Event Photos Visit our events page to see upcoming Soba-Making Workshop at JANM, March 11th, 11AM-1PM. Curated by Sonoko Sakai, Common Grains will come to Tortoise with four Japanese grain themed cooking workshops in January and February 2012. Joining Common Grains in these workshops is Matsuko Soma, and Naoko Moore, Japanese donabe and culinary expert. [...]
Common Grains Rice Exhibition, Demonstration and Tasting at Cookbook | Feb 3-9
Common Grains Rice Exhibition, Demonstration and Tasting at Cookbook Location: Cookbook | 1549 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026 Link out: Click here Description: The sustainable and natural food grocery store will host a Common Grains rice exhibition featuring more than 50 varietals of rare and artisanal Japanese rice and offer guests the [...]
Common Grains Film Screenings and Soba Bar at Atwater Crossing | Feb 3
Common Grains Film Screening and Soba Bar at Atwater Crossing · WHAT: Guests will enjoy screening of films featuring an unsung player in Japanese cinema—rice. The award-winning film by Japanese filmmakers, Branded to Kill, an entertaining 1960’s gangster movie will be accompanied by an informal lecture by Anne McKnight, member of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures [...]
Common Grains Film Screening and Soba Bar at Atwater Crossing | Feb 4
Common Grains Film Screening and Soba Bar at Atwater Crossing · WHAT: Guests will enjoy screening of films featuring an unsung player in Japanese cinema—rice. The award-winning film Furuyashikimura, a classic 1982 in-depth rice documentary, will be accompanied by an informal lecture by Anne McKnight, member of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA. A [...]
Common Grains Charity Panel Discussion and Lunch | Feb 5
Event Pics WHAT: Common Grains will host a panel discussion featuring expert grain miller and farmer, Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills in South Carolina and Monica Spiller from The Whole Grain Connection, a non-profit organization aiming to enhance the desirability of organic and sustainable grains. Other grain experts will also speak on the panel and [...]
Common Grains Soba Pop-Up Restaurant at Soba-Ya | Feb 9-21
Common Grains Soba Pop-Up Restaurant at Soba-Ya Soba-Ya Restaurant will be closed Wednesday, Februray 15th due to restaurant improvements! Location: 1757 W. Carson Street, Suite R & S, Torrance, CA 90501 Description: · WHAT: Artisan soba makers Sonoko Sakai and Mutsuko Soma will host a pop-up soba restaurant during the grand opening of the new [...]
Common Grains Rice Workshop at Healthy Living Day | Feb 11
WHAT: Common Grains will host a grains workshop featuring rice and miso soup as part of the Japanese American National Museum’s Healthy Living Day. Healthy Living Day features a variety of activities and events for families and individuals geared toward healthy living. • WHERE: Japanese American National Museum located at 369 E. 1st St., Los [...]
Common Grains Dashi Workshop at Soba-Ya | Feb 12
Title: Common Grains Dashi Workshop at Soba-Ya Location: 1757 W. Carson Street, Suite R & S, Torrance, CA 90501 Description: · WHAT: Common Grains will host a dashi workshop at the new soba-based restaurant in Torrance, Soba-Ya. Curator of the Common Grains program, Sonoko Sakai joins chef Mutsuko Soma, and Mamiko Nishiyama of Yagicho (a [...]
Common Grains Soba-Mae Sake Tastings at Silverlake Wine | Feb 19
This event is SOLD OUT! Title: Common Grains Soba-Mae Sake Tastings at Silverlake Wine Location: 2395 Glendale Blvd. #A Los Angeles, CA 90039 Link out: Click here Description: WHAT: Common Grains will host a soba-mae sake tasting at Silverlake Wine where guests will have the opportunity to try five varietals of sake and cuisine by [...]
Onigiri Contest Photos & Winners | Jan 9
Onigiri Contest at Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA, January 8th, 2012
