A Few New Public Cooking Classes
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Posted in Admin, Media related | 1 Comment »What does this post have to do with our family trip to Toronto (here, Niagara Falls)? Nothing, but it's been a while since I've posted a Daphne picture! I'm doing a few public classes around the SF Bay area in October ...
Sea Change Radio Interview + “Ethnic Organic”
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 Posted in Media related | 2 Comments »I recently did a fun and in-depth interview with Alex Wise of Sea Change Radio called "Eat, Drink, and Be Sustainable." The whole thing is here. In one segment, I talk about an essay I wrote years ago on why ...
Marin County Fair, Anyone?
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in Media related, Miscellaneous | No Comments »This year my friend and extraordinary culinary whirlwind chef Rachelle Boucher is spearheading a "Global Kitchen" series of talks and cooking demonstrations at the Marin County Fair in San Rafael. My talk and demo starts at 5:30 on Friday -- if ...
The Breakaway Vegetarian Cook, Phase I Videos Done!
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in Admin, Media related, Miscellaneous | 7 Comments ». Happy to report that we finished a slew of dishes for the filming of the new cookbook, The Breakaway Vegetarian Cook, and had a blast doing it. Here's what we made and filmed: Ginger Syrup Dutch-Indian Baby Gingery Oatmeal Dukkah Easy Picked Onions Yuzu Kale Chips ...
Fun Talk (Plus Food!) with Three Japanese Master Chefs (May 25)
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in Media related | 3 Comments »Well this event, organized by the SF Professional Food Society, ought to be fun. I'll be sharing the stage with three legendary Japanese chefs, talking about interesting things to do with Japanese ingredients. Takes place in a cool building too, ...
SF Chronicle Breakaway Extravaganza
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in Media related | 4 Comments »I was pleasantly shocked at how much space the Chronicle devoted to the inaugural essay, replete with multiple photos, long side bar on 10 key breakaway ingredients, editor's intro, and five recipes! Can't publish the whole thing here for a ...
The SF Chronicle Breaks Away!
Friday, March 12th, 2010 Posted in Media related | 24 Comments »I have some exciting news to share. A few weeks ago I got one of those emails that snaps you out of your current, everyday rut-like consciousness and into a state filled with optimism and hope and clarity. These of ...
The New Cookvook! The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen on the Iphone and the Web
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in Media related | 8 Comments »It's finally up! Late last spring I inked a deal with the Vook people to produce a breakaway "cookvook" -- a redo of the Breakaway Japanese Kitchen with video. Vook has garnered lots of press of late, so I'm really ...
Iron Chef — Sunday, August 30, 6pm and 9pm PST
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in Media related | 16 Comments »An email came in this morning from the Iron Chef people, telling me that the long-awaited episode has been moved up! It will air, for sure, on Sunday, August 30, at 6pm and 9m west coast time, and 9 pm ...
Thoughts on Feeding Nine Billion People — A Terrific Discussion
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Media related | 6 Comments »It's kind of staggering to imagine that the world's population is set to rise by 50 percent, to some nine billion people, by 2050. That's a big enough challenge for global agriculture, but add to that the fact that incomes ...
