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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Food Calendar A Chef's Kitchen: Classes with professional chefs, private setting. Unless otherwise noted, classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $55, registration; 206-406-1517, www.a-chefs-kitchen.com or e-mail achefskitchen@comcast.net. Home for supper with Greg Atkinson, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 3, $80. Menu: farmers market carrot soup with buttered whole wheat croutons; roast chicken with herbs; whipped potatoes with garlic; gingered green beans; chocolate chip upside-down cake. In your own kitchen, hands-on with Karel Ann Tieszen, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 9, $75. Menu: cider-simmered squash soup with cheddar; pork tenderloins with raisin pignolia sauce; simple whole-wheat bread; whole-wheat pasta with goat cheese, walnuts and sun-dried tomatoes; miel madeleines. J. Matheson Kitchen & Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Registration required. Farmers market with Holly Gibson, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7, $42.50. Menu: mustard greens with apple cider vinegar; kale as a wrap; beets with creme fraiche and smoked trout; halibut with berry sauce; lavender pound cake. Bed and breakfast with Teresa Schaudies, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 9, $34.50. Menu: Baked apples; baked oranges; egg blossoms baked with spinach in phyllo, topped with hollandaise; ham roll-ups and apple links; bite-size appetizer variations of egg blossoms. Simply risotto with Paula Erickson, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14, $37.50. Menu: Roast beef and mushroom risotto; asparagus and proscuitto risotto; tomato parmesan risotto. Winter soups with Richard Worthen, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, $37.50. Menu: cream of acorn squash soup; winter wild mushroom soup; escarole and white bean chowder. Chili cook-off -- contestants arrive at 11 a.m. Oct. 25 with prepared batches of chili; judging 11:30 a.m., customers sample chili from noon to 1 p.m.; judging at 1 p.m.; details at 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Pie baking contest -- pies must be prepared in advance; judging 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1, pies must be homemade, baked in an 8- to 10-inch pan; no canned fillings, commercial mixes or boughten crusts; details at 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-231-9239, www.pacificculinarystudio.com. Chicken techniques with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, $45. Menu: roast chicken with mint-cilantro pesto; Austrian chicken schnitzel; sauteed chicken with provencal sauce; chicken breasts stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese; chicken with cider and bacon sauce. On the side with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22, $38. Menu: sweet potato latkes; mashed potato gratin; green beans with hazelnut-lemon butter; roquefort, polenta and prosciutto spoon bread; caramel-apple bread pudding with caramel-bourbon vanilla sauce. To have your cooking class or food event published, send it to Food Calendar, The Herald Features Department, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or e-mail it to features@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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