The Return of the Tofu Making Class
Since last year’s was such a success, we’ve finagled our way into Hodo Soy’s test kitchen for another round!
Join us Tuesday, February 21st from 6:00 to 9:00pm at Hodo Soy Beanery, 2923 Adeline Street in Oakland, for an evening of tofu exploration with founder and tofu master Minh Tsai.
The night begins as we fill our tummies with a spread of Minh and Hodo Soy’s wonderful food while Minh introduces us to all things tofu.  He will discuss the fascinating story of tofu in America, …

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Ever tried making your own pasta? Homemade pasta is simple and delicious, requiring only a handful of ingredients to get phenomenal results. People have made pasta at home for centuries, let’s recapture and relearn this simple skill so we can pass it on.
In this very hands-on workshop, we will learn how to make pasta from scratch.  We will make flat-sheet pasta step by step: making the dough, kneading, rolling it out, cutting, and finally cooking it.  Then, do a tasting to discover how the ingredients as well as the rolling …

Another great workshop! Thanks to all our guests.
Last June, a couple dozen of us gathered for a grandfather workshop led by Arrigo Benedetti, who demonstrated how people from his home region of Emilia-Romagna use green walnuts to make a liqueur known as nocino (the name comes from noce, the Italian word for walnut). Arrigo is back to reprise his demonstration on two separate occasions, this time with some examples of nocino made commercially in Italy, as well as the homemade version he made last year.
This year’s nocino workshops will …

Sunday May 30, 2010
Another terrific workshop with Chef Peter Jackson. Many thanks to him, our host, and our guests. It was as worthwhile as it was delicious and it WAS delicious! Recipe here.
More workshops with Chef Peter Jackson are planned. Look for them at SlowFoodBerkeley.com or subscribe to our mailing list.
This was the second in a two-part Cajun Grandmother’s (‘maw-maw’) workshop series, taught by Peter Jackson of Oakland’s Miss Pearl’s Jam House. In this workshop, as the zydeco harmonies subside in Jazzfest’s wake, join us to learn to make authentic …