Chef Hiroki is originally from Osaka, Japan. He trained as a Japanese chef at the New Otani Hotel in Osaka for two years and was transferred to Greenville, SC in October, 1999. After that, he started working as a sushi chef in Memphis and Chattanooga, TN. He returned to Greenville, SC once more and taught sushi classes at The Cook Station for two years. He then worked at a Japanese restaurant in Charlotte, NC for six years and then as a chef in Boulder, CO for two years before moving to Atlanta. He loves to share knowledge about Japanese cuisine and welcomes students to ask any questions they have about sushi or Japanese food in general.
All types of in person classes taught by this chef
Sushi making was amazing! The instructor was sweet, funny, patient, and made the class easy going and fun! We made 3 separate sushi rolls and was able to eat them all! Great and fun experience and would do it an again.
Jun, 24th, 2025
Bruce W.
This was great experience for my son and me. The results of the sushi making were delious.
Apr, 2nd, 2025
victoria n.
It was absolutely amazing!
Mar, 28th, 2025
Kedar O.
Good experience with making sushi in this cooking class. Chef Yamashita was good at showing how things are done. The prep work for the class was also spot on.
Enjoyed the experience
Jun, 24th, 2025
Vivian B.
We had a great experience attempting the art of sushi. 🙂 Everything was fresh and delicious. Chef Yamashita was attentive and knowledgeable. To take this event to the next step, it would be nice to:
1. Play Japanese music in the background
2. Have a “road map” for the evening
3. Have more visibility to follow along the chef’s steps - projection or a different set up
4. A take away, a souvenir -the bamboo rolling mat, the recipes with pictures or a few Japanese vocabulary words
We can’t wait to practice making sushi with the kids this weekend. Thank you!
Jun, 10th, 2025
Sarita S.
My dad and I had a great time making three different types of sushi. The instructor was cool and authentic and it's BYOB so you could really have a good time.
Apr, 2nd, 2025
Marissa b.
It was very fun! nice location and chef. a really good amount of food for the price! The only recommendation i have is different types of sushi instead of them all being made the same way to switch it up a little :)
Jun, 24th, 2025
stephanie k.
It's was amazing!!!
May, 20th, 2025
Carter R.
Yama was a great teacher and I learned a lot. Definitely recommend.