On October 1, JAST (Japan-America Society of Tennessee) organized a Japanese Iron Chef Food Event at the Botanical Gardens in Memphis. At this event, contestants from the audience competed against one another by making a California Roll after a demonstration from a chef from Sekisui Germantown.
Photos:
'How to make a California Roll' demonstration.
The chef (in the back, wearing white) explains how to make a California roll in Japanese, then the volunteer (in front, wearing red) translates it for the audience and the contestants.
Chef from Sekisui in Germantown, volunteering for the Iron Chef event.
Food available to the audience once the competition completed.
Two finished California Rolls.
First place winner.
Student volunteers serving traditional Japanese cuisines to audiences.
Head of Japanese department, Yuki Matsuda, handing out door prizes.
Sekisui Chef with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
News clip from the event:
