In september 92, when I arrived in Japan, I worked in a japanese restaurant. It has been a very good experience (a bit more than 2 years). I gained some knowledge of Japanese cuisine and a little base of the Japanese language. But as I was doing so, I had a dream:
why not teaching occidental cuisine in english!!!
So this is what I have been doing, since February 95. First, not on a full time schedule but with time I could stop teaching english and concentrate on my cooking activities.
I developed a menu: until now, about 250 recipes from different countries around the world excluding Japan, China and Korea. Mostly, they are not too difficult to do.
I had to consider the ingredients problem. Some of the imported ingredients are quite difficult to obtain (we live far from the main centers) so I had to restrain my choices.
Cooking for and with Japanese house-wifes required me to adjust my doing. These adjustments are simple concessions in regards with Japanese taste: cutting down on sugar in desserts, adding some sugar in main dishes or reducing the vinegar quantities, I also had to go easy on the herbs/spice quantities (some have scary tastes for Japanese people).... Servings must also be re-considered (small individual portions are more likely to be appreciated).
I am including, in this Home Page, some of my choices.This list includes the recipes I have experienced with my students and for which I have a Japanese translation, they are in English/Japanese.
Some of them will be presented in this Page on an other bilingual base (English-French). As for the others, they will eventualy be added or if you are interested, just write me a note in my Mail Box and I will send them to you.
Want to know about Cooking ?
ClassFrancois and the students prepare the food together ; followed by a degustation |
Demo (Demonstration)Francois shows how to prepare the food ; followed by a degustation |
CateringFrancois and his assistants prepare the food; most before, some on site (full meal) |
FoodLight for a regular class and for a demo. Full meal for a catering |
MenuChanges every month and will be adjusted to the requests |
Food TalkFrancois will meet with you, bring some samples with the recipes. Everyone will talk about it |
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Your HomeIf you have a large enough kitchen |
Community CenterThe easiest way is, for you, to rent a kitchen in your local Community Center. You can do so for regular or special events as: Party - Large class - Speech & Demo - Training - Festival - Ect...... |
In a nice Mountain EnvironmentCome to Fukuoka Town. François will receive small groups in his kitchen * * * For nature lovers there are modern spacious chalets available in Tsukechi (with a special "hot bath" visit in an "Onsen" in Gero) * * * For english students (cram school) we have access to a very attractive place in a small village: Higashi Shirakawa |
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Small Groups (up to 8)Friends who like to meet together - Club groups - High school reunion groups |
Large Groups (up to 24.... 4 teams of 6)Organized classes Community groups School classes |
All ages.....Seniors who want to have a good time Adults (house keepers or not....) Adults and children (as young as 3 or 4 years old) Children (from elementary levels) |
English StudentsStudents from cram schools (Juku) College or High school students |
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PLACE |
CLASS |
DEMO |
CATERING* |
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Francois Kitchen (Ena-Gun Gifu-Ken) 6 to 8 people |
¥ 20,000 |
¥ 20,000 |
¥ 30,000 |
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Your Home 6 to 8 people |
¥ 30,000 |
¥ 30,000 |
¥ 30,000 + Ingredients |
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Community Center 1 Team |
¥ 30,000 |
¥ 30,000 |
¥ 30,000 + Ingredients |
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Community Center 2 Teams |
¥ 35,000 |
¥ 35,000 |
¥ 30,000 + Ingredients |
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Community Center 3 Teams |
¥ 40,000 |
¥ 40,000 |
¥ 30,000 + Ingredients |
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Community Center 4 Teams |
¥ 45,000 |
¥ 45,000 |
¥ 30,000 + Ingredients |
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Be Green ** Tsukechi 6 to 8 people |
¥ 100,000 |
¥ 100,000 |
¥ 130,000 |
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Be Green ** Tsukechi 12 to 16 people |
¥ 150,000 |
¥ 150,000 |
¥ 200,000 |
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Komorebi Furusato ** Higashi Shirakawa (for cram school students) |
¥ 13,000 per person |
¥ 13,000 per person |
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* Catering services always have the same base, the final cost depends on the menus and on the number of guests (Maximum of 25 people)
** Overnight Stay
NOTE : These prices apply for the Tono area only. For any place outside Tono area travelling costs will be added
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ADDRESS |
TELEPHONE |
FAX |
CELLULAR |
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F.F.T. 998-2 Tase Fukuoka-Cho Ena-Gun Gifu-Ken 508-0201 |
0573-72-4326 |
0573-72-4326 |
Mrs Misaki Mukai Manager 090-8867-2800 |
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