About TIKITAKA
People are
the most
important
recipe.
Food is how we open the door. But it is people — their stories, their warmth, their full presence — that make any gathering worth remembering. At TIKITAKA, hospitality is not a service we offer. It is the reason we exist.
Our Philosophy
Hospitality is the art.
Food is the medium.
The word tiki-taka comes from the rhythm of passing — quick, intuitive, alive. That is what we believe hospitality should feel like. Not a transaction. A conversation. A back-and-forth between host and guest that builds something neither could create alone.
Food matters deeply here. The kimchi, the doenjang, the recipes carried across generations — these are memory, culture, and love made edible. But a perfect dish served without warmth is just dinner. Food becomes a feast the moment people lean in, share a story, and stay longer than they planned.
That instinct — to welcome, to nourish, to make someone feel genuinely seen — is the foundation of everything TIKITAKA does.
What hospitality means here
You are always the host
Whether you are cooking, creating, selling, or simply showing up — you bring the warmth. TIKITAKA provides the platform. The hospitality is entirely yours.
Food opens the door
Authentic Korean food and ingredients are our starting point. The flavours create familiarity and lower the walls. But what keeps people in the room is each other.
People complete the art
A market is made by its people. Cooks, artists, makers, builders, everyday Koreans carrying culture in quiet and extraordinary ways — they are the living recipe of this place.
Your name is your brand
Individual voices deserve to be trusted and recognised. At TIKITAKA, you build your own name — and we make sure it carries.
Founder & Host
Kate Kwon
Runner · Cook · Host
I am simple. I love hospitality, and I approach every gathering as if people are coming to my home. Letting them be warm, fed, and known — that is the whole point.
Kate Kwon built TIKITAKA from one enduring belief: that the Korean way of welcoming people — abundant, unhurried, deeply personal — is something the world needs more of. Not as a cultural export, but as a genuine open invitation.
Based in Australia, she brings together authentic Korean food, hands-on cooking classes, and a growing community of people who believe the best thing you can offer anyone is your full attention and a warm table.
The finest ingredient
you will ever bring to any table
is yourself.
TIKITAKA is built on the belief that hospitality — real, warm, unhurried hospitality — is the most powerful thing one person can offer another. Food matters. Community matters. But people are always, always the recipe.
What we offer
01
Cooking Classes
Hands-on experiences where food is the excuse and connection is the point. From kimchi to bossam — made together, shared together.
02
Premium Ingredients
Carefully sourced Korean pantry staples and seasonal goods — for those who want to bring authentic flavour into their own home kitchen.
03
People & Stories
In-depth portraits of Koreans living their craft across the world — cooks, makers, builders, and everyday people with something worth hearing.
04
A Living Market
A space where individual brands grow and earn trust — where your name, not ours, is what people remember and return for.
Come as you are.
Stay for the people.
Whether you are here to cook, to shop, to read a story, or simply to feel at home for a moment — you are welcome. That has always been the whole idea.
