Due to popular demand, my Basic Baking & Sourdough classes will be offered in March also! Phase One: Basic Baking - March 8, 2020 (10 AM...

Sumi Chang, former owner of EuroPane Bakery will be teaching classes on bread making Phase One: Basic Baking - February 8 (10 AM to 1PM)...

Happy New Year all! I hope everyone has had a restful holiday season and is as excited as I am for the coming year. For me, this past...

I am busy getting ready for our fundraising focaccia cooking demonstration next month. I am experimenting with a few doughs and toppings...

This past weekend I was fortunate to be invited as guest chef for a pop-up dinner at Deluxe 1717. The owner, Onil Chibas is a talented...

Fall is the season when people yearn to eat comfort food. For many people, including me, a delicious apple pie with a flaky crust comes...

Traveling in Germany was a great experience in food. I stayed in a hotel which featured a typical German breakfast buffet with a great...

Berlin is a very vibrant and exciting city. Of course, the food has improved very much over the years. However, the timeless fried food...

Photo by Ann Cutting After selling the bakery I traveled and experienced a needed bit of time away from the concerns of running a...

I am back in New York again after 10 months! This morning my daughter, excited to show me her neighborhood, took me to her local bakery...

Hi! This is my first post in a while, I hope every one is doing well. Summer here in Japan is incredibly hot. This weekend my family and...

Winter has passed quickly for me here in Los Angeles. Suddenly the smells of spring are in the air during my morning runs, the tree in...

A few days ago, after receiving a call from my daughter, I realized that I had completely forgotten to put up our family’s advent...

What a wonderful gift! I drove to my son’s school today to pick him up as usual when I saw him running towards our car carrying something...

Last week, I visited New York to see my daughter for the first time in two months since she left home for college. Unfortunately my son...

Every year, my summers at home in Japan are marked first by cherry season, then peach season, and as the days grow warmer, watermelon...

Yesterday evening, our son Haru left for his annual school-run outdoor education trip. He and his friends were, for the first time,...

There are two couples that live in Japan that I have looked up to for a long time. The first are a professor and his wife that I...

This summer I traveled to Barcelona and San Sebastián. We enjoyed some fine dining, eating at many wonderful restaurants, including one...

This past summer was one that I will not be able to forget for a long time to come. Perhaps my newfound drive to sit down and write this...