Your EACTN Executive invites you to join your fellow EACTN members for a virtual session “In the Kitchen” with John Ota on April 6 at 10:00 am

John Ota was a man on a mission–to put together the perfect kitchen. He and his wife had been making do with a room that was frankly no great advertisement for John’s architectural expertise. It just about did the job but for a room that’s supposed to be the beating heart of a home and a joy to cook in, the Otas’ left a lot to be desired. And so John set out on a quest across North America, exploring examples of excellent designs throughout history, to learn from them and apply their lessons to his own restoration. Along the way, he learned about the origins and evolution of the kitchen, its architecture and its appliances. He cooked, with expert instruction. And he learned too about the homes and their occupants, who range from pilgrims to President Thomas Jefferson, from turn of the century tenement dwellers to 21st century Vancouver idealists, from Julia Child to Georgia O’Keeffe, and from Elvis Presley to Louis Armstrong.

John Ota has a refreshingly upbeat approach and a hunger for knowledge (and indeed for food). His energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and his insights of lasting value as illustrated in his book ‘The Kitchen’.

Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, April 6, at 10:00 am when John will tell us how he went about pursuing this vision and some of the challenges that he encountered. The Zoom room will open at 9:30. This is a “free” event to members but you need to register using the form below.  Registration deadline is 5pm on April 3, 2022.  The Zoom link will be sent to those who are registered the day before the event.  Please advise the organizer if you register but are then unable to attend the session.

You can find a document on how to use Zoom here.

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