Funny, Fanny Bay Oyster We, from time to time, enjoy Vancouver Island Fanny Bay oysters at the Oyster Bar at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City, especially in the cold months. I was very excited that on one day we would pass Fanny Bay on our way to Tofino (a West coast tiny village where nature still feels like the one that I enjoyed when I was small). I was determined to try the Fanny Bay oyster in the location where the oysters come from. There could be no more...
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Rob’s Salmon Earthquake hit off Vancouver Island yesterday. Hope there was no damage to the area where we have visited. Travel always connects us with wonderful people whom we never have a chance to meet if we are not visiting there. This is about Rob Tucker. In this photo he is holding his jarred salmon with a big, charming smile. We met Rob at Port Hardy (we took a ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy) where we rent a car to drive around the island at local Budget...
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If you have difficulty to find information on five day Essentials of Japanese Cuisine at French Culinary Institute/International Culinary Center, or having a problem of registering it, go to www.frenchculinary.com. Then, click All Courses in NY, then go to Classes for Fun. Looking forward to seeing you!...
Read MoreThe Course of Essentials of Japanese Cuisine is coming soon
International Culinary Center (FCI) is offering additional Essentials of Japanese Cuisine in October. The dates are October 5th, 6th, 7th (Wed, Thurs, Frid), and 10th and 11th (Mon., Wed). If you are not registered yet, I highly recommend it! Here are some of the previous students comments on what did theylike the couse. Thank you very much for giving us a good reaction. Without chef Jiro of Aburiya and chef Masato of 15 East I could not accomplish to this high level. Thank...
Read MoreFishermen at Tofino
We spent 4 days at Tofino, a small villege on the sparsely populated upper West Coast of Vancouver Island, where nature is reserved untouched. Here are fishermen in the early morning unloading their fresh catch at the port. It was to strange to hear from them that locals have no access to these fantastic fresh fish. They are all shipped to Vancouver. Then, some of them are shipped back to this villege for locals’ and tourists’ consumption…. Here I saw a...
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