J. Kenji López-Alt

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is On Sale Now!

J. Kenji López-Alt is the Managing Culinary Director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab, and a columnist for Cooking Light. He lives in San Francisco. A New York native, Kenji cut his cooking chops the old-fashioned way by working his way up through the ranks of some of Boston's finest restaurants. With an education in science and engineering and as a former Senior Editor at Cook's Illustrated and America's Test Kitchen, Kenji is fascinated by the ways in which understanding the science of every day cooking can help improve even simple foods. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science will be released this September, followed by a second volume in September of 2017.

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Seattle and Online: Cooking Class at Book Larder for Welcome to Chinatown

  • Book Larder 4252 Fremont Avenue North Seattle, WA, 98103 United States (map)

100% of funds raised will be donated to Welcome to Chinatown. One $15 ticket= one raffle entry. THE RAFFLE CLOSES AT NOON PACIFIC TIME OCTOBER 12TH. Please scroll down to "How This Works" for more details. Thank you! 

We are excited to partner with J.Kenji López-Alt, author of the widely-acclaimed The Food Lab and, most recently, The Wok: Recipes and Techniques, to raise money for Welcome to Chinatown - a non-profit that offers pro-bono resources to small businesses in Manhattan's Chinatown. 

In this 2-hour deep-dive into wok cooking, you will learn everything from how to buy, season, and maintain a wok to how to properly wield it for quick, fiery meals. Once the basics are covered, Kenji will put the wok to action and teach you how to make Bacon and Egg Fried Rice, Yu-Xiang (Fish-Fragrant) Pork, and Stir-Fried Greens with Garlic and Ginger. There will be plenty of time for all your wok-related questions and, of course, a book signing at the end. 

HOW THIS WORKS: This is a demo-style cooking class that will be offered in-person, as well as be livestreamed free to the public via Kenji's YouTube channel. 

In-person spots will be raffled off. One $15 ticket = one raffle entry. THE RAFFLE CLOSES AT NOON PACIFIC TIME OCTOBER 12TH. Winners will be contacted and given 24 hours to claim their spot. Those who enter the raffle, but don't win, will receive a recipe packet and prep list on Friday, October 14th to follow along from home.  THE IN-PERSON CLASS WILL BE AT BOOK LARDER IN SEATTLE.

The livestream portion of class can be accessed via Kenji's YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/c/JKenjiLopezAlt). There will be a live link on his page starting at 6PM PST that will start streaming at 6:30PM PST. While the livestream will be free and open to the public, only those who enter the raffle will receive a recipe packet and prep list beforehand. 

In-person class will be limited to 20 people. Small bites of each dish will be passed around, but will not constitute a full dinner. Students will be required to wear masks during the non-eating portions of class. Please note that raffle entries are non-refundable. If you have questions, please email info@booklarder.com

Source:: https://booklarder.com/products/cooking-class-wok-cooking-with-j-kenji-lopez-alt
Earlier Event: October 14
Seattle: Book Signing at Uwajimaya
Later Event: October 25
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