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Akzent host Wok Star cooking class (Updated)

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Architect/owner, Cristina Raidt and Wok Star Eleanor at AKZENT showroom

AKZENT exclusively showcases Zeyko’s beautifully, handcrafted kitchens made in the Blackforest of Germany. Even though the showroom closed soon after this class (very sad), AKZENT is still operating! You can contact Cristina through her website and tell her Wok Star sent you. Cristina is a true Super Woman, she has 4 kids and still manage a Zeyko showroom in Costa Rica as well as helping her husband’s business. She is from Costa Rico and studied architecture in Germany in German (not her mother tongue!) Amazing, as an entrepreneur, I really appreciate what she’s accomplished.

Akzent, Coral Gables

Akzent
Handcrafted German kitchens, eco-friendly

Akzent – Country Pannacotta

Cristina Raidt, architect/owner
host
Wok Star Cooking Class with Eleanor Hoh
A perfect combination of socializing, entertaining, learning
a beautiful setting and lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon…
Cristina and Peter Raidt checking me out!

Saturday, October 24 12pm-3pm
Akzent
40 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Akzent – Eiche

You’ll learn how to make quick, easy, weeknight,
one-dish meals with little cleanup!

This class is targeted towards:
– architects and designers (many who have attended are Wok Stars!)
– people who are into cooking and kitchens and
– busy professionals!

Enjoy Rainbow Lettuce Wrap Appetizer with Gancia Prosecco
Using fresh ingredients, a few seasonings and a sizzling, cast iron wok.
Wok Star’s failproof, NO-recipe technique that’s fun and creative.

A Wok Star Kit will get you started so you can Be A Wok Star!

4 dishes paired with
Gancia Prosecco (sponsored by The Other Wine and spirits)
and Fiji Water
Wok Star Eleanor laughs it up
Wok Star Eva wokin’ veggies for tilapia dish
(photo by Cristina)

Wok Star Eva got her Wok Star Kit and here are her comments:

I have been quite busy with the wok…My husband loves it. He even told me that he had been waiting for this kind of cooking for years!

Tonight was another great meal, salmon with eggplant, bok choy and cherry tomatoes in the sweet Currysimple sauce. Dinner was done in 10 minutes. It was delicious!

I made for them beef stir fry Sunday for lunch and my oldest even ate the asparragus and carrots. I couldn’t believe it!

Wok Star Eva and hot, flyin’ wok action!
Wok Star Eleanor cooking tilapia fish in brown bean sauce.
(photo by Cristina)

Visit class for details, menu and payment options.
Reservations and prepayment required
Plse commit NOW so you’re not disappointed
Class is filling up fast.

If you’re thinking of coming to a Wok Star Class or want to give a gift certificate(great for any occasion), these
photos from that class will give you an idea of what to expect. Angie Chen, studying to be an art director at The Miami Ad School kindly took them to share with us.

“This is my flickr link to Album “Wok Star Oct. 24”.
I really love to take pictures in your class and feel the energy from those people who love to cook!
Thank you for inviting me! Wish to join another amazing class as soon as possible :)”

Eleanor has appeared on CBS, NBC, Fox & Friends, Plum TV.
Radio interviews incl. Martha Stewart Living and WLRN.
Demonstrations incl. Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Epicure Market,
Coconut Grove Art Festival, Las Olas Wine and Food Festival.
Video review by Eating Well.
Class review by Jackie Sayet for New Times Short Order Blog
as well as numerous Miami food bloggers:
The Amateur Gastronomer
Mango and Lime
Miami Dish – view slide show and audio bite interview
The Mighty Blonde

Hope to see you there…
Wok Star Eleanor

Father's Day Gift Idea

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SHIN
4500 Biscayne Blvd, #200, Midtown Miami, FL 33137


Dads can be Wok Stars too!

For this Father’s Day, I want to thank my Dad for giving me the gift of teaching my cooking style to people around the world!

