There are quite a few Korean adoptees out there in our world, but I love hearing what they are up to. If you’re pretty normal, like me, the world generally doesn’t hear about you. When you do something different, like make edible art, the world hears about you.

This article in the Kansas City Star By Jill Wenholt Silva is about edible art and one of the stars of the article is James Parker (garde manger chef).

Link: Edible Art

…Typically, complex Asian carving techniques were closely guarded and often that knowledge died with the artisan. More recently Parker has seen a willingness to share the art form.

Parker, who is Korean born but raised by American parents in this country, started Veggy Art in 2001 to make ready-made garnishes for chefs and home cooks sold at the New York-based gourmet stores Dean & DeLuca and Balducci’s….

…Parker, based out of Virginia, travels the country presenting seminars, demonstrations and classes. Eighty percent of his students are Monday-through-Friday office workers who are searching for a creative outlet.

As interesting as this is, I’m not going to be one of those office workers. I am not the most coordinated person in the world (there is an understatement) and the thought of trying to do delicate art with a sharp object sounds a little out of my league.

Anyhow, check out his website Veggy Art to see what he does with vegetables and fruits. I’d have a hard time eating his creations.