Koji Master Chef cooking class

🔥 ONE EXCLUSIVE CALIFORNIA CLASS 🔥

     Traveling from Tennessee for one exclusive California appearance, Chef Wade Fox joins Omar Dasco-Uribe for an intimate, hands-on Koji Masterclass at the Messermeister Demo Kitchen, sponsored by Market Forager.

    Discover the living culture behind some of the world's most extraordinary flavors as you learn beyond Michelin-level techniques for building depth through koji, miso, shio koji, mushroom extractions, curing, dry-aging, and seasonal preservation. Learn how to cultivate koji from scratch, where to source it, and how these ancient fermentation methods can transform your home kitchen.

   Enjoy a chef-crafted lunch sponsored by Market Forager, featuring an exceptional selection of premium red meats, heritage poultry, and sustainably sourced seafood—each thoughtfully prepared to showcase the transformative power of koji. Throughout the experience, you'll taste Michelin-inspired flavor pairings including black truffles, white porcini, cordyceps molasses, sumac desert honey, koji garam masala honey, handcrafted tea blends, house-made syrups and much more!

    Chef Wade will also demonstrate FDA-compliant dry-aging techniques with koji, wasabi, and truffles, revealing how fermentation can unlock extraordinary depth, tenderness, and complexity in every ingredient.

🍄 One exclusive California class
👨🍳 Beyond Michelin-level culinary techniques
🧫 Learn to cultivate koji from scratch
🍯 Rare tastings & chef-crafted lunch included
📍 Messermeister Demo Kitchen
🌿 Sponsored by Market Forager

This is more than a cooking class—it's an invitation to rethink flavor through the lens of fungi, fermentation, and culinary craftsmanship.

🎟️ Limited seats available.

🍄 KOJI CLASS LUNCH

Market Forager’s Koji-Cured Feast

🥩 Top-Shelf Koji-Cured Proteins
Wagyu • Double Bone-In Pork Chop • Norwegian Wild Salmon

🍄 Black Truffle & Wasabi Curing Techniques
Two luxurious approaches to koji curing, fermentation & flavor

🥗 Seasonal Market Salad

🔥 Roasted Garden Vegetables

🥒 House Pickled Yummies

A decadent, hands-on feast celebrating the art of koji, curing & fermentation.

$200/per ticket. Hosted at the Messermeister Gather Kitchen in Ojai, October 13th from 10am-2pm.

Don’t miss this unforgettable experience.

Come play and dine with some culinary legends.