Show your appreciation for your Dad and treat him to my Wok Star Cooking Class he’ll treasure for the rest of his life!

Just a bit of background about my Dad’s cooking style…
My Dad and Mom’s cooking styles were very different. Mom is a home cook and I learned to cook from her but my Dad had a unique style all of his own. He had a repertoire of a few dishes but REALLY made them well. He was very eccentric and used expensive gourmet ingredients that would give my Mom heart palpitations. Oops, that’s another blog for another time, nudge me to write it.

Great Father’s Day Gift Idea…
Wok Star Cooking Class with Eleanor Hoh
A perfect combination of socializing, entertainment and learning

Wednesday, June 24 : 7pm-10pm
$55 per person
4 dishes paired with
Gancia Prosecco (new sponsor), Tiger Beer and Fiji Water
EXTRA HIGHLIGHT: Sifu Chad Bailey will give us his take on Chinese herbs

SHIN
Few spaces left, first come, first served basis…

Reservations and prepayment required
Click to book your class, buy a gift certificate and view menu

Crash course in recipe-free, stir fry technique to make weeknight, quick, easy, healthy, delicious, sizzling wok meals in a lightweight, cast iron wok with little cleanup. Get tips on how to organize ingredients, work-space and get the scoop on Asian ingredients and where to find them.

Wok Star Kits will be available so you and your Dad can go home and start being Wok Stars right away!
OR if your Dad is not in Miami, gift him the Kit which has my complete cooking classes and the wok set, EASY.

Thanks to Gancia Prosecco, Tiger Beer and Fiji Water for providing pairings to go with my dishes, they add a nice touch to my event and my guests and I appreciate it.

May Events (Updated) – Wok Star appearances

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Street Festival is FREE
$75 admission for wine and food tastings with over 60 restaurants
proceeds to benefit American Lung Association

The new Culinary Pavilion is on the corner of SE 9th Avenue and Las Olas Blvd. Do come out and join us in this very worthy cause to raise funds for American Lung Association. There are Romero Britto posters and festival tee shirts, all very affordable and you can never have enough tee-shirts! I love to support causes I believe in and donate gift certificates to many auctions. My Dad passed away from lung cancer, so Dad, this one’s for you.

Join me for a delicious, Pineapple Stir Fried Rice, an all-time favorite and most requested dish. Find out the “secrets to a successful stir-fry” using my Wok Star Kit, get a tasting, a free recipe postcard, a San-J tamari sampling and a chance to ask questions. See schedule for line up of wonderful chefs below.

3 – 4 Wok Star Eleanor Hoh

4 – 5 Chef Hugh Sinclair, Caribbean Cuisine, Personal Chef, Iriespice, Inc.

5 – 6 Joy Sterling, Iron Horse Vineyards

6 – 7 Milo Rodriguez, Master Mixologist, Bombay Sapphire Gin

7 – 8 Chef Alex M. Gulal, Executive Chef, Grill Room on Las Olas .Riverside Hotel

8 – 9 Chef Jean Pierre, CEO, Owner , Chef Jean Pierre Cooking School, Viking Range Celebrity Chef

9 – 10 Chef Paula DaSilva, 3030 Ocean Restaurant at Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & contestant on national TV Hell’s Kitchen with Chef Gordon Ramsay

Visakhabucha Day Ceremony
Wat Buddharangsri of Miami
15200 SW 240th St, Miami, FL 33032
source and photo : watmiami.org

I’ve been to many events at this Buddhist Temple and it’s always fun and very serene and peaceful. There will be a few Thai families offering lunch so you can purchase from them but PLEASE remember to donate something towards the Temple! Visit their website for other events throughout the year and I hope to be there…

Visakhabucha Day is considered the most important day in Buddhism because it combines three important days of the Buddha’s life. These days are The Day of Birth, Enlightenment Day, and The Day of Death (Parinipana).

