very useful . Thanks for a super day.

A recent keen interest in simple Japanese cooking brought me to Nari and Yoshie's sushi class. I arrived at their home with no expectations but left feeling completely thrilled and satisfied!

Nari and Yoshie played the perfect hosts, explaining the structure of the course over a hot cup of green tea. Yoshie then proceeded to show me how to make tamagoyaki (Japanese egg roll), something I have tried a few times at home but never to a great degree of success. Of course, her tamagoyaki turned out perfect! After that, Yoshie and I prepared the fillers (vegetables etc) to be used for the sushi. Nari then took over the lesson, explaining to me why it was important to learn how to cook sushi rice properly before we prepared the rice together. Prior to this, I never realised that preparing sushi rice would require patience and skill.

The next part of the lesson was perhaps the trickiest and hardest for me, learning how to prepare and slice sashimi but Nari was very patient and I think my sashimi slices turned out quite decent. Once all the ingredients were ready, it was time to assemble the sushi rolls and nigiri sushi. Nari would demonstrate with one roll and then I would have a go myself. This process was fun and both Nari and Yoshie were very encouraging every step of the way. Slicing the sushi rolls was another big challenge for me and I hope to get better at it with more practice on my own. The final step was to present my sushi rolls on a large takeaway platter. Yoshie showed me some beautiful presentations and I tried to replicate them. I was surprised by the quantity of sushi we produced in two hours (enough for 6-8 people) and was very delighted at the results. Finally, as part of the course, Nari and Yoshie also presented me with a certificate of completion and my own sushi kit.

I enjoyed the course immensely and would highly recommended it to anyone who would like to learn the art of sushi-making. It was not only a personalised and well-priced experience but Nari and Yoshie was very good teachers. Personally I want to have another lesson with them again soon!

Having a passion for food and cookery and spending my whole career involved with food production, I decided it was long overdue to learn how to prepare sushi. What appears as a consumer, relatively simplistic in looks, there lies a hidden art form that takes years of practise to perfect. Having only two and a half hours, I wanted to get the best out of my time. Nari and Yoshie welcomed me into their home with open arms - we covered the basics of rice preparation, washing and cooking to fish and vegetable preparation. I asked a multitude of questions which were capably answered and I found many things about the process increased my love and passion of the Japanese art. I was amazed about the meticulous way of cutting the fish, spreading the wasabi and even dipping the fish into soya. I rolled my sleeves up and was expected to take part in all stages.
At the end, I was presented with what had been assembled to take home for a "tea from heaven"! And also a goodie bag full of bits to get me started on my own! I would like to thank Nari and Yoshie for sharing their professionalism and expertise. The course was informative, hands-on and dare I say the best fun I have had in ages. It totally prepares you to be able to go home and replicate what was covered and I was even presented with a certificate to prove my new-found skill. I have since made a lot of my friends very jealous!
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“As sushi novices, we came to the course a little daunted by how much we could really learn. We were immediately made to feel at ease by Nari and Yoshie who are very welcoming. The course was so much more than we expected – we came away with two large trays of beautiful sushi that we had prepared. We never thought that would have been possible, or that we would enjoy the process so much. If you are looking to get the skills and confidence to make great sushi at home, this is the perfect course!”
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We thoroughly enjoyed attending Nari and Yoshi's Sushi making school. There were only four of us which meant we received a great deal of attention when learning the art of Sushi making. Nari and Yoshi are increadibly hospitable and welcoming and we both thoroughly recommend visiting their lovely home for this amazing experience! Don't consider any other School, as you won't find a better, more enjoyable, well priced experience than this one! See you again soon Nari and Yoshi. Ed and Carolyne.

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“We visited Nari and Yoshie at their home for a sushi making course, we were quite nervous about this, as although we had attempted it before, we were well short of the standard! When we arrived at their house in North West London, we were made very welcome with some Genmaicha tea. Nari and Yoshie explained what was going to happen, and re-assured us it would be good fun – it was! We started off learning about rice and how to cook it, and we rapidly realised that we knew little about Rice and had a lot to learn. We were given tips how to cook and then guidance on what equipment to use. Then we started to prepare the contents of the sushi, Yoshie explaining how to cut the vegetables, at all times were first shown how it should be done, and then we had a go ourselves. We were guided when we struggled and our confidence was increasing as we went on. Then we had to cut the fish (tuna and salmon) – this was quite difficult, but Nari guided us through every step giving helpful tips.

The assembly! Nari showed us the first assembly, and then we had a go – what an achievement as we looked at our first sushi roll. As we tried different types our confidence, and the difficulty of the sushi increased. Slicing the sushi rolls proved to be a challenge, but with constant help and guidance we did quite a good job! Finally we assembled our sushi into an attractive container for us to take away. At the end we also received a good set of guidance notes that would help us to find the materials and a recap of the method with good clear tips for making excellent sushi.

We enjoyed our course immensely, Nari and Yoshie being charming hosts in their own home. Later that evening we took our sushi proudly to some friends of ours, who did not believe that we had made it as it looked so professional! It was delicious, and rapidly all of it was gone! The two of us made enough sushi for about 6-8 people, and of course it needs to be eaten the same day, so if you take the course (and I recommend you should!) line up some sushi lovers to help you eat it!”

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