01/10/2023

At Ripple Effect Studios we host Inspire Week three times a year. The programming includes keynote speakers, workshops, masterclasses, game jams or whatever project or training you would like to work on. This January we shared our passion for food via a masterclass offering. 
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Masterclass Description

​Real food. Real addiction. At least to my country bumpkin palate. No tricks, no bouillon, no hard recipes. Just simple dishes using locally grown ingredients from farmer’s markets. We’ll make a stew, a couple side dishes and a dessert together with Cam and Jay in-person in Playa Vista. By the end of the session, hope you’ll be as addicted as I am to real food and real cooking. 

Host: Janey / Jay / Cam ​

​Graduating master chefs of class January 2023

Real chaos. Real injury. So chaotic I almost forgot my egg demonstration and the potatoes. The eggs from farmer’s markets have elasticity, only the unhealthy kind was supposed to be runny. I mentally cussed the chicken who was too lazy to exercise on the real pasture and now its egg white ran in the pan. Lauren fearless of oil splashing from the pork belly fat rendering. Gabriel breaking apart frozen spare ribs with all his might. NaRee, Georbec and Isak revealed their chef chopping skills, all so gentle, unlike the tough love I showed my veggies. Cam did the heavy lifting on the tart crust and custard beforehand for a peaceful artmaking interlude. Two third way through a masterclass running double time, Warren went down cutting potatoes shedding blood for the greater good. Luckily no medic was required. The whole time Jay ushered people to the right places, working in the background, ensuring a smooth operation. So smooth I completely forgot about his dish. Next time Jay must show first. So much energy, so much stew made with NaRee’s mother of all pots pot, so much learning from each other. Thank you all for the fun and delicious session, leaving me plenty more to savor post production.