Our latest review

I bought my partner a cooking class as a Christmas present for the two of us and we had a wonderful time. Firstly Hiroko sent a beautiful gift card so I could surprise him on Xmas day.
The actual cooking class itself was interesting and fun. The classes are small and intimate as held in Hiroko’s lovely home. She was knowledgeable about the food and all things Japanese, she also made sure the ingredients were accessible so we could recreate the dishes at home.
I would definitely recommend booking into a class to broaden your culinary horizons, there are lots of different dishes to book, as well as sushi and tofu making classes so lots of variety. Me and my partner are vegan and Hiroko accommodated this easily for us.
Thank you for such a fun afternoon.

Jessica Nangreave

June 2024

What a fabulous experience, Hiroko was as always the consumate professional whist offering a warm and welcoming setting for her highly informative class. She is patient, accomodating, extremely knowledgable and exceedingly good company to boot! Thank you!

Rebecca Collis

Derbyshire

June 2024

A wonderful sushi making class 🤩 We all study Japanese together and booked a class with Hiroko. It was great to gain an insight into making proper sushi (after having failed numerous times in the past). Hiroko is lovely and makes you feel at ease from the start. We learnt to make hosomaki, nigiri and chirashi zushi. 🍣 I’d definitely recommend booking a class - we’ve already talked about doing a different class soon. ありがとうございます

B.Weaver

May 2024

The cooking class which I attended at Japanese Ideas was such a lovely class. A very authentic cooking class with a kind and knowledgeable teacher. Hiroko was very friendly and taught me some great Japanese inspired recipes. I would definitely attend another class. 5*****

Priya Ved

Derby

May 2024

Such a great experience. I feel confident to go home and be able to make sushi thanks to Hiroko. I’d recommend this cooking school to anyone wanting to learn to cook these great dishes. Hiroko is very knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming. Can’t thank her enough.

Susan Downing

Derby

February 2024

An enjoyable experience. The girls loved the preparation and especially the eating! 

A really interesting session with Hiroko. The 3 girls enjoyed making the sushi, learning a little about Japan and especially eating the sushi at the end of the session! Thank you very much, Hiroko!

Ian Wood

Derby

February 2024