Philip Gelb: Cooking class Saturday and upcoming dinner/concerts

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a couple of seats are available for Saturday's cooking class. Details are below.new dinner/concerts on the schedule including Stuart Dempster and Kris Tiner/Phillip Greenlief duet!We are now offering our homemade tempeh to other chefs and home cooks. If you eat at Milleneum, this weekend, please try the tempeh specials!! :)Please contact me if you are interested in acquiring tempeh for your restaurant, catering business or home. Freshly, artisan made tempeh is very different than the pasteurized, packaged stuff you may be used to.Recently started a new food blog and are posting a recipe almost every day. Also writing reviews of books, restaurants and other food politics. http://philipgelb.blogspot.com/please join our newly formed fan page on facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Oakland-CA/In-the-Mood-for-Food-vegan-catering-and-dinnerconcerts/141519756314?ref=tsupcoming dinner/concertsSunday, February 14, Valentines day! Chris Caswell (harp) February 27 Mari Kimura - violin, computerSaturday, March 6, 2010 Anicent Future (Matthew Monfort - guitar; Mariah Parker - dulcimer) (menu coming soon)Saturday, March 27 Kris Tiner/Phillip Greenlief solos and duets (menu coming soon)Saturday, May 15 Stuart Dempster solo trombone!! (menu coming soon)Cooking Class ScheduleSaturday, January 30 winter Japanese menuSaturday February 20 Thai menumany more to be added next announcementPerformance

scheduleFebruary 10New York Cityperforming a live soundtrack for Yasujiro Ozu's film, "Passing Fancy" with Lori Goldston - cello and Greg Campbell - percussion.late March, performances in Portland and Corvalis Oregon with Dana Reason - piano, Tim Duroche - percussionFriday, January 228 pmGyan Riley guitar sololimited seating for 20$55/person, BYOBSoupWild Mushroom w/ crustinimade with freshly foraged Chanterelles from the Oakland hillssecondRancho Gordo Yellow Indian Woman bean pattiessmoked chipotle saucesauteed radichiosaladblood orange fennel watrcress with blood orange dressingfourth coursetempeh and choy sum stir fried in black bean sauce served in a fried taro basketdessert"cheese" cakepears poached in wine and spicesSaturday, January 23, 20107 pm$55/personbyobGyan Riley- guitarsouppotato

sorrelsecond coursecollard leaf stuffed with wild rice, fried tofu served with grated daikon, homemade chili oil and mirin/shoyu dipping sauceentreeThai Red Curry (homemade coconut milk, homemade red curry paste, homemade tempeh and seasonal vegetables served in an edible dumpling squash bowlmixed grainsdessertnut stuffed apples, baked in wine, cider and spices.rosewater saffron rosewater ice creamSunday February 146 pmValentines Night5 courses of aphrodesiac foods along with the renowned harp player and maker, Chris Caswell!our third Valentines event. Returning to the series is the world renowned harp player and maker, Chris Caswell!!this is the tenative menu we will be building from:starteryuzu-sichuan peppecorn truffle rolled in matchasoupmaitake mushroom with silken tofu and lotus root tempura served in an iron pot for 2saladblood

orange-fennel-watercress with blood orange dressingpastachocolate ravioli!chocolate pasta filled with our delectable almond "ricotta" and raisins and pine nuts.entreeyuba roll stuffed with homemade tempeh and vegetablesstir fried choy sum with gingerspiced acorn squash pureeconcert: Chris Caswell - harpdessertlots of chocolate TBASaturday, February 27, 2010Visiting us from New York City where she is currently professor of music at Julliard, Tokyo native, Mari Kimura in a rare west coast appearance! http://marikimura.comMari Kimura - violin, computer7 pmlimited seating for 20$55/person byobfirst coursetbasecond course roasted spice crusted portabellomashed roasted root vegetablesalmond - saikyo miso-yuzu saucethird coursetbadesserttbaCooking class scheduleeach class

is starting at noon, $40/person, limited space for 8. Classes are fully hands on with each student making and consuming each dish.Saturday, January 30winter Japanese menuadzuki kabocha soupyudofu (kyoto style tofu dish cooked in stock in a nabe potburdock root pickled with sichuan peppercorns and sesame seedsspicy lotus root pickleshow to make amazake and amazake ginger drinkgreen tea muffinsSaturday February 20Thai menumake your own coconut milkmake your own red curry pastered curry soup with fried tempeh, kabocha and long beanslemongrass veggie stir fryPhilip Gelbphil510 393 6096http://philipgelb.blogspot.com/http://philipgelb.comhttp://myspace.com/philipgelbhttp://myspace.com/inthemoodforfoodThis is the PR list for Philip Gelb, shakuhachi player and vegetarian chef. To be removed, please send an email with "remove" in the subject line