Food calendar

Published 5:24 pm Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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 required; 206-406-1517, www.a-chefs-kitchen.com, or e-mail achefskitchen@comcast.net.

Chef Debbie Bodal is traveling to Indonesia in October and invites those interested in Indonesian cooking to join her. Several cooking classes and some optional excursions are planned; $2,700; registration open now through Aug. 1, with more details at 206-406-1517.

Pizza and calzones with Suzanne Hunter, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 25, $65. Menu: Sicilian pizza dough with roasted eggplant and goat cheese; whole wheat pizza dough with smoked salmon, leeks and creme fraiche; Mexican calzone with corn, black beans, pork and Monterey Jack cheese; French pissalidere with caramelized onions, mozzarella and nicoise olives.

Cinco de Mayo hands-on class with Michael Aspen, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 5, $65. Menu: traditional Mexican celebration dishes.

Thai wok cooking with Pranee Halverson, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 6, $65. Menu: chicken and cashew stir-fry with green onion, California chili and green onion; stir-fry seafood medley with basil and pepper; stir-fried rice noodles with pork and green vegetable; curried stir-fried tofu with green beans; pan-fried whitefish with sweet and sour sauce; fried bananas with coconut and sesame seeds.

Chocolate tour: 8:30 a.m. start, tours last approximately 3 hours and are ongoing, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; start at Chocolate Box, 108 Pine St., Seattle, includes several Seattle-area chocolate makers; $59 per person, plus tax; under age 10 not allowed, and those ages 10 to 15 must be accompanied by an adult; reservations required; 206-878-3965, www.toursofseattle.com.

Culinary Arts Society: Meetings 6:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-387-0222. Membership $10 per year; members must enter three dishes a year.

Dining Out for Life event: Various Seattle locations, April 24; details at www.diningoutforlife.com; proceeds from meals benefit the fight against HIV and AIDS. Restaurants serve breakfast, lunch or dinner that day, or some combination of all those meals.

Farmers market alert: Get ready for market day by sending The Herald information on your farmers market. If you want to be included or just want to update your information, call Andrea McInnis at 425-339-3479 or e-mail amcinnis@heraldnet.com. Tell us your market’s dates, hours, location and phone number or Web site before May 1. We’ll run your listing in the A&E section on Fridays and the Food section on Wednesdays.

House of Bread: Mill Creek Town Center, 15224 Main St., Suite 105, Mill Creek; 425-385-8553, www.houseofbreadwa.com.

Baking series, $58 per person, or $29 for parent-child combination, $20 nonrefundable deposit per class. Classes limited to seven students; parent-child pairs count as one student; in-person registration required. May 10, Mother’s Day breads for parent-child pairs; holiday bread and cinnamon swirl.

J. Matheson Kitchen &Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Registration required.

Japanese spring obento with Hiroko Sugiyama, 2 to 5 p.m. April 26, $75. Menu: Japanese red beans and rice, asparagus yuzumiso, salmon yanyaki, kinpira, spinach ohitashi and Japanese rolled omelets.

Cooking with fresh herbs with Holly Gibson, 6 to 8 p.m. May 1, $45. Menu: hazelnut and sage pate; carrot in thyme soup; pesto potato salad; oregano tomatoes; tarragon-seared chicken in sherry cream; mulled pears with juniper; vin de citron beverage.

Basic knife skills, hands-on with Kie Thompson, 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 8, $20, limited to 15 students. Chopping, dicing, mincing techniques, as well as knife safety, maintenance and other topics. Class will be repeated 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 15.

Indian dinner parties with Ron Bryan and Paul Tonnes, 2 to 4 p.m. May 10, $50. Discussion of preparations and techniques using Indian spices and more.

Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-231-9239, www.pacificculinarystudio.com. Classes are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Simple pan sauces with Conni Brownell, April 24, $40. Menu: seared chicken breast with orange-rosemary sauce; whiskey-onion pork chops; pan-seared steak with ginger-beer sauce; chicken thighs with cracked pepper cream sauce; flambéed banana shortcake with rum sauce.

Cinco de Mayo with Susan Klingler, April 30, $42. Menu: crab cakes with jalapeno and chili-lime aioli; shredded pork burritos; deluxe chicken enchiladas with guacamole; Spanish-style sea bass; Kahlua pie; tequila-pomegranate punch.

Entrees from the galley chef with Chris Starkenberg, May 1, $45. Menu: chicken crunch appetizer; citrus-marinated scallops with avocado; orzo pasta and grilled vegetables; macadamia nut-crusted cod with parmesan and asiago cheeses; blackened halibut or cod with creole mustard sauce.

Breakfast in bed dishes with Carol Frieberg, 10 a.m. to noon May 3, $40. Menu: espresso biscotti; easy sticky buns; miniature ham and cheese quiche; Swiss muesli and angel eggs.

Resident Cheesemonger: 405 Main St., Edmonds; 425-640-8949; www.residentcheesemonger.com. Cheese tastings, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Cheese classes, 6 to 7:30 p.m. third Thursdays, free.

Sweet Basil’s in Edmonds: Reservations required for all classes. Unless otherwise noted, classes are 7 to 9 p.m., Sweet Basil’s School of Cooking, 5820 156th St. SW, Edmonds; 425-743-7438.

April 24, Pasta!Pasta!Pasta!, $42.50. Menu: asparagus and parmigiano-reggiano wrapped in prosciutto; trenne with caramelized onions, lemon zest and capers; linguine with prosciutto and parmigiano-reggiano; spaghetti with tomato-vodka sauce; romaine, walnut and pear vinaigrette salad; Tuscan rosemary and pine nut bars, mascarpone sherbet float.

Winemakers dinner cruises: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 30 and May 29, contact Waterways Cruises for departure and cost details; 206-223-2060, www.waterwayscruises.com.

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.