Tastings from 'The Korean Table' November 6, 2008

Tastings from 'The Korean Table'

Thursday, November 6, 2008
6:00 PM–6:30 PM * Registration and Reception
6:30 PM–8:00 PM * Cooking Demonstration and Tasting

The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)

With Americans discovering savory, authentic Korean dishes like bulgogi (marinated barbecue beef), kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage or radish) and bibimbap (mixed rice and vegetables), Korean cuisine is a growing presence on the nation's culinary scene.

Cooking teacher TaeKyung Chung and chef Debra Samuels, authors of the new cookbook The Korean Table (Tuttle, 2008), will guide home cooks through the process of making delicious, no-fuss Korean favorites like scallion pancakes, mandu (Korean dumplings) and simmered beef short ribs at this cooking demonstration and tasting session.

$20 for members and students, $25 for nonmembers
(Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5.)

For more information or to register for the program, contact Patrick Clair at (212) 759-7525, ext. 328, or patrick.ny@koreasociety.org.

About the Presenters

Debra Samuels is a chef, food writer and co-author of The Korean Table. She is the founder of Eats Meets West, a successful catering firm. Working at the Boston Children's Museum since 1992, Samuels developed the museum's popular Kids Are Cooking series and in 2003 produced The Power of Eating Right, a nutrition and cooking guide for teens. Her articles appear regularly in The Boston Globe as well as in numerous Japanese magazines and journals.

TaeKyung Chung is a Tokyo-based cooking teacher, food consultant and co-author of The Korean Table. She has been teaching Korean cooking for 20 years and is well-known in Japan for her innovative and
health-focused approach to Korean cuisine. Chung has published two cookbooks in Japanese and is a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines. Chung has also worked giving public presentations on kimchi for the Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation and Korea Tourism Organization.

Official Website: http://www.koreasociety.org/contemporary_issues/contemporary_issues/tastings_from_the_korean_table.html