Category : Adult Education

Strange Foods I Have Eaten in Japan


03rd August 2006
One thing that shocked the natives the most (other than the fact that I could say a few words in Japanese) was the idea that I not only ate Japanese food on a regular basis, but liked it. There seems to be an unwritten law that gaijin, are not allowed to… more »
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Culinary Vacation in El Priorat, Catalonia, Spain


28th February 2006
Catalan cuisine is in a category of its own within the realms of other Mediterranean foods. Dishes such as escalivada, esqueixada, or Bacalla a la llauna, simple things such as pa amb tomaquet (recipe below), and famous desserts like crema catalana are… more »
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The Sushi Chef Institute - California


13th February 2006
Japanese Food and Cooking The essence of Japanese cuisine is found in the rich geography of Japan itself: a temperate and mountainous chain of islands surrounded by cold and warm seas teeming with fish. Combine these elements with the Buddhist aesthetic… more »
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Culinary Tuscany


20th January 2006
I got a great e-mail yesterday from Elitre, a new friend from Siena, Italy. He's obsessed with the Palio, a mad horse race that's held there every year. He referred me to his site which I'm sure is fascinating, but I can't speak Italian. Anyway, back… more »
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