Senegal Meets Japan

Saturday, July 29 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Kinokuniya New York – 1073 Avenue of the Americas (between 40th and 41st Streets)

Admission: Free

Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam and his longtime friend Japanese chef Machiko Chiba discuss the ways in which their respective culinary cultures reflect and relate to one another. Join them for a cooking demonstration using Chiba’s Cook-Zen microwave pot, and learn how to make sushi with the ancient West African grain fonio.

The event is presented by Lake Isle Press, publishers of books related to cooking, health, and art.