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Japanese chef Byronbay
local_activity classes: Japanese Cooking • Cooking
5.0 (49)
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Keita Kujiura is over 15 years experience professional Japanese chef with passion for spreading charms of Japanese cuisine all over the world.
He started learning Japanese cuisine from 18 years old at a long-established restaurant in Japan.It was then when Keita found his passion for cooking and all things kitchen related.
Since 2015 Keita has moved the main base to Australia from Japan and started working as a sushi chef at popular sushi restaurant in Byronbay.
Nowadays, Keita is teaching his skill and knowledge about Japanese cuisine at cooking class and treating locals to dish by private chef.His aim is promoting Japanese food culture for locals.
Classes
Adults & 8+ years
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Reviews
(49)
Laura Cheek • Apr 2024
Keita was amazing and so friendly. He handled our group really well, taught wonderfully, and provided some incredible tips for cooking that would be useful even beyond Japanese cuisine. We’re already planning on booking another class!
Teacher's response
申し訳ありません、理解しました。以下はその返信文です：
Keita, Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the class and found my teaching style engaging. It was a pleasure to host you and your group, and I'm glad you found the tips I shared useful beyond Japanese cuisine. I'm excited to hear that you're already planning on booking another class with us. I look forward to cooking with you again soon and sharing more culinary tips and tricks. If there's anything specific you'd like to learn or explore in our next class, please feel free to let me know.
Lisa von Wedel • Apr 2024
Really enjoyed our class and finally made perfect sushi rolls! Thanks for the great experience!
Teacher's response
That's fantastic to hear! I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the class and were able to make perfect sushi rolls. It's always rewarding to hear about successful outcomes like yours. Thank you for sharing your experience, and if you ever want to explore more culinary adventures or have any questions, feel free to reach out. Keep rolling those perfect sushi rolls!
Avis Macdonald • Apr 2024
3 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
Keita was terrific very helpful and friendly and easy to follow. He's a great teacher. The workshop was well paced, and we achieved a delicious meal, all cooked by us, within the three hours. He catered for my vegetarian diet, which was excellent.
I'm now committed to making my own ramen and gyoza, just need to find the ingredients. I'm looking forward to sending my young granddaughter on a class.
Teacher's response
It's wonderful to hear such positive feedback! I'm delighted to hear that you found the workshop enjoyable and informative. Your granddaughter will surely have a fantastic time in the class too! If you need any assistance finding ingredients or have any questions, feel free to reach out. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Kate Anderson • Mar 2024
Everything about the Bento Box class was amazing, Keita creates a warm, safe friendly environment. Keita's attention to detail and professionalism is highly recommended.
Teacher's response
Thank you so much for your kind words! Creating a welcoming and safe environment for everyone is always my priority. I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed the Bento Box class and appreciated the attention to detail and professionalism. Your recommendation means a lot. If you have any other feedback or suggestions, feel free to share.
Suzanne Dang • Feb 2024
31 ClassBento workshops attended • 26 reviews
My third cooking class with Keita (Japanese Chef Byron Bay). I really enjoyed myself and making Okonomiyaki was easier then I thought. I had so much fun and I would love to do more cooking classes with Keita. I highly recommend this class. Keita is so organised and prepared everything a bit easier for us. I love love all the food we cooked. There were 5 other people and I thought it was a good size. Thank you Keita for your fun, informative and fun cooking classes, as always!
Teacher's response
It's fantastic to hear that you've had such a positive experience in your third cooking class! I like you always have happy motivation with everything and makes other participants happy
Okonomiyaki can indeed be a delight to make. A class size is perfect for personalized attention. If you decide to join more classes or maybe Japanese Bento box?, feel free to reach out. Thank you for sharing your positive feedback!
Kelsey Gardner • Feb 2024
My boyfriend and I went to Japan in October and absolutely loved the food there so we were beyond excited to learn how to make very common dishes with Chef Keita. Chef Keita provided us with knives, cutting boards, and ingredients, so we didn't have to bring anything except ourselves. He was very patient with us if we had any questions and helped us if needed. We learned how to make about 6 or 7 dishes and he told us how to present them in our bento boxes to make them look the most appealing. We got two bento box serves (2 each) out of all the ingredients that were provided and we just wanted to eat them both straight away! The class was super well priced, as you just have to show up and all ingredients are provided for you to cook (with guidance) with Chef Keita. I would love to do the class again, it has inspired me to cook more Japanese food at home!
