FEATURE: London school opens to train chefs in authentic 'washoku' cuisine

Despite modest beginnings, the first Japanese government-certified culinary school to open in Britain is promising big things, offering a course to ground students in both the techniques and culture of Japan's growingly popular "washoku" cuisine.The London branch of the Tokyo College of Sushi & Washoku, offering an officially recognized washoku chef certification, opened last month to great fanfare, albeit with only six students enrolled thus far in the first expansion of the institute overseas.Operated by Mizuno Gakuen, a Tokyo-based corporation, the four-days-a-week, six-month course prov…READ FULL ARTICLE