Yatai - A NOCHI Student Pop-Up

About this event

Yatai, presented by the Fall ’26 cohort, brings the lively late-night street food culture of Osaka to New Orleans. Inspired by the small wooden food carts that roll out at dusk, Yatai pairs fast, made-to-order service with bold flavors and a welcoming, communal atmosphere. Featuring Osaka street food favorites, each dish is cooked fresh and served hot. Pull up a seat, follow the glow of the red lantern, and experience a cuisine designed to bring everyone to the counter.

Before our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts students complete their six month certifications, they create a pop-up café as their capstone project. This original concept is dreamed up and executed entirely by the students as their culmination of everything they’ve learned at NOCHI.

Net proceeds and donations from the pop-up fuel the NOCHI Scholarship Fund which allows us to open career pathways for students who rely on financial assistance to enroll.

The pop-up is open for service with seatings at 11am, 11:15am, 11:30 am, 11:45 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 12:45 pm, 1 pm