Teacher's response
It's wonderful to hear about your positive experience learning Japanese cooking!
The idea of creating bento boxes sounds delightful. If you decide to delve further into Japanese cooking at home or explore more classes, feel free to reach out. Happy cooking!
Lindsay Brierley • Feb 2024
I bought this for my mum and I - we loved it! Keita was so friendly and knowledgeable, he answered all of our questions. All of the food we made was delicious and we were so full and had plenty of left overs! Will definitely be doing more classes!
Teacher's response
I'm thrilled to hear that you and your mum loved the experience! The delicious food and leftovers add an extra bonus. If you decide to explore more classes, feel free to reach out. Looking forward to having you back for more culinary adventures!
David Lord • Feb 2024
Great presentation and very helpful information given regarding ingredients.
All recipes explained with enough information to understand why it was done a particular way.
A good fun few hours to learn something new
Teacher's response
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the presentation and found the information on ingredients helpful.
If you ever have more questions or want to explore further, feel free to reach out. I’m looking forward to seeing you in another class
Larni West • Jan 2024
Awesome, super fun, great food, amazing teacher! Will definitely be back for another class. Thanks!
Teacher's response
Hi Larni,
Thank you for leaving your wonderful review I'm glad you enjoyed my class. Please join again!
Emilie Myers • Dec 2023
Keita is an incredible teacher and his techniques to make sushi and gyoza were incredible. Our group of adults and children loved it and will definitely do a class again. Cannot recommend him highly enough.
Thank you Keita!
Teacher's response
Thank you so much for your fantastic review I hope you enjoy cooking Gyoza with your family at homeSee you next time
Kerrianne Meulman • Dec 2023
Chef Keita was amazing
Described all the dishes and ingredients well and inspired us all to try to cook more Japanese dishes
Will be trying another class of his for sure very soon
Teacher's response
Thank you so much your fantastic review
That is good to know that you’re inspired to cook more Japanese food. Let’s have party course next your occasion.
Jennie O'Dell • Nov 2023
This was such a fun experience - Keito was such a friendly, gracious, helpful teacher and the food we made was absolutely amazing! He guided us through the each process step by step and gave us great little bits of advice along the way. He also supplied absolutely everything and even cleaned up at the end! It was a joy to learn how to make chicken ramen and gyoza and a real bonus to have extra serves of everything at the end. Would definitely recommend Keita’s classes to everyone – great food, great value and a great chef!
Teacher's response
I'm thrilled you enjoyed the experience! Your recommendation truly motivates me. Thank you for the kind words about the food, value, and my role as a chef!
Julia Masters • Nov 2023
Keita has a wonderful personality. He is a great teacher, courteous and thoughtful and made our cooking experience a memorable one. So patient, nothing was too much trouble!
The venue was clean with lots of parking.
The food choice excellent, with most items readily available, and if not, Keita explained where they could be purchased.
It was excellent value for money, lots of chef's tricks learnt, and 2 Bento Boxes full of delicious food to take home and share with family. We will certainly be recommending this as an affordable and fun learning experience! This class was a 17th birthday present for my niece, she loved it!
The attached photos of Julia receiving expert tuition on Tamago yaki making.
Teacher's response
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed the cooking class and found it both educational and delightful.
I truly appreciate your feedback on the venue, the food choices, and the value you found in the experience.
See you in another class next year
Warm regards,
Keita
Leesa • Oct 2023
My daughter and I loved the Sushi making cooking class held today at Palm Beach. The lesson was very interesting and we were able to perfect our sushi making skills. The sushi and miso soup were delicious! There was plenty of leftovers to take home to share with the family as well.
Teacher's response
Hi Leesa,
Thank you so much for your wonderful review Your positive review is very helpful to gather more participants See you in another class with Sophie
Paula Bell • Oct 2023
It was easy to get there. The teacher had every thing they needed if kids didn’t have it. They found teacher very friendly and they LOVED there experience of making sushi and it tasted fantastic.
