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Roy Choi wasn’t trying to start a revolution when he took tacos, kimchi, and more to the Los Angeles streets with the Kogi BBQ taco truck. He just wanted to make what he loved and knew by heart: immigrant-influenced all-American food. Now he’s teaching you his recipes, sauces, and techniques. Learn how to cook with your instincts using equipment you already have—and start adding your own twist to tried-and-true favorites. Learn more about Roy Choi on MasterClass at https://mstr.cl/3goPIqE. Hailed as one of the architects of the modern food truck movement, Roy Choi found success by embracing the food he grew up with. Born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and worked in French fine dining restaurants before he took his passion for reimagined tacos, barbecue, and kimchi to the streets of L.A. with the Kogi BBQ truck. His food, especially the Kogi taco, became a sensation, and he hasn’t stopped since. His civic-minded TV show Broken Bread on KCET/Tastemade garnered a James Beard Foundation Award for outstanding host in a television series, and he’s also the cohost of the Netflix cooking series The Chef Show. He’s been named “Best New Chef” by Food & Wine and landed on the NYT bestseller list with his 2013 cookbook/memoir, L.A. Son. Now he’s teaching you his recipes and his approach to leading with your instincts, working with the equipment you already have in your kitchen, and blending flavors and foods you love to create meals that bring people together. Lessons in this online class include: • Roy’s Pantry Staples • The Equipment You Don’t Need • Mother Sauce: Kalbi Marinade • Mother Sauce: Kogi Vinaigrette • Mother Sauce: Scallion Dipping Sauce • Mother Sauce: Salsa Verde • Kogi Taco Part I: BBQ Kalbi and Veggies • Kogi Taco Part II: Slaw, Toppings, and Assembly • Napa Cabbage Kimchi • Kimchi Fried Rice • Kimchi Tuna Melt • Savory Mung Bean Pancake • 3 p.m. Dumplings: Beef-Pork and Veggie • Large-Format Carnitas With Pork Fat Cilantro Rice • Carnitas and Pork Fat Cilantro Rice Burrito • Whole Grilled Fish With Ponzu Sauce • Panchan: Asian Pear and Watermelon Kimchis • Panchan: Blanched Broccoli • Panchan: Quick-Pickled Cucumbers • Next-Day Rice Bowls More from MasterClass: • Thomas Keller Teaches Cooking Techniques: masterclass.com/tk • Mashama Bailey Teaches Southern Cooking: masterclass.com/mba • Wolfgang Puck Teaches Cooking: masterclass.com/wp • Yotam Ottolenghi Teaches Modern Middle Eastern Cooking: masterclass.com/yo About MasterClass: MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects. Stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop, and TV. • Subscribe: https://mstr.cl/30SH1wj • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masterclass #MasterClass #RoyChoi #cooking #Kogi

Sir John has applied makeup on some of the most famous faces in the world, including Beyoncé, Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls, and many others. Now you can learn his techniques for creating breathtaking looks on or off the red carpet. In 30 days, you’ll learn the basics of makeup, get Sir John’s tips for keeping it simple, and establish three looks to help you shine in any scenario. It’s time to own your natural beauty and share your strength from the inside out. Learn more about Sir John on MasterClass at https://mstr.cl/3Evctol. Lessons in this online session include: Section 1: Loving the Skin You’re In Learn how to identify your skin type— then discover products and tools that will work for you. Section 2: Your Makeup Must-Haves Learn the key types of brushes and products in a professional makeup kit, including Sir John’s must-haves. Section 3: The “No-Makeup” Look Bring out your natural beauty using sculpting, highlighting, bronzing, and blush. Plus, get the perfect brow. Section 4: The Everyday Makeup Look Level up your smoky eye and halo techniques, hone your highlighter skills, and learn the secret to soft, simple lips. Section 5: The Icon Look Go glam with Sir John’s iconic denim smoky eye and learn how to create complementary lips. More from MasterClass: •Bobbi Brown Teaches Makeup and Beauty: masterclass.com/bbr •RuPaul Teaches Self-Expression and Authenticity: masterclass.com/rp •Tan France Teaches Style for Everyone: masterclass.com/tf About MasterClass: MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects. Stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop, and TV. • Subscribe: https://mstr.cl/30SH1wj • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masterclass #MasterClass #SirJohn #makeup #makeuptechniques

The queen of self-made stardom is officially on MasterClass. Learn the secrets of the manager and matriarch of the Kardashian Jenner family. https://mstr.cl/39RnpBL About MasterClass: MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects. Stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop, and TV. • Subscribe: https://mstr.cl/30SH1wj • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masterclass #MasterClass #krisjenner

Learn more: https://cnfl.io/kafka-on-the-go-consumer-groups | What is a consumer group? A consumer group is a set of consumers that supports the parallel processing of records from a topic. When consumers are assigned to the same consumer group, partitions from topics that they are subscribed to are divided up amongst all the consumers in the group. Follow along as Danica Fine (Senior Developer Advocate, Confluent) explains. LEARN MORE ► What is Apache Kafka?: https://cnfl.io/what-is-apache-kafka-article ► Kafka Internals Architecture – Consumer Group Protocol: https://cnfl.io/consumer-group-protocol-kafka-internals ► Kafka Consumer Docs: https://cnfl.io/kafka-consumer-client-doc -- ABOUT CONFLUENT Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Confluent’s cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion – designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital front-end customer experiences and transitioning to sophisticated, real-time, software-driven backend operations. To learn more, please visit www.confluent.io. #streamprocessing #apachekafka #kafka #confluent