Sonoko Sakai

Hello, my name is Sonoko Sakai and welcome to my site! I am a writer, teacher and a cook based in California, with my cooking based on my Japanese heritage

08/23/2026

Friends from the dog park came over to make dumplings 🥟

Kinako and I have found such a lovely community at our neighborhood dog park, and over time, the humans have become friends too. So we traded the dog park for the kitchen and spent the afternoon making dumplings together—rolling, folding, cooking, eating, and laughing.

The dogs stayed home for this one. Except Kinako, of course, who got all the undivided attention from her human friends. 🐕

07/15/2026

Perennial student of good food.

06/29/2026

My sister Fuyuko Kondo is a professional pastry chef and is doing a 4th of July pop-up at L.A. Grocery & Cafe — her Yellow Nectarine Almond Cream Galette is the perfect thing to bring to the table this summer. Preorder by tomorrow, Tuesday 6/30 at fuyukoskitchen.com. 🍑

06/12/2026

Honored to be included in the Cherry Bombe 2026 Power List.

Thank you to Kerry Diamond and the Cherry Bombe team for recognizing my work alongside so many wonderful women in the food community. It’s nice to see such a wide range of stories behind each of these women, who are preserving cultures, techniques, and traditions that connect us all.

Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees!

05/17/2026

🌱SPRING GIVEAWAY ✨

There’s a kind of nourishment that doesn’t come from rushing. It comes from slowing your hands down long enough to mix, to knead, to notice the dough changing beneath your hands. It comes from gathering around food—not just to eat, but to be present with one another.

Soba has always held that feeling for me. Simple ingredients, a steady rhythm, and a reminder that care and intention can be practiced in the smallest movements.

To celebrate my upcoming virtual Handmade Soba Workshop, where I love gathering with community from across the country, I’m hosting a Spring Giveaway and 10% discount on the 5/31/26 workshop for everyone who wishes to join with code SOBAGIVEAWAY10.

One lucky winner will receive:
🍜 2 tickets to my Virtual Soba Workshop on 5/31 for you and a friend
✨ 2 Soba Ingredient Kits for you and a friend

To enter:
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Giveaway ends 05/23/26 at 11:59 PM PST. Winner announced Sunday, May 24, 2026 🎊
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to US residents (continental US only) age 18+. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.

05/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our community cooking workshop with Alex Weiser of at ! Together, we celebrated seasonal produce at its peak—transforming Alex’s freshly harvested vegetables into a Water Kimchi using a recipe from my latest book and enjoying handmade onigiri together under the sun.

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Sewanee, TN
37375, 37383

Website

http://www.sonokosakai.com/

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