the Japanese kitchen - tools exhibition
A reflection of life greater than the food on our plates, the Japanese kitchen is a space that awakens our intellect, inspires creativity and welcomes the beauty of everyday life with simple tools in our hands and local seasonal ingredients by our side.
In this exhibition we wish for you to discover that the simplest moments, like grating fresh ginger, are enriched with a design that is timeless, practical, functional, playful and connects to your Head Hands and Heart, the CIBI way.
We wish to introduce to you tools that are rooted in the traditions of Japanese craftsmanship, where care, attention to detail and respect for materials are traditions that have been passed down through generations of artisans.
We wish for you to cherish and appreciate the care of their creation and gently layer your story upon as you incorporate into your daily life and feel comfort that you too can pass them on to the next generation for they are crafted to endure.
We wish for you to feel happy in the kitchen!!
7 Mar - 26 Apr 2026 8am-6pm Everyday
CIBI Marché
Next CIBI Marche Friday & Saturday, 6th & 7th March at CIBI Grocer
CIBI Marché is a monthly grocery market featuring seasonal veggies from Ramarro Farm - supplier to some of Melbourne's top restaurants. Come to see the best of the Dandenong Ranges in the season—sustainably grown, amazingly fresh, hand-picked vegetables.
CIBI x Ramarro Farm Veggie Box
A box full of fresh seasonal produce from our favourite grower, Ramarro Farm, to inspire a weekend of home cooking. Handpicked for CIBI Marché, fresh and delicious.
Pick up at the next CIBI Marche,
Friday & Saturday, 6th & 7th March at CIBI Grocer
CIBI Sunrise - Making Japanese Breakfast SOLD OUT
Cook a traditional Japanese breakfast with CIBI. A hands-on workshop that places the tools and ingredients in your hands, followed by a CIBI traditional Japanese breakfast dining experience.
Your early morning rise will start with sencha tea as you prepare rice in a traditional donabe, cook tama-goyaki, create seasonal homely miso soup, fire up the shichirin to chargrill salmon and explore the world of preserved foods nori, umeboshi, natto and tsukemono. Followed by a dining experience, the CIBI traditional Japanese breakfast will round out your morning. Good things happen for early risers, a workshop designed for home cooks with a big heart!!
Join us for a hands-on demonstration and tasting of:
- Rice cooking in a claypot donabe
- CIBI's Grandma Miso Soup
- Tamago-yaki
Dates:
Saturday, 21 March 2026
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Saturday, 28 March 2026
9:00 am - 11:30 am
