Every Thursday

:: Let's Cook with Hideki! ::

Students will learn to cook with leftover ingredients sitting in your refrigerator and/or pantry. This is a bcKushi Institute (KI) kitchen style cooking class. Each student must bring at least one ingredient and your own knife.

Read the blog about this class!

The ingredients we use are all organic or non-sprayed brought at farmers markets or local natural food stores.

Place: studio mugen
2610-A 23rd St. Santa Monica, CA 90405
Date: Every Thursday (except June 17)
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm (start eating from 1:00-1:30pm to 3:00-3:30pm)

Fee: $35 per person

RSVP: Email us your name and phone number by Tuesday before the class.

What to Bring: Please bring at least one ingredient (preferably organic produce/product) and your own knife (Hideki will examine it!). Also, please bring warm socks or indoor slippers as we ask everyone to take off shoes at the door, a pen and paper to take some notes, and a dinner plate and chopsticks or utensils of your choice (if you are planning to leave before we finish eating, bring tupperware so that you can take it home).

*Hideki Kawai had taught macrobiotics as a head chef at Kushi Institute, Becket, Massachusetts for 22 years. Joined Eric and Sanae's project in Santa Monica and North Fork in August 2009. Enjoy to cook and teach from his experience.

:: Vegan Macrobiotic Lunch with Sanae & Hideki! ::

We are offering Vegan Macrobiotic full meal lunch by reservation only. This is the great opportunity for you to try the macrobiotic food outside deck when weather is nice and have chance to ask macrobiotics questions to Sanae and Hideki. If you just want to pick up the food as “take out meal”, please bring your containers.

Typical seasonal menu is:
1. Soup
2. Whole grains/products
3. Vegetables dishes
(included Root vegetables, Land vegetables, Green leafy vegetables)
4. Bean/products
5. Sea vegetable
and more

Date: Every Thursday (except June 17)
Time: from 1:00-1:30pm to 3:00-3:30pm
Location: Studio mugen 2610A 23rd St. Santa Monica, Ca, 90405

Fee: $25 per person

Cancellation Policy:
(for both "Let's Cook with Hideki" & "Macrobiotic Lunch with Sanae & Hideki")
Full refund can only be given if a cancellation notice is received by 6 pm on Wednesday (a day before the class/lunch). However, only 50% of the fee will be refunded for a missed class/lunch or if a notice is received after 6 pm on Wednesday (a day before the class/lunch). If the payment has not been yet submitted, please mail us a $17.50/$12.50 (50% of the fee) check payable to mugen LLC to:

mugen LLC
2610-A 23rd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Saturday, June 12

:: Basic Macrobiotic Cooking Class ::

In this class, you will learn how to cook basic whole grains, seasonal whole grains, a condiment, seasonal miso soup and learn basic knowledge of yin and yang. You will get to taste everything Eric and Sanae make! Check out the blog about this class! The ingredients we use are all organic or non-sprayed brought at farmers markets or local natural food stores. Place: studio mugen 2610 23rd St. Santa Monica, CA 90405 Date: Saturday, June 12 Time: 2 pm - 4:30 pm
	Example of what we cook
Early Registration Fee : $50 (RSVP by 6 pm on June 8) Standard Fee: $65 RSVP: Email us your name and phone number by 6 pm on Thursday, May 27. What to Bring: Please bring warm socks or indoor slippers as we ask everyone to take off shoes at the door, a pen and paper to take some notes, and a dinner plate and chopsticks or utensils of your choice (if you are planning to leave before we finish eating, bring tupperware so that you can take it home). Cancellation Policy: Refunds can only be given if a cancellation notice is received by 6 pm on Tuesday, June 8. You may take a credit for another class (within 3 months) if a notice is received between 6 pm on Tuesday, June 8 and 6 pm on Thursday, June 10. However, a refund or credit will not be given for a missed class or if a notice is received after 6 pm on Thursday, June 10. Also, we can cancel the class due to low registration which a full refund wil be given.

Sunday, June 13

:: Seed Community Clean-up (SCC) ::

Sanae has started Seed Community Clean-up (SCC) which will be held once a month, to help beautify the neighborhood and get the Venice community involved in something special. You will get 10% off your lunch or free organic tea or coffee at seed or a Remedy Drink Mini-Lecture/Tasting for free if you join us for SCC! Our goal is to clean up the beach as well when we have more people to join us. In the meantime, let’s cleanup the neighborhood before the trash gets to the ocean!

Place: SEED Kitchen
1604 Pacific Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010
Time: 10 am - 11 pm (ish)

What to bring: Trash bag, gloves, broom, dustpan, sunscreen, hat, etc.

Note: if it is raining steadily at the start time, the cleanup will be cancelled.

Sunday, June 13 & Sunday, June 28

:: Vegan Macrobiotic Community Meetup with Sanae ::

We have started a meetup group that you can join to get updates on the awesome topics sanae will cover. Whether you are new and experienced in veganism and macrobiotics. Come share stories and your experiences with others in the community, make new friends and share delious macrobitic food.

Subject: TBA

For registration, please visit:
http://www.meetup.com/Vegan-Macrobiotic-Community-Meetup-Group

Place: seed
1604 Pacific Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
Time (June 13): 11 am - 12 pm
Time (June 28): 7 pm - 8 pm
Fee: $5.00 Suggested donation for Sanae's time and help with answering your personal questions.

Sunday, June 14

:: Eric & Sanae's Lecture at Co-opportunity ::

Eric and Sanae will have a lecture for Co-opportunity, for their "Food for Thought" speaker series event. For details, please contact to Co-opportunity.

Subject: TBA

Place: Sha'arei Am- The Santa Monia Synagogue
1448 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2010
Time: 7 pm - 8 pm