"In Hollywood, Japan House is hosting a lecture and tasting on shōjin ryōri (vegetarian Buddhist cooking) on Saturday, September 2 with Soto Zen monk Shumyo Kojima, offering two sessions (10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.) with reservations available on Eventbrite for $35 per person." - Cathy Chaplin