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Private Cooking class and Hot Pot Presentation with Chef Tadashi Ono of Matsuri for winner and 9 friends (10 total)

Tadashi Ono is a celebrated chef who has won plaudits for both his Japanese and French cooking in The New York Times, Gourmet, Food & Wine and other publications. Born and raised in Tokyo, Tadashi began training as a chef at the age of sixteen. He moved to Los Angeles in the eighties, cooking at the innovative French-Japanese fusion restaurant Le Petite Chaya and the legendary L'Orangerie.

Relocating to New York, he became the executive chef of La Caravelle, one of America's top French restaurants. After nine years there, Tadashi felt the pull of his Japanese cooking roots and opened up the fine dining restaurant Sono. In 2003 he launched Matsuri, where he introduced vibrant, modern Japanese cooking to wide acclaim. Tadashi is also the coauthor of "Japanese Hot Pots," (Ten Speed Press) a cookbook about Japan's beloved comfort food, which will be published in October 2009. Besides cooking, Tadashi is an accomplished potter and avid student of Japanese food culture. He considers the legendary Japanese chef, ceramicist and author Rosanjin his mentor and inspiration.

Matsuri means 'festival' in Japanese -- gatherings of family, friends and communities that take place throughout the year. Whether celebrating the harvest, holidays, children, flowers or the stars, matsuri is a time to shake off the serious business of life and to enjoy the pleasure of company.

In Japan, Matsuri is a state of mind where any day can be turned into a celebration. It's a sensibility that has inspired Matsuri and the dishes we serve. Matsuri introduces a world of cooking beyond its amazing sushi selection. Exuberant, fun and stylish, Matsuri also ushered in a Japanese tapas cuisine, a procession of plates anything but fussy: ingredient driven, modern but informed by tradition, flavorful, surprising, sophisticated and utterly engaging. Late night, Matsuri's Sakana menu of Japanese small plates compliment a wide selection of sake and shochu. With New York's only sake sommelier, Matsuri's sake selection is the largest in the city.

Matsuri has quickly won a devoted following for its vibrant, contemporary cooking and defined a new style of Japanese dining in New York.

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Additional shipping fee of $3 applies to this item. Valid until October 2011. Based on Chef's availability