vegan cooking class, tofu, sept 16

[Guest guest]

Hands-on " The Art of Cooking with Tofu "

 

Event Tuesday, September 16th 2008 at 6:30pm

Instructor: Chef Philip Gelb

Price: $65

Duration: 2 1/2 hours

 

For his first class at Kitchen on Fire Chef Philip will focus on a

very old ingredient that has been used in China and Japan for a very

long time, tofu. Tofu is basically a cheese made from soybeans. We

will learn how to make tofu from dried soybeans, going through the

steps of producing " Milk " out of the beans and then coagulating and

molding the curds into tofu in the same way that cheese is produced

from milk.

We will then make a wonderful soup with the homemade tofu and maitake

mushrooms. We will discuss the different types of tofu that are

produced in Japan and China and make several dishes using them,

savory and sweet producing an entire 4 course meal based around this

incredible ingredient that is now widely consumed in the US and many

parts of hte world by vegetariand and omnivores.

 

Menu

how to make homemade tofu

Tofu-Maitake Soup

Tofu Steaks with Snow Peas and Shitake

Vegan Fritatta w/ Caramelized Onions, Zuchini and Pine Nuts

Vegan Cheesecake

 

Chef Philip Gelb

 

Philip Gelb is a vegan chef with his own personal chef and catering

business, In The Mood for Food which he started 4 years ago providing

anything from an intimate dinner for 2 to a large event for 200. He

focuses on local, seasonal, organic ingredients to produce menus

fusing traditional ideas from Japan, China, Southeast Asia with a

vivid imagination and a flair for delightful, innovative culinary

treats. Although he is a self taught chef, he has been teaching

cooking for several years. In addition to his work as a chef, Philip

Gelb is also a professional musician and music teacher with an

international reputation having performed all over the US and in

Japan, Canada and Europe and has released over 10 CDs under his own

name and appearing on dozens of others.

 

 

 

Philip Gelb

vegetarian chef

shakuhachi player, teacher

phil

http://philipgelb.com

http://myspace.com/inthemoodforfood

http://myspace.com/philipgelb

http://www.yelp.com/biz/in-the-mood-for-food-oakland