On this day please bring food and dessert to offer the monks and to share with others. The schedule for these days are as follows:

Sunday May 10th, 2009
10:30 a.m. Monks chanting in Pali and laypeople taking “RUB SIL”, monks collect alms.
11:00 a.m. “TUK BARD” (Offering foods to the monks in the alm bowl), followed by lunch for the laypeople.
1:00 p.m. “Wien Thien” (To walk/meditate around the religious hall with candle, incense and flowers in remembrance of the Triple Gem in the evening of the Vesak full moon day) ceremony, followed by the Dharma teachings (in Thai).
6:00 p.m. Monks and laypeople do evening chanting and meditation.

Practicing the Dharma and chanting is a way of building and accumulating your own inner power, peace and happiness that will be with you for eternity. We hope you can join us on this important occasion.

16th Asian Food Fair & Cultural Show
Sat. & Sun.May 9-10
$10 admission
51 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444

I’ve not attended this event before but looks very interesting. Let me know what you think if you go. On their site, it looks more Indian, I love Indian food, yummy.

JAPAN CULTURE WEEK
FREE and open to the public
May 11th – 16th, 2009
The Alliance Francaise de Miami
618 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL. 33130
(305) 859-8760

Source: excerpt from press release issued by Japanese Consulate

For a complete schedule of activities, please contact (305) 530-9090 or check their website.

Wok Star cooking presentation, Friday May 15: 6:30pm-7:00pm when there is a sushi competition. There will be famous sushi chefs from local restaurants. Chefs will compete for the honor of Florida’s top sushi chef live on stage in the SushiMasters Florida Regional Competition. Attendees of this competition can sample delicious Japanese and Asian-fusion delicacies.

This week-long celebration to share Japan’s traditional and contemporary culture. Activities and exhibitions will highlight the best in Japanese art, music, photography, dance, fashion, martial arts, anime, robot technology, and cuisine.

Also, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens will host an evening
full of wonderful activities designed with the museum in mind. Visitors will witness a special tea ceremony presentation and are invited to participate in an exclusive raffle and receive coupons for discounts in admission – courtesy of the Morikami Museum.

Link
Great Mother’s Day (May 10) Gift Idea…
Wok Star cooking class
Saturday, May 23: 12pm-3pm
$55 per person
Click here for reservations and prepayment or to buy a gift certificate

My latest thing is to bring together interesting groups in unique spaces. People are constantly saying one of the best things about my classes is how lovely it is to meet other neat folks, it’s like an exclusive, private party.

So, if you want to come…spaces are on a first come, first served basis, prepayment will guarantee your space(s). So, please don’t leave till last minute and be disappointed when you cannot get in…commit now.

Arclinea
upscale Italian kitchens by designer, Antonio Citterio
3140 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33134

A perfect combination of socializing, entertaining and learning

Crash course in a recipe-free, stir fry technique to make weeknight, quick, easy meals in a lightweight, cast iron wok with little cleanup. You’ll see how everyday dinners can be delicious by simply using readily available fresh ingredients and a few seasonings. Get tips on how to organize ingredients, work-space and get the scoop on Asian ingredients. There’s a door prize for a lucky winner.

Wok Stars say “easy style” is very liberating and encourages them to be expressive, creative and to improvise.

Dining at home is much cheaper, cozier and healthier, plus you know what’s going into your food and you can cook it exactly how you like it! Even better when cooked in an Arclinea kitchen!!!

A Wok Star Kit will get you started so you can BE A WOK STAR! (also name of my blog)

3 dishes savored with Tiger Beer and Fiji Water
Rainbow lettuce wrap appetizer with ground turkey, hoisin sauce & crunchy pumpkin seeds
Simple Asian veggie stir fry served with soy chicken & char siu (roast pork)
Shrimp with asparagus, carrot & topped with cashews
Tilapia with zucchini, squash & bell peppers in spicy, brown bean sauce

For more details of Eleanor’s personal appearances as well as TV, radio and reviews:

Look forward to meeting you at this class…
Eleanor