It was a nightmare

Posted on Jul 16, 2009 in Hiroko's Blog

I could not access to the page to write a new post for over one month…………now all is solved and I am going to post the accumulated blogs one by one.  Here is the photo from UMass Chef Conference.  With Mark, Akemi, Martin and...

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Bincho-tan Workshop at the French Culinary Institute, NY

Posted on Jul 14, 2009 in Hiroko's Blog

We are in the middle of barbecue season!  I would like to introduce you to a new type of charcoal, bincho-tan that can dramatically improve the taste and quality of your barbecued food.  Back in June 10th, our team, Chef Iida, the executive chef at Aburiya Kinnosuke in New York City, Chef Sato and Chef Yasuda (both from Aburiya Kinnosuke) and Hiroko Shimbo, offered an exciting and informative Bincho-tan Workshop to students and staffs at the Theater Kitchen of International...

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