Food calendar

Published 10:57 am Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A Chef’s Kitchen: 16905 Talbot Road, Edmonds; 206-406-1517; www.a-chefs-kitchen.com or e-mail achefskitchen@comcast.net. Classes with professional chefs, private setting. Unless otherwise noted, classes are from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., registration required.

n Let’s Go Hog Wild with pork, hands-on with Suzanne Hunter, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 23, $70; Italian braised pork in garlic, sage and milk; pork tenderloin flambeed with apples and cider sauce; pork chops with ginger mango sauce; pork roast stuffed with prunes, apricots and cranberries; Northwest-style babyback ribs with a blackberry barbecue sauce.

n Fall harvest demonstration class with Nick Musser, Oct. 1, $70; walnut-fried brie with harvest fruit chutney and apple cider reduction; grilled pumpkin soup with chili spiced pepitas and roasted mushroom ragu; autumn herb-roasted chicken with handmade butternut squash ravioli and roasted garlic butter sauce; new-crop apple tart tatin with sour cream ice cream.

n Hands-on Vietnamese class with Pranee Halverson, Oct. 6, $70; Northern Vietnam beef pho; Vietnamese crepes with pork and shrimp filling, fresh herbs and dipping sauce.

Bastyr University: 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Bothell; 425-602-3152; www.bastyr.edu.

n Cooking quick’n’easy meals, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4, Room 8, Bastyr University, $55; fish-and-chips with homemade tartar sauce and oven-baked fries; veggie nut burgers topped with red pepper coulis and goat cheese; classic French omelets with spinach and roasted tomatoes; broiled salmon with ginger miso sauce; creamy potato leek soup; avocado black bean salad and quinoa wraps; caramelized bananas with soy dream or vanilla ice cream.

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821; www. christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

n Cooking with Julia &Jacques, 10 a.m. Sept. 26, $12; leek and potato soup; foccacia bread; sauteed pork tenderloin with prunes and port; pears and chocolate sauce.

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

n Homestead Weekend, 11 a.m. start Saturday, noon start Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27; topics include cooking with seasonal harvest items, drying, freezing, pickling, jam and jelly-making techniques.

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

n Entertaining made easy, basic cooking with Trudy Tobias, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 23, $32.50; marinated flank steak; vegetable corn casserole; cole slaw with waldheim dressing; baking powder biscuits; vanilla pudding with berry topping.

n Authentic East Indian dinner with Richard Worthen, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25, $48.50; pork vindaloo; pani puri with tamarind and mint water; basmati rice; garlic and tamarind chutney; besan barfi.

n Hands-on Halloween and fall cookie decorating with Diane Nishimoto, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, $35.

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.

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.