New Orleans is one of our favorite places to visit, mainly for the food.  During one memorable visit we had an appetizer special at Emeril’s consisting of a cast iron pan made for escargo but filled with still sizzling broiled scallops on sweet potato puree with crispy aged country ham and bagna cauda butter, served with grilled crostini with sriracha butter.  We will make a version of this unforgettable dish, along with an entree of cast iron skillet roasted mahi mahi with shellfish creamy tomato sauce,  seafood stuffed zucchini, and Creole baked cheese grits. Learn the techniques of pan roasting fish, making a pan sauce, perfect artisan stone ground grits, and much more. Chef Julia will demonstrate these dishes while you relax and enjoy the food.  For dessert, local peach upside down cake with rum.  BYOB $60 per person

If you are unable to attend your class you can transfer your spot to someone else, or if you notify me in writing two weeks before the class, I will refund your money or give you credit for a future class.

Japanese donburi is a meal in a bowl. We’ll be making breakfast donburi with rice and eggs, classis gyudon (beef over rice), and my favorite from living in Japan–authentic katsudon (pork cutlet cooked with vegetables and eggs) over rice, miso soup made with our own dashi, home pickled vegetables, and more. $60.0 per person

If you are unable to attend your class you can transfer your spot to someone else, or if you notify me in writing two weeks before the class, I will refund your money or give you credit for a future class.

This is a hands-on “field trip” to Mitsuwa Japanese Grocery Store in Plano.  I’ve often been asked to take a group to an Asian food market to explain the various  products available and what exactly to buy.  Until recently, the only food markets in the DFW area have been mainly Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean.  Now we have an actual Japanese supermarket and I’m so excited!  It reminds me of the years I lived in Japan and shopped away from the military base.  Many of the items are packaged with Japanese labels and are can be hard to figure out.  This trip will start from my house in Azle (or a meeting spot convenient to you).  I have room for 5 or 6 passengers in my van and I will do all the driving.  We will leave at 9:30 AM, tour the store and shop for ingredients for the recipe you choose out of three classic Japanese recipes I will provide.  If you’ve ever wanted to make authentic Japanese ramen, tempura donburi or udon, or  this is your chance.  Once our shopping is concluded we will have lunch at the authentic Japanese food hall located at the market.  We will return to Fort Worth around 1:30.  Some Dallas friends are joining us at the Mitsuwa store as well.  Space is limited, so sign up soon.

If you are unable to attend your class you can transfer your spot to someone else, or if you notify me in writing two weeks before the class, I will refund your money or give you credit for a future class.