Guests from Carifornia, USA

Our guests, Kari and Anthony from CA/TX,U.S.A. We cooked Gyoza wrappers and Gyoza dumplings this time. My daughter helped us wrap them : ) Kari chose the Kanji "犬" for calligraphy because she is a dog-loving person. Thank you for giving us Puff-puff's key chains souvenir !

【Kari's review】 This was one of, if not the most fun, tour of my entire trip to Japan. I loved it and find myself showing off my origami skills to anyone who will pay attention. I best part was the attention to detail and the opportunity to ask questions. I have practiced making gyoza since I came back as well.

Now, I should add that my favorite meal (of all meals) is Chicken Katsu Curry and when I mentioned my failed efforts at finding the perfect and particular spice that is in use to make the curry sauce, Mariko answered that question and then took a step further. She showed me the spice, provided it as gift and delivered in email the directions in how to make it. Wow! Now every time I make the curry sauce following the provided instructions I think of this experience with a happy grin on my face.

This experience really meant a lot to me. My brother and I had a great time. I recommend this experience to anyone and everyone.

Thank you again!!!