Teacher's response
Thank you so much for your awesome review, Paula! I'm glad to hear that it was easy for you to get to the class. They listened my instruction carefully and made Sushi.Good students Thank you for joining from NZ. I wish I can see you and your kids again
Cheryl Abbott • Sep 2023
Today my 8 year old grand daughter accompanied by her brother 9 attended the class bento sushi making class - they had a fabulous time and came away feeling very proud of themselves - it was so much fun every child in the room created 4 different types of sushi and all of them achieved a skill level that was amazing . I highly recommend this class and I
Teacher's response
Thank you so much for your review Your review definitely helps me to continue my workshop. I have a kids class every school holiday. See you in another kids class.
Suzanne Dang • Aug 2023
31 ClassBento workshops attended • 26 reviews
Today was my second time to do a Japanese cooking class with Keita from Byron Bay, also booked through Class Bento. As always, it was a fun and jam-packed 3-hour cooking session at Holland Park in Brisbane. We made Ramen and Gyoza from scratch. I chose the vegetarian option today so and so made a vegetarian ramen as well as Vegan gyoza. It was also my second time to make ramen and gyoza from scratch. Since it was my second time making it, I was a little bit more relaxed. And I found Keita’s technique easier to do than the previous teacher for the gyoza wrapping. I love how organised Keita was with the cooking classes (as always) and even supplied our containers for the Ramen. Keita is always really generous with showing his techniques and his easy-to-follow instructions are always great. You can see how passionate Keita is and always with his cooking classes. I cannot wait for the next class with Keita - a Japanese Bento cooking class in a few month’s time. YUM.
Kimberley Battistella • Jul 2023
That was brilliant! Our lovely chef Keita was so professional and knowledgeable. We loved the whole lesson and the food was so fresh and delicious! Keita was flexible and helpful. I would recommend hiring him for any sushi making experience you would like. He was wonderful!
Teacher's response
Hi Kim
Thank you for fantastic review and giving me 5 starts. It was an awesome cooking event with your lovely friends. Let’s have a lesson with the same members again
Gloria Brennan • Jul 2023
Thank you Chef keita what a fun way to celebrate my husband's birthday with our family. The food was so delicious & we learned so many cooking tips. The whole family loved it all. Thank you will definitely do this again
Teacher's response
Thank you so much for your awesome review I was so fun lesson See you in another occasion
John Uri • Jul 2023
22 ClassBento workshops attended • 20 reviews
Would like to give him 7 stars as he was excellent teacher. With lot of preparation of tools and foods for all of us and concernation of our food requirements.
He is very helpful to make sure we are doing the right thing like I put too much rice or not enough rice on the seaweed sheets
So please Keita given me the YouTube link of how to prepare and make Sushiit is so prefect for the Deaf and HoH people with captions including for everybody to revise to prepare the cooking. What an excellent way for us as it is hard to remember on the first time but the YouTube link was prefect to repeat and practice over again and again.
At first, I didn't have the confidence but now I have mastered it. So will make my own sushi platter also to have dinner party at my house with Sushi Platter.
Had so much fun and enjoyable today. It was an enjoyable social participation with the people and supporting each others.
I would recommend to everybody about him with Japanese Cooking and looking forward to learn more of Japanese Cooking
Dana Johinke • Jun 2023
Our teacher Keita was a champion. Really nice guy, great instructor, very upbeat and positive. Really enjoyable experience and delicious ramen. Very much recommended.
Leila McKinnon • Jun 2023
Thanks Keita- we all had a great time, the kids were thrilled and very proud of themselves.
Dimitrios Dimogiannis • May 2023
Very friendly, knowledgeable and relate-able tutor. Will be taking classes in the future. Everything supplied.
Smriti Basnett • May 2023
One of the best detailed Japanese cooking classes i have been to, Chef Bryon was ambitious and taught so many types of sushis' and sauces and had hand picked all the ingredients from a farmers market, super fresh and great taste.
If you plan to take a class, go for it, take your loved ones, kids, grandmas and just go for it! Bryon's classes are exceptional and he made it so easy. Take extra containers, it is plentiful for three meals and you will rarely go to a sushi restaurant coz the sushi 'i' made was awesome, now i know what goes in and chop chop, its fun to make :)
Thanks Bryon for the hot miso soup and the team we had was amazing, loved eating with all !
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