Saturday, March 21, 2026
5:30–7:00 PM EST
Online via Zoom
Zoom link to be shared with attendees upon registering

$10 Members | $15 Non-Members
JASGP Members use discount code: philly

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MISO MADNESS BRACKET

Throughout March, iconic miso dishes will go head-to-head in a flavorful showdown to determine our ultimate #MisoChamp.

How It Works:

• Matchups will be released every Wednesday and Friday throughout March
• Voting will remain open for 24 hours per round
• Winners will advance through the bracket
• The final champion will be revealed LIVE during our March 21 Ouchigohan! program

Vote based on flavor, nostalgia, regional pride—or simply which dish makes you hungriest. Follow along, rally your favorites, and help us crown the ultimate #MisoChamp!

A full list of ingredients, recipes, and instructions will be sent the week of the class.  Advance ticket purchase required. Only one registration per household needed.

Meet Our Instructors:

About the Guest Chef

More information coming soon! 

Debra Samuels leads the program content and curriculum development of TABLE FOR TWO USA’s Japanese inspired food education program, “Wa- Shokuiku: Learn. Cook. Eat Japanese!”.

She was a food writer and contributor to the Food Section of The Boston Globe and has authored two cookbooks: “My Japanese Table,” and “The Korean Table.” She curated the exhibit, “Obento and Built Space: Japanese Boxed Lunch and Architecture,” at the Boston Architectural College (2015) and co-curated “Objects of Use and Beauty: Design and Craft in Japanese Culinary Tools,” at the Fuller Craft Museum (2018). Debra also worked as a program coordinator and an exhibition developer at the Japanese department of the Boston Children’s Museum (1992-2000).

Debra has lived in Japan, all together, for 12 years and specializes in Japanese cuisine. She travels around the country and abroad teaching hands on workshops on obento, the Japanese lunchbox. During Covid 19 she is teaching live online cooking programs to youth and adults.

About #Edamame Champ

#EdamameChamp is Table For Two’s annual spring campaign to promote healthy eating through Japanese cuisine with a focus on soy. Join the chopstick skill competition and see how many edamame you can pick up in 1 minute!