Conquer cold weather with warm and comforting recipes for traditional chicken and salmon hot pots from Matsuri chef Tadashi Ono. 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.

Shiho Masuda is an artist/designer based in New York City specializing in paper and party designs. Known for her elaborate gift wrapping packages, she has worked with diverse corporate and celebrity clients. She currently gives classes and demonstrations around the city on gift wrapping, scrap booking, and craft design. For photos of her work as well as, please visit her website at: www.shihomasuda.com The following designs are fun, simple, inexpensive, and eco-friendly: Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays Using Brown Bags

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Winner of the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition, Helen Sung has been called “one of the brightest emerging stars in jazz today.” Breaking stereotypes as an Asian-American artist and composer, her experience in classical, jazz, & popular music gives her a compelling, unique voice.

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