Our next big public event is a symposium on Japanese food culture, a world record attempt at the longest California roll ever made, and an exclusive Japanese dinner at the Culinary Institute of America — all on November 8th!
CALIFORNIA ROLL — Let's bring the world record back to Cal! Assemble at 11:30am at Sather Gate and break the current record of 300 feet set in Hawaii. To sign up to be a world record setter, click on https://ucbgraduation.wufoo.com/forms/m7x3a7/. This event is co-sponsored by Cal Dining.
Dear Colleagues and Friends of CJS,
CJS Chair
Duncan Williams
ITADAKIMASU!
Join the Center for Japanese Studies for WINE AND WASHOKU, an exclusive five-course dinner featuring five of the country's top celebrity chefs, held at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, California on Sunday, November 8, 2009 from 5-8:30pm.
Acknowledging California's extraordinary contributions to the evolution of Japanese cuisine, the Center for Japanese Studies is pleased to host an exquisite gala dinner prepared by five of the most renowned chefs in contemporary restaurants. The menu draws inspiration from traditional ingredients such as rice, sake, dried bonito, nori, pickled plums and soy, yet allows for the imagination and palate to take flight.
Our honored chefs will be:
In addition to the dinner, the evening will include a lecture by Professor Ted Bestor, author of Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. This event will raise funds to ensure that CJS can continue to provide student fellowships, faculty research support, and the highest quality events on all subjects pertinent to Japanese culture, history, religion and politics.
In related news, food will be the sole focus for all CJS events on Sunday, November 8, 2009. We will begin with a roundtable discussion in the morning on the history and contemporary forms of Japanese food culture, followed by a public participatory attempt to make the world's longest California roll at Sather Gate, and end in our gala dinner in Napa. We hope it will culiminate in a sumptuous day; food for the mind, food for the soul.
For details and other events in November, please visit our events page.
Duncan Williams
Chair, Center for Japanese Studies
University of California, Berkeley