Tea Times                                                     Sept., Oct., Nov. & Dec. 2015          

CHANOYU EXPERIENCE
(Tea Ceremony Class)

We teach ongoing weekly classes in the Urasenke tradition of Chanoyu from beginner to advanced levels. Please visit our Chanoyu class and enjoy a first hand experience at being a guest. This is a great introduction for those interested in learning more about weekly tea study. Private tea lessons are also available. Please email or telephone to reserve your space or for more information:
Most Monday's from 6:30 p.m. - Fee $20 (for Monday guest experience.)

ZEN TEA CEREMONY EXPERIENCE
Fee $75 per person

An introduction to the Zen choreography in making a bowl of tea. Participants will have guided practice in all of the steps necessary to prepare a tasty bowl of matcha, powdered green tea, with an open mind and pure heart. (Please contact us to arrange date and time.)

SPECIAL JCCCNC EVENT

KAISEKI COOKING WORKSHOP



DATE - Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015
TIME - 12 noon - 3 p.m.
LOCATION - 1840 Sutter St., San Francisco
FEE - $45 ($35 members)

This early autumn kaiseki workshop will feature 3 dishes, and rice, including: heirloom tomato, tofu & avocado salad, edamame gomadofu (sesame custard with green soy beans), yakinasu (grilled eggplant) & grilled shishito peppers and kinoko gohan (mushroom rice) Ichiban dashi soup stock will also be made using konbu (kelp) and katsuobushi (shaved dried bonito). The class will be mostly demonstration, with some hands-on arranging, and participants will be able to sample the dishes that are prepared. Easy to follow recipes will be provided    Japanese Cultural Community Center in 1840 Sutter St., SF (415-567-5505).


KOHDO & CHANOYU
(incense and tea)

DATE - To be announced (please contact)
TIME - To be announced
FEE - $35

This workshop will feature incense as it is enjoyed in the tearoom. There will be a demonstration of how to prepare a censor using the various traditional incense utensils. Participants will enjoy 2 varieties of kyara, the best of the aged aloes wood incense. They will also have a chance to write a seasonal poem related to the incense. Traditional sweets and tea will also be served.



TSUKIMI TENSHIN TEA
(Moon Viewing Tea)

DATE - Sunday, October 25, 2015
TIME - 12noon to 2p.m.
FEE - $75

Jusanya, the late autumn moon, will be celebrated during this tea gathering. The autumn moon was celebrated in China as early as the Han Dynasty (206B.C.-24A.D.) and was popular from the 10th century in Japan. In Kyoto, the Osawa Pond of the Daikakuji Temple is one of the most renown places to view the autumn moon. Jusanya is referred to as kurimeigetsu or the chestnut moon. Guests will enjoy seasonal sweets, tea and a kaiseki style tenshin meal. No prior experience is necessary.


WAGASHI CLASS
(sweet making)



DATE - Saturday, November 14, 2015
TIME - 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
FEE - $35

This traditional wagashi Japanese sweet making class will feature oribemanju and ukishima, (a light refreshing sweet made with sweet bean paste and egg whites). Oribemanju is a steamed sweet with a wheat flour outer skin covering sweet red bean paste. It will have colors reminiscent of the colors in Oribe ceramic ware. The freshly made sweets and tea will be served at the end of the class. Easy to follow recipes will be provided



SPECIAL JCCCNC EVENT

KAISEKI COOKING WORKSHOP



DATE - Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
TIME - 12 noon - 3 p.m.
LOCATION - 1840 Sutter St., San Francisco
FEE - $45 ($35 members)

This winter kaiseki workshop will feature chilled seared wild sea scallops, steamed white fish in a fragrant kuzu thickened flavored soup, subasu (sweet sour lotus root) and sekihan (steamed sweet mochi rice and azuki beans [aka "Happy Rice"]). Ichiban dashi soup stock will also be made from scratch. The class will be mostly demonstration, with some hands-on arranging, and participants will be able to sample the dishes that are prepared. Easy to follow recipes will be provided.      Japanese Cultural Community Center, 1840 Sutter St., SF (415-567-5505) RESERVATIONS


JOYAGAMA
(final gathering)



DATE - Monday, Dec. 28, 2015
SEATINGS - 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
FEE - $35

Joyagama, our final tea gathering of 2015, is a time to share tea with friends and enjoy the memories of the past year and looking forward to the New Year. Utensils reflecting the feeling of the season will be used during this tea. Joyagama is traditionally held on December 31, in Japan. Toshikoshi, year passing festivities, include the eating of toshikoshisoba, long thin buckwheat noodles, for longevity and good health. Traditional sweets, tea and toshikoshisoba will be served. This tea is open to anyone who wants to experience Japanese culture through Chanoyu, the tea ceremony.


* Please Email teatimes@chanoyu.com, for more information or to make reservations. Advance payment by mail will confirm your email reservations. As space is limited, cancellations must be made not later than 5-days before each event to receive a refund. Thank you.

Kimika Takechi & Larry Tiscornia

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