The Art of Sushi: Master the Rolls!
- Date
- Wed 7 Oct
- Time
- 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
£857 seats left
Sushi making class Bristol
A 2.5-hour sushi masterclass at Cooking It in Bishopston. £85 a person, everything provided, and a Japanese cooking class for people who want more than rolls.
The Art of Sushi: Master the Rolls is our 2.5-hour hands-on sushi making class Bristol at Cooking It, 37 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AD. You cook in a group of no more than 12, make the sushi yourself, then sit at the long communal tables and eat it together.
It is pitched at beginners through to intermediate cooks and costs £85 a person. Ingredients, equipment and aprons are all provided. Cooking It is an independent cookery school, founded and run by Monica Worsley, teaching for about ten years.
What you'll cook
Sushi is built on properly cooked and seasoned rice, and this sushi making class in Bristol covers that first. The rice then needs time to cool before it can be rolled. The class also covers the knife work for fish and vegetables. From there you make two kinds of roll, maki (seaweed on the outside) and uramaki (the inside-out roll, rice on the outside), and pay attention to how flavour, texture and presentation balance in each one. Compared with a restaurant sushi session, this is a cookery-school class: 2.5 hours, a maximum of 12 people, and a sit-down meal at the end.
Seasoning the rice means dressing it while it is warm so that every grain carries the flavour, and letting it cool is what lets it hold a roll. Maki is the familiar roll with the seaweed on the outside; uramaki turns that inside out, with the rice on the outside and the seaweed wrapped around the filling. The knife work covers fish and vegetables, because uneven pieces make an uneven roll. Flavour, texture and presentation are looked at together for each roll, so you learn to judge a finished piece, not just assemble it.
If you would rather cook a Japanese meal than roll sushi, the separate Flavours of Japan Cookery Class covers steamed rice, miso soup, teriyaki chicken, tempura and Japanese pickles. It is also 2.5 hours and open to all skill levels. Between the two, you can book a Japanese cooking class in Bristol built around rolls or one built around a full meal.
- Properly cooked and seasoned sushi rice
- Knife skills for fish and vegetables
- Maki rolls
- Uramaki, the inside-out rolls
- Balancing flavour, texture and presentation
How the class runs
The sushi class is 2.5 hours, and that includes eating what you made. Evening sessions start at 6:00 pm. Groups are capped at 12, and ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided.
Bring a container if you want to take leftovers home, and a bottle if you would like a drink while you cook, since the classes are BYO. Recipes are emailed after the class on request. Tell us about dietary requirements when you book and we will accommodate them where we can.
- 1. Arrive and get set up with the ingredients, equipment and an apron.
- 2. Cook and season the rice, practise the knife work, roll maki and uramaki.
- 3. Eat together at the long communal tables.
Who it's for
Beginners and intermediate cooks who want to learn sushi properly in a small group, with everything laid on. You cook, then you eat together, so it doubles as a date night or a meal with friends. Teenagers aged 14 and over can join this class with a full paying adult.
Teenagers aged 14 and over can join this class with a full paying adult. Any class can also be bought as gift vouchers, and vouchers are valid for 12 months.
The Flavours of Japan class is the better fit for anyone who wants a full Japanese meal rather than rolls.
Dates, price and how to book
£85 a person. The next date we have is Wednesday 7 October 2026 at 6:00 pm. Read the details and book on The Art of Sushi: Master the Rolls, or check all upcoming dates if that one does not suit.
Cooking It has 4.9 stars from over 230 Google reviews. Pay by card through Stripe and your place is confirmed. The class also runs privately for a hen do, stag do or birthday through private events, or as corporate team building. Questions first: use the contact page.
Related classes at Cooking It
For Japanese food beyond rolls, book the Flavours of Japan Cookery Class: steamed rice, miso soup, teriyaki chicken, tempura and pickles, 2.5 hours, all levels.
Elsewhere in Asia there is the Thai cooking class, and the knife skills class covers safe handling, sharpening and the classic cuts. The whole programme is on adult classes and every cuisine page is on all our cuisine classes.
Questions people ask
Where can I learn sushi making in Bristol?
At Cooking It in Bishopston, north Bristol. [The Art of Sushi: Master the Rolls](/classes/the-art-of-sushi-master-the-rolls) is a hands-on 2.5-hour sushi making class in a group of no more than 12. You make the sushi yourself, then eat it together at the communal tables.
How long is the sushi making class?
2.5 hours, including the meal at the end. Evening sessions start at 6:00 pm. Ingredients, equipment and an apron are provided, and the group is capped at 12 people.
What do I need to make sushi at home?
The class provides all the ingredients and equipment, so you need nothing for the session itself. Recipes are emailed after the class on request.
Can teenagers join the sushi class?
Yes, from 14 with a full paying adult. That rule is specific to The Art of Sushi: Master the Rolls; our other adult classes are 16 and over. The class suits beginners through to intermediate cooks.
Do you teach Japanese cooking beyond sushi?
Yes. The Flavours of Japan Cookery Class covers steamed rice, miso soup, teriyaki chicken, tempura and Japanese pickles, is 2.5 hours long and open to all skill levels. Check its class page for the current date.