Quite a few people have been emailing me to ask if I do any cooking classes, so I wanted to let any readers of this website know that I will be doing at least one at the Divertimenti Cooking School in central London in November.

In October, I'll also be appearing at the Sydney International Food Festival in Australia.  I'll be doing a demonstration of Sichuanese homestyle dishes myself, and a presentation with my friend Yu Bo, who is one of the most talented chefs I've met in more than a decade of eating in China. (He is featured in the 'Rubber Factor' chapter of my book 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'. )