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 you for the chefs!!! ;
– The amount of information covered and teaching style of chef Hiroko Shimbo
– EVERYTHING! I have taken courses at the CIA including some of the boot camps and I was delighted at how much I learned from Hiroko. She is amazing. I particularly loved the guest instructors.
– Learning or relearning techniques – history – making friends.
– The class size was perfect. I appreciated learning some of the science behind a particular technique or cooking method as well as its cultural significance. Chef Hiroko’s wealth of knowledge and talent was a true inspiration and I was honored to spend a week learning from her. In that short amount of time, I learned a number of skills I never imagined I would be able to successfully perform. It was also a wonderful opportunity to learn from 2 other talented Japanese chefs in the city. I am now much more confident in my Japanese cooking skills, which was my main goal.
We look forward to having you in October!
Hiroko, Jiro and Masato