On Saturday, March 9th starting at 12:00 PM (noon), Miso Market will host Debra Samuels for a hands on demonstration on how to cook a Japanese style Lunch box using Japanese-American cuisine followed by a signing of her book, My Japanese Table: A Lifetime of Cooking with Friends and Family. Come in and Join in on the fun and learn how to cook something new!
Miso Market is in Porter Square, Cambridge 1963 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
Debra Samuels is an American cookbook author and a regular contributor to the Boston Globe. She has been a co-writer of many Japanese food culture books as well as writing her own in 2011. Debra has lived on and off in Japan and America, taking in experiences of Japanese cuisine and transferring her knowledge into an easy to interpret American style of cooking.
We will be starting the cooking demonstration at Noon, including a hands-on Bento making activity for customers to take home their own small lunch box. The activity will take between 20-40 minutes, and will run every hour (Noon, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM). We expect about 12 people to be able to participate at each demonstration. There is no participation fee, so feel free to join in if you are interested in Japanese cooking. Book signings will be held during clean-up between demonstrations and after the event (around 3-4PM). We will also have her book on sale for $27.50, as well as many cute bento supplies from Tokai for sale!
An opportunity for someone in the nonprofit sector in Japan looking for a paid overseas fellowship opportunity:
Apply for a Paid, Overseas Fellowship with Atlas Corps
Priority Deadline extended to April 1 for Japanese applicants, but applications accepted year-round Atlas Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for Fellowships in the U.S. and Latin America. They are particularly interested in rising leaders from Japan in 2013. Profiled as a “best practice” in international exchange by the Brookings Institution and featured in the Washington Post as a model social entrepreneurship program, Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 12-18 month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global leaders. Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations such as Ashoka, CARE, the Grameen Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, UNICEF, and the UN Foundation. In addition, Fellows will supplement daily knowledge with theoretical topics presented in the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab and networking with leaders from around the world. This prestigious fellowship includes a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing) and health insurance. Applications deadline is extended for Japanese applicants to April 1, to be considered for the September class, but application accepted year around.
For more details about eligibility requirements and the application process, please visit our website here.
Wesley Julian of JETAA Chicago has a Kickstarter fund for his documentary on the volunteers and relief organizations helping rebuild Tohoku post 311. Wesley (Miyagi-ken, 2008-10) is heading to Japan with a small film crew to make a video that will share the story of JET alums and others who have made and continue to make a difference in Tohoku, Japan. The fund closes on March 31.