About the evening
Izakaya is the Japanese tradition of informal places people go to after work to drink and share many small dishes at one table. The point is less the food than the time spent together: dishes arrive one after another, go to the middle of the table, and are tried by everyone. In this BER-LINK masterclass with Yulia Mostovaya the group cooks a modern Japanese menu together and then eats it together. The evening is hosted in Russian.
Format
A masterclass and a networking evening in one: each participant prepares one dish of the menu, and the group learns Japanese products and techniques along the way, from dashi, miso, and yuzu to mirin, tempura, and yakitori.
Venue
Bismarckstraße 38, 10627 Berlin. A kitchen studio with room for the whole group to cook, plate, and then sit down to the finished menu together.
Bonus
After the masterclass every participant receives the recipes of all dishes of the evening as a PDF.
Menu
Japanese dumplings with a beef filling, served in a light dashi broth with yuzu. The fresh citrus acidity keeps the taste bright and very light.
Leek with an aromatic miso sauce, lime, garlic, and a light sweetness of honey.
Thin slices of fresh salmon in a Japanese marinade of soy sauce, sake, mirin, and citrus. A soft, slightly sweet taste with pronounced umami.
Duck cooked sous-vide at low temperature so the meat stays especially tender, served with an apple and ginger sauce.
Pieces of chicken on skewers, marinated in soy sauce and mirin with ginger and fried to a golden crust.
Crispy prawns in a light tempura batter, served on a fresh salad with homemade mayonnaise and a piquant sauce.
A delicate lemon and yuzu cream together with green tea matcha ice cream, a fresh and light end to the evening.
Program
Guests arrive at the kitchen studio and the group comes together.
The group prepares the modern Japanese menu of the evening side by side.
Each participant cooks the dish they chose, with conversation running alongside the work.
An introduction to dashi, miso, yuzu, mirin, tempura, and yakitori.
The menu is plated, the group sits down to eat together, and every participant gives a short self-presentation.
Registration
The number of places is limited. Payment runs after registration, individually or by company invoice. Book your ticket on Luma, and the BER-LINK team will send the practical details personally.
For guests who want to cook a Japanese menu with the group and stay for the shared dinner afterwards.
Important
Cooking formatA hands-on evening in a kitchen studio, held in Russian, with a limited number of seats.
Bismarckstraße 38, 10627 Berlin. The evening runs from 18:00 to 22:00.
The masterclass, the introduction to products and techniques, and the introductions at the table are in Russian.
Payment runs after registration, individually or by company invoice.
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