Cultural News, 2011 April Issue / Tohoku Bulletin By Barbara Ito If everything you knew and loved vanished in an instant, and you found yourself living in an evacuation center in the midst of strangers, what could possibly bring you…
Saturday, March 5 • 11 AM–1:30 PM, at Japanese American National Museum A one-day sushi workshop so you can enjoy sushi at home including how to make sushi rice and basic rolls, plus a special tasting of your own creations!…
Cultural News, 2011 March Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School /Cutting board talk By Andy Matsuda Did you know that First Lady Michelle Obama is leading the “Let’s Move” nationwide campaign? According to her video message, Michelle Obama was a busy…
Cultural News, 2011 February Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School /Cutting board talk By Andy Matsuda Sushi was considered an expensive food in Japan until kaiten-zushi (conveyor belt sushi) restaurants became very popular there just 20 years ago. But before the…
Cultural News, 2011 January Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School / Cutting board talk By Andy Matsuda After a three-year effort searching for a new home, the Sushi Chef Institute will move from its current Little Tokyo location to 1123 Van…
Cultural News, 2010 December Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School / Cutting board talk By Chef Andy Matsuda On November 17, I was asked to speak about “Sushi Safety Study” at the University of Arizona in Mesa near Phoenix. My lecture…
Cultural News, 2010 November Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School / Cutting board talk By Chef Andy Matsuda Our school name bears the word “sushi” but we teach not only sushi preparation but also the basic knowledge of Japanese cuisine. During…
Cultural News, 2010 October Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School /Cutting board talk By Chef Andy Matsuda When I took three graduates of our school on a field trip to Japan this summer, I realized that all three graduates tried to…
Cultural News, 2010 September Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School / Cutting board talk Chef Andy Matsuda of Sushi Chef Institute will go to demonstrations: September 11 (Saturday) 1:00 PM: Sushi Demonstration at Temple City Library, 5939 Golden West Avenue, Temple…