A couple of weeks ago tomorrow, we visited the North Kohala area of the Big Island as part of a series I'm working on about Farmers Markets all around the island for the Hawai'i HomeGrown Food Network
When I learned that on that same afternoon, Chef Donna Maltz was offering a cooking class using as much locally grown food as possible, we jumped on it to sign up for her Cooking With Aloha from Soil to the Soul class.
The location for the class was the beautiful octagonal shaped open kitchen at the Starseed Ranch. There were 15 of us in that kitchen working at the same time, with each pair working on a different dish. Chaotic you say? Not really! Donna is such a pro that she could stop what she was doing while helping one team and look at your dish and know exactly where you were and what you needed to do!
We were assigned to make a Carrot Ginger Dill Slaw and it was delicious.
The menu was quite ambitious and the group made everything!
Aloha, Barbara, I have no idea of how to find the person both you and Jacque are looking for. I only attended the cooking class offered by Donna and her sous chef Rebecca. To get in touch with Donna Maltz, please click on the live link on her name at the top of the post.
Posted by: Sonia | March 11, 2012 at 02:17 PM
I saw the comment from Jacque Roberts. I'm also looking for a man named "Eugene I Eglevsky" who was part of a study group in the mid 1970s in the San Francisco bay area. The group was interested in studying metaphysics and spiritual subjects, lead by a woman named Sarah Chambers (now deceased). I was friend of Sarah. I would love to be touch with Eugene if anyone knows how to reach him today. He sounds like the man described by Jacque and others who were in that study group, as a "traveler" (someone who loves to travel and see new sights) and he would be about 72 today (2012).
Posted by: Barbara Taylor | March 11, 2012 at 01:59 PM
Aloha Jacque
I don't know how to reach Rebecca directly so will contact chef Donna and ask her to have Rebecca to get in touch with you.
I have your e-mail so they can contact you.
Posted by: Sonia | February 07, 2011 at 07:21 AM
Hi Rebecca,
I am wondering if you were originally from Homer Alaska? If so,I would like to speak with you about a traveler I met in 1978. He was Yarlslov Eugene Igor Eglevsky ("Blueberry Gene"). He imprinted me on a culture that he sampled in Homer. Now I am reviewing via a book about a gentleman named Brother Assiaha. Gene did not tell me much about Brother Assiaha, but he sure wanted to marry the lovely Rebecca. He would be 72 now if he is still alive. Just curious.
Regards, Jacque Roberts
Posted by: Jacque Roberts | February 06, 2011 at 07:59 PM
Claudia
Click on the link in Chef Donna's name and contact her about future classes
Posted by: Sonia | May 21, 2010 at 03:27 PM
I'd be interested to know of any future cooking classes. Sounded fun.
Posted by: Claudia | May 21, 2010 at 03:11 PM