At this point we'd like to say THANK YOU!!! to all of you who have come out to our events and supported us so far. Nakayoshi also appreciates the continued support of other Bay Area JA and API community organizations that have helped us along the way. We've come a long way in our first year, and look forward to another year of continued growth and successful events.
Finally, before we get into event announcements, Nakayoshi would like to direct some of your attention to recent developments in the future of San Francisco's Japantown. A draft of the Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan was recently completed and is up for endorsement by the San Francisco Planning Commission on June 25th, 2009. This plan proposes many changes that will have a significant effect on the future of Japantown, including tearing down the Japan Center Mall and building market-rate condominiums in the neighborhood. Many members of the community are concerned that implementation of the current draft of the Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan would permanently displace many of the small businesses and replace many of the buildings that make Japantown what it is today. Nakayoshi strongly encourages everyone to educate themselves on the Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan and the approval process, but more importantly, we encourage you to raise your voice and be heard if you are concerned about the future of our community. More information on the JBNP is available at the SF city government website at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=57149
Join Nakayoshi for a trip to the SF Asian Art Museum for their "Matcha" event series. This Thursday's event features tea and sake, in tandem with its current exhibit Lords of the Samurai:"Quench your summer thirst with all things sake and tea. Savor a sake tasting and multi-media presentation by Kirsten Shilakes, art history lecturer with an expertise in the visual history of the culinary arts. Sip, learn, and chat with Miwa Wang, sake sommelier and manager of True Sake, about the nuanced tastes and bouquets of sake. Stroll the galleries, see Lords of the Samurai, discover a Japanese tea ceremony showcasing matcha, a powdered green tea and namesake of our program.For more information: http://www.asianart.org/ma
Observe its meticulous preparation and whisk your own. Dip into a talk on tea ceremony and warrior culture, join a docent conversation, or relax with a sake-tini, friends, and DJ-spun music.
For you discerning oenophiles in Nakayoshi and everyone else looking for a networking event to mingle with other great folks involved with the API community, Nakayoshi will be at the Wine Tasting with the Asian American Community event this Friday in San Francisco.
Into fishing? Do you like helping kids out? Join Nakayoshi as we assist the SF JACL and Nisei Fishing Club put on their annual Youth Fishing Derby at the San Pablo Dam Reservoir in the East Bay! Volunteers will be needed to help set up the potluck picnic site and help parent chaperones oversee fishing activities for youth ages 8-12.
We are looking for up to 4 volunteers to assist at the 11th annual Japanese Classical Music Peformance fundraiser for the Si Ko Kai Christ Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Volunteers are needed to assist in setup and breakdown and are invited to enjoy the classical Japanese music performance. Let us know if you can help out!Wednesday, June 24, 2009
6:30 - 8:30 pm
San Francisco Ferry Building
The humble wheat noodles, originally from China, were radically re-invented by Momofuku Ando. Affectionately known in Japan as Noodle Papa, Ando developed new technology to make instant ramen noodles, all the while believing that: "Peace will come to the world when people have enough to eat."
Our panel of noodle experts will explore how a dish born of extreme need after World War II was transformed into a meal of luxury, endless regional specialties, and then, finally, an iconic convenience food.
Come join the conversation with:
Eric Nakamura, publisher and co-editor, Giant Robot magazine
Andy Raskin, author, The Ramen King and I
George Solt, assistant professor of history, New York University
Thy Tran (moderator), director, Asian Culinary Forum
Delica rf-1 will provide Japanese nibbles and drinks, and Book Passage will be onsite to sell copies of The Ramen King and I.
Text taken from : http://www.asianculinaryforum.org
