Where I will be in 2010 January 20-23 Culinary Institute of America at Greystone- Worlds of Healthy Flavors Conference   January 28 Private event at Purcell Murray February 6  Berkeley Public Library Authors Dinner Event February 9  cooking class at Draegers in San Mateo- Italian Pork and salumi based recipes February 10  cooking class at Ramekins in Sonoma- a menu from the Veneto March 10  cooking class at Draegers in San Mateo - A Sicilian menu March 18-21 Healthy Kitchens Healthy Lives conference at the Culinary Institute at Greystone March 25  cooking class and wine pairings with MS. Evan Goldstein at Ramekins in Sonoma  April 8  cooking class at Draegers San Mateo- A  menu from Liguria April 15-27  guest chef on a cruise of the Islands of the Mediterranean for Lindblad Travel, partnered with National Geographic - Menorca, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and more May 1-3 in NYC for James Beard awards festivities- Media dinner and Awards Gala. May 4-8 cooking with staff at Yale University  May 12 class at Draegers in San Mateo    Glorious Greek Food June 7,8  University of Massachussetts Chef Culinary  Conference June 12 class at Ramekins in Sonoma June 17 class At Draegers, Recipes from  Sardinia July 7  NACUFS conference in San Jose-  Rethinking the Salad Bar for University Food Service August  13 Talk at Book Passage  about writing cookbooks September 8-10 Flavor,Quality and the American Menu  conference at CIA St Helena   September 11  demo at the Ferry Building- pepper and tomato festival September 22-25 cooking at Yale University October 25 Talk at the CIA sponsored by the US Potato Board on Why California is a Mediterranean Country October 30 giving graduation speech at the Professional Culinary Institute in Campbell CA November 10-12 teaching in Eugene Oregon at Cooks Pots and Tabletops and then in Portland at In Good Taste   cooking school November 18 teaching at Draegers in San Mateo The rest of the time I am wrting!