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 mother who did not have enough time to cook for her children before Mr. Obama […]
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 1950s and as far back as the Edo era, sushi was sold at food stalls […]
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 Ness Ave, Torrance, CA 90501-2236 in February. The current telephone number (213) 617-6825 will remain […]
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 was part of the “Safe Food 2010” conference program sponsored by the University of Arizona […]
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 the first two weeks in our eight-week “Professional Course- I,” I teach Japanese ingredients, soup […]
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 recreate dishes that they had seen in the past. The visual presentation is one of […]
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 City CA 91780, (626) 285-2136. September 18 (Saturday) 2:30 PM: Sushi Demonstration at Hermosa Beach […]
Cultural News, 2010 August Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School /Cutting board talk By Chef Andy Matsuda After the current Professional Class wraps up in the middle of August, I will take three graduates on a field trip to Japan for one week. We will visit the Osaka Central Fish market and another big fish market […]
Cultural News, 2010 July Issue Andy Matsuda’s Sushi School / Cutting board talk By Chef Andy Matsuda A shortage of skilled sushi chefs is observed not only in the U.S. but throughout the world. For the past few years, we have had a constant flow of students from other countries enrolling in our program, with […]