Tanemaki Designs

04/04/2022

We're very lucky to be collaborating with to host a fine dining experience with an amazing plantbased seasonal menu on the 23rd of April.

This event is for with all profits going to so you can enjoy delicious food while helping people in need.

Hannah and Rina have really outdone themselves with this menu. Swipe right to check it out and head to the link in the comments to book tickets.

Get in early to avoid missing out. ✌️🌱

28/01/2022

Happy new year!

What a strange time we live in. We haven't been very active for the past two years, but have some ideas for 2022 and beyond that we hope we can share with you.

We've started for a bit of fun to catalogue and share all the delicious vegan food we find and eat. If you're keen to see where all the tasty plantbased treats are, follow along!

In the spirit of reflection and looking to the future, here's a bit about where we started, what we've done and what we hope to do.

We started Tanemaki back in 2015 as a bit of a catch all for any projects we worked on.

Tanemaki means to plant a seed and watch it grow and we've tried to be intentional with our endeavours to bring about positive change.

We started with Vivarium, a board game that Corey published that sends an environmental message while teaching players about some cool animals. Vivarium ended up in over 30 countries and while not without issues, it was generally well received.

Next we started popping up at local food markets sharing Rina's delicious food. Rina's food was a hit and we were selling out at big events like The Collector Pumpkin Village Festival and The Nara Candle Festival. It was a lot for our two person operation! We did markets from 2017 - 2019 and it was really encouraging, but we wanted to try something new.

Enter Japon - we took over a cafe in Kingston and ran it as a restaurant for one night a month for twelve months. What an amazing opportunity it was! Each month Rina made a different menu and we chose a different local animal sanctuary to donate to. Once again we reached the limits of our little two person team and wrapped these events up in late November 2019.

Since then we've been waiting and planning for something more sustainable. Rina has continued to innovate with vegan food and Corey has been growing lots of fruit and vegetables. We're hoping some of our plans will come to fruition this year, but we'll have to see!

We hope 2021 treated you well, all things considered, and that 2022 is a year of growth, opportunity and joy for you and yours.

Rina and Corey

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#2022

15/06/2020

Hi!

I know you haven't heard from us in a while. We've put a pause on our food operations and haven't had much else going on. With all the madness in the world at the moment, it's been difficult to get momentum with our ideas and what we want to achieve.

However, we have been working on a new board game for quite some time now. Progress has been slow, but Kamuy now has a draft rule book and we're looking for reviewers to provide feedback.

If you're keen to take a look, please head to Kamuy - Board Game for the review details.

If you know anyone else who might be keen to check out the game, then please send them there too.

Thanks,
Tanemaki

30/12/2019

Long time no talk!

We’ve been taking a rest and sowing some seeds.

Hopefully some will come to fruition in 2020, but in the mean time we’re just happy to pick fresh blueberries from our bush!

Thanks for all your support this year and looking forward to seeing what the new year brings~

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20/10/2019

A big thank you to everyone who came to our last event l, together we raised $200 for Greyhound Connections. I hope you all got to pat some of those cuties!

We've got a lot of people to thank for the past year, particularly our regular customers who came to several events, we couldn't have done it without you!

Thank you to Highgate Lane Bake House/Bittersweet for hosting us over the past year.

18/10/2019

One more sleep until our last (we think) pop-up Japón - Matsuri #12 - Winner Winner Katsu Dinner at Highgate Lane Bake House raising money for Greyhound Connections.

We're starting things off with a refreshing wafu salad, a home made dressing and puffed quinoa.

The weather's looking good and dogs are welcome. :)

See you soon!

13/10/2019

Less than a week until this event pops!

If you're looking to adopt a long boi into your family, get in touch with Greyhound Connections!

Check out Koopa and Sam who are currently available for adoption: http://greyhoundconnections.com.au/how-to-adopt-a-greyhound/photo-gallery-copy/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2530402353664501/

Greyhounds available for adoption

05/10/2019

Almost time for the Living Green Vegan Market 6 October 2019!

As much as we love making food for these events, we're excited to be customers this time around because we sure do love eating delicious vegan food!

29/09/2019

Thank you to everyone who came last night!

We had a great time and are so grateful for all our regular customers who are on this adventure with us!

It costs approximately $1,400 to raise a wombat per year (about $116 a month). Together we raised $150 for Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary, so about a month's care for a wombat. Go team!

We've kind of settled into donating $150 at most events, even when it is more than 20% of sales because it kind of just became a benchmark minimum. Naturally, for the bigger events, we donate more.

Anyway, details for our last event will be up soon!

See you then. :)

28/09/2019

Pop-up #11 ready to go at Highgate Lane Bake House.

Raising money for Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary!

🍜 🍡

26/09/2019

And the main meal for Japón - Matsuri #11 - The Moon and You is tsukimi soba!

Note the vibrant colours and nod to the moon and stars!

Chef Rina's also worked in everyone's favourite Japanese flavour, come along to find out what it is.

Available one night only!

25/09/2019

This Saturday, we're raising money for Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary at our pop-up restaurant.

Sleepy Burrows do amazing work rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing wombats.

They put in a lot of hard work to save our furry friends and every bit of help goes a long way to their continued good work.

For more information, check out their website and consider becoming a Wombassador!

https://www.sleepyburrows.com.au/wombat-coffee-club