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Cooking in Common with Chef Noguchi
Speaker: Chef Mark Noguchi
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Raise your hand – did you know Punahou has a Chef teaching on campus? Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi joined Punahou in 2018 as a kindergarten – grade 12 food curriculum specialist in the Punahou Learning Commons. This year, Gooch is partnering exclusively with Academy chemistry teacher Francesca DePasquale in a Culinary Chemistry course that shows students how they become chemists any time they set foot in a kitchen, with some life skills sprinkled in along the way.
Raise your hand – did you know Punahou has a Chef teaching on campus? Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi joined Punahou in 2018 as a kindergarten – grade 12 food curriculum specialist in the Punahou Learning Commons. This year, Gooch is partnering exclusively with Academy chemistry teacher Francesca DePasquale in a Culinary Chemistry course that shows students how they become chemists any time they set foot in a kitchen, with some life skills sprinkled in along the way.
Gooch supports teachers throughout the school by connecting students with practical knowledge ranging from science to ethics through common ingredients that bond families and communities. As students practice cooking methods significant to global cultures, they also explore intersections with other subjects and skills, from learning how citric acid changes proteins while curing fresh fish in lemon and lime juice to cooking rice while understanding water absorption and variables. In culinary chemistry, students better understand the role ingredients play in reactions and physical changes that happen during cooking.
Join us for this fun PFA Monthly Gathering & Teacher Talk where we learn about Punahou’s food curriculum followed by an interactive cooking demonstration where you can follow along with your keiki and make kalo poke together at home.Download Mark Noguchi’s Kalo Recipe to use during the cooking demonstration or to save for later!
The PFA Monthly Gatherings feature our Parent Enrichment (PEC) Teacher Talk presentations by Punahou faculty and staff members. PFA Gatherings are designed to provide greater insight into innovations in education and developments in curriculum, and showcase unique programs at Punahou School. This event is open only to families, faculty and staff affiliated with Punahou School. Unable to gather at the President’s Pavilion, the PFA New Families Committee will continue to host a Virtual Chitchat session prior to the start of the PFA monthly gathering. We are hoping parents can connect and talk story!
