1. The Sushi Experience has been nominated as a 2007 James Beard Foundation Finalist for the Cookbook of the Year award. Hiroko will attend the James Beard House Awards at Avery Fisher Hall in New York on May 7, 2007. For ticket information please visit www.jamesbeard.org 2. The Sushi Experirnce was nominated as a 2007 GOURMAND Finalist, USA Section. Visit www.finalist.cookbookfair.com and click 18. BEST ASIAN CUISINE. 3. Digital Cookbook Productions by Comcast, the large cable TV systems, invited Hiroko to appear in their series Cookbook Kitchen as one of the cookbook author talents. If you are a Comcast subscriber, watch for the series this summer??????. Five how-to episodes will air: 1) Classic Thick Sushi Roll 2) California Roll 3) Caterpillar Roll, 4) Smoked Salmon Pressed Sushi, 5) Chicken Teriyaki Roll Please visit Comcast Cookbook Kitchen on Demand. 4. May 2007 Food & Wine carries “TRENDS Japanese” and mentions two projects in which Hiroko is deeply involved: Page 66 -“Scottsdale, Arizona Taneko Japanese Tavern This new izakaya restaurant, which serves appetizers cooked on hot rocks, is from the owners of the Chinese chain P.F. Chang’s”. If you are in the area be sure to visit this delightful restaurant whose menu and recipes Hiroko helped to design. Taneko Japanese Tavern: 6116 n. Scottsdale Rd.; 480-308-9950 or visit www.tanekotavern.com. Page 68 - Mirin-Glazed Halibut: “Hiroko Shimbo, a Japanese cooking expert and author of The Sushi Experience, worked with the importer New York Mutual Trading to bring products like artisanal akasake mirin to America. She uses the mirin here to make a teriyaki-like sauce that has sweetness and depth but isn’t cloying.” The recipe is in the article �� absolutely delicious and easy to make. Please check it out at. www.FOODANDWINE.COM