Dim Sum class, February 10, 2013

Sunday, February 10, 2012
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

Hands on class exploring the wonderful world of Chinese small plates. Some very interesting techniques will be explored to create these wonderful dishes:

green onion pancakes
steamed buns filled with tempeh char siu
cheung fun (steamed rice noodle rolls)
gai lan with black bean sauce
sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf

and more

Valentines couples cooking class February 14, 2013

Thursday, February 14, 2013
7 pm
limited space for 4 couples
$100/couple
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

Hands on class for couples who love to cook (and eat) together taught by myself and my sous chef who happens to be my partner of 4 years.

Menu that we will be preparing is till under way (we are open to requests) but we will be making homemade noodles, some chocolate candies and much more. This is an annual and very fun and popular class so book early.

Asian hot pot class February 3, 2013

Sunday, February 3, 2013
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

Hands on class creating hot pots from Japan, Korea and China.

We will be making seaweed/mushroom stock and preparing a variety of vegtables and tofu and creating warming, rich flavored hot pots.

Japanese yudofu (Kyoto style tofu hotpot)
Korean jige (tofu, mushroom and vegetable hotpot in spicy miso broth)
Sichuan hotpot (spicy broth with homemade chili oil with several types of tofu and winter greens)

This class will warm you up!!

bread baking class, January 27, 2013

Sunday, January 27, 2013
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

Hands on class. you will be mixing kneading, shaping, rising, baking, cutting and eating.

We will be making a few varieties of doughs and then shaping them into loaves.
Various techniques bread baking such as kneading and rounding will be covered.

We will make
pumperknickel bread
multi grain bread with herbs and seeds
anadama bread (made with corn, wheat and molasses)

and a few spreads and dips to eat on the bread
cashew cheese spread
heirloom bean dip

Winter soups class January 6, 2013

Sunday, January 6, 2013
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

hands on class. You will be creating all the dishes and taking home the leftovers. Towards the end of each class, we sit down and share the dishes we put together.

Winter soups! Soups made from grains, beans, vegetables and herbs

We will be creating the folllowing:

-seaweed stock
-vegetable stock
-Creamy cauliflower soup with dill, roasted garlic and white miso
- Russian buckwheat and cabbage soup
-Indian dal with pumpkin soup
- Cantonese tofu with watercress soup
- Japanese miso soup

Italian cooking class, January 20, 2013

Sunday, January 20, 2013
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

hands on class. You will be creating all the dishes and taking home the leftovers. Towards the end of each class, we sit down and share the dishes we put together.

We will be creating the folllowing:

homemade pasta
pesto sauce
almond "ricotta"
ravioli
rustic bean and vegetable soup
blood orange - fennel  salad with blood orange dressing
garlicky escarole
pear almond tart

sauces class January 13, 2013

Sunday, January 13, 2013
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

The first class of the new year, (Note: if the Mayans were correct, this class will not be taking place, nor will you be refunded if you paid in advance)

As always, a hands on class. You will be creating all the dishes and taking home the leftovers. Towards the end of each class, we sit down and share the dishes we put together.

We will be exploring some simple, easy to make sauces.
Sauces that can be made fairly quickly.
Some of the idea in this class we are exploring are:

-cashew cream
-pistachio
-pesto sauce
-cantonese black bean sauce
-tahini dill sauce
-sweet vinegar sauce
-vegan bechamel sauce

and more

someone blogged about a recent class

http://astigvegan.com/2012/12/05/taking-a-cooking-class-from-vegan-chef-philip-gelb/  is a blog post about a recent class i offered. Check out the rest of that blog by Richgail Hernandes for some interesting ideas about filipino vegan cuisine.

Japanese winter foods class December 23

Another one of our explorations of amazing vegetarian cuisine from around the world. This time we are again focusing on the extraordinary flavors of the culinary traditions from Japan.  Always hands on classes, so you will be creating all the dishes along with the other students. After we sit down and share what we cooked.

Sunday, December 23, 2012
noon
$50/person
limited space for 8.
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail or 510 393 6096

The menu we will be creating:

homemade amazake
amazake ginger drink
yudofu (Kyoto style tofu casserole)
azuki beans stewed with kabocha
daikon pickled with yuzu
burdock pickled with sesame
lotus pickled with chili oil
greens with walnut miso dressing

and more.....