Chef Natsumi is a Tokyo-born specialist in Japanese home cooking and a private omakase chef. Her family has run a cooking school in Japan since 1995, and she grew up inside it, leading hands-on classes, assisting, and catering. She also trained intensively under a sushi chef with 30 years of experience. Natsumi loves showing people that good Japanese food doesn't need special equipment or hard-to-find ingredients, just a few solid techniques and a little practice. When she isn't teaching, she's fermenting, making her own miso and koji at home.