It happened that Good Food was nominated for a Beard Award and I found myself in NYC with an unbooked Saturday. I remembered a New York Times article I read on League of Kitchens, a unique organization that offers cooking classes taught by immigrant home cooks. I reached out to to the League to see if I could slip into a Japanese Immersion class. Even the name is perfect. Immersion like language, my language, food. Founder Lisa Gross and program manager Sonya Kharas were welcoming and so helpful. Each class is five hours long and has only six students, a perfect experience for jumping into a new cuisine. I’ve said...Continue reading »