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Build team mastery and quality consistency

We train teams to bring Japanese food to life with consistency and understanding. Every session is practical and collaborative — teaching chefs not only how to execute, but why it matters. Training happens in your kitchen, around your menu, so the learning is real, repeatable, and built to last.

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Who is it for

  • Restaurants launching or relaunching a Japanese menu.
  • Groups embedding new dishes or teams across sites.
  • Kitchens strengthening execution and consistency.
  • Contract caterers or airline caterers seeking targeted quality and flow improvements.
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How It Works

In The Kitchen 

Recipe & Technique Training — work through your menu, mastering methods, timings, and prep systems.
Japanese Core Skills — hands-on training in dashi, rice, robata, tempura, and plating, grounded in flavour balance and umami.
Principles in Practice — applying shun (seasonality), gokan (sensory awareness), and shokunin discipline to daily service.

Front of House 

Story & Service Rhythm — connecting food and story; teaching how to explain dishes, guide guest flow, and express omotenashi naturally.

Team Development 

Train-the-Trainer Model — equipping senior chefs and managers to cascade skills confidently.
Launch Support — live coaching through pre-opening, soft launch, and full service to refine flow, plating, and guest rhythm.
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  • Chefs With Depth – skilled in Japanese methods and confident in service.
  • Front of House With Story – able to explain dishes and express hospitality naturally.
  • A Kitchen That Keeps Improving – knowledge embedded through your own leaders.
  • Menus Ready for Service – recipes off the page and into daily service.
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  • Japanese food depends on people, not just recipes. When teams understand the “why,” quality holds and pride grows.

Next Steps 

After training, you can continue growing with:

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Explore our work

See how HH has helped restaurants and operators bring Japanese food to life — from fine dining to scalable formats, each project grounded in authenticity, adaptation, and craft.
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Every HH project begins with your vision and ends with Japanese food that works in your world — food that holds in service and lingers in memory.
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