food calendar
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, November 11, 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 Holiday chocolates and truffles, hands-on with Suzanne Hunter, Nov. 18, $70; chocolate mendiants topped with dried cherries and pistachios; chocolate ganache tempered with hazelnuts and pecans; truffle mixture sandwiched between dried apricots; each student takes home a box of chocolates.
Camano Senior and Community Center: 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-387-0222.
n Chili and chowder cook-off, 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14; 10 tastes cost $10.
Culinary Events Northwest: 3105 Alderwood Blvd., Suite Q, Lynnwood; 425-231-9239; www.culinaryeventsnw.com.
n Julie and Julia — mastering the art of French cooking, hands-on with Mark Schoenthaler, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12, $55; limited to 16 students.
n The art of braising with Darin Gagner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 18, $45; pork shoulder braised with apples; chicken with bacon, garlic and onions; pasta with white bean and pork ragu; chicken hash with thyme; braised chicken with olives and fingerling potatoes.
n Fall harvest with Olaiya Land, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19, $45; couscous salad with butternut squash, feta and almonds; cider-braised chicken; buttermilk mashed potatoes with brown butter; black kale with garlic and bacon; caramel pears with pine nuts and blue cheese.
J. Matheson Kitchen & Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589; www.jmatheson.com. Registration required.
n One pot meal with Kathy Jordan, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12, $42.50; the perfect pot roast; Croatian kraut; chicken and sausage stew; smoked chicken lasagna.
n Award-winning pies with Ron Bryan, 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 14, $37.50; apple pie from scratch; pumpkin pie; holiday apple cranberry galette.
n An evening in Italy with Luigi DeNunzio, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 16, $42.50; assorted mushroom soup with shallots, tomato and pecorino romano cheese; arborio rice with porcini mushrooms, rosemary reggiano cheese, brandy-scented vegetable broth and truffle oil; oven-roasted, spice-rubbed pork loin with sauteed chanterelles mushrooms; oranges brandy and grand marnier butter sauce.
n Paula’s pizza and fresh garden salad with Paula Erickson, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17, $27.50; neo-Neopolitan pizza dough; Napoletana pizza dough; garlic chicken pizza; caramelized onion, walnut and blue cheese pizza; Margherita pizza; fresh fall green salad with pears.
n Rice, risotto and more with Paula Erickson, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 19, $29.50; rice salad with chicken and vegetables; butternut squash risotto; fresh fall green salad with pears.
n Dahlia’s 20th anniversary celebration with Tom Douglas, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 23, $65; Harvard beets; tomato gorgonzola gnocchi; roast duck with parsnip hash; fig brioche, candied pecans, triple creme; pear tart with caramel sauce.
Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-353-6468; www.pacificculinarystudio.com.
n Mexican Thanksgiving with Eric Wright, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11, $42; turkey breast; caramelized sweet potatoes; green beans; rajas; mushroom and onion saute; bananas dulce.
n Headliner Asian soups with Naomi Kakiuchi, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12, $45; coconut chicken soup with lemongrass; Vietnamese beef pho; Chinese hot and sour soup.
n Paella with Miguel Moreno, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 18, $42; learn chicken and seafood paella styles from Valencia and Barcelona.
n A cook and wine lovers tour of the Willamette Valley with Dewey and Lindalee McCandliss, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 19, $45; wine pairings with sea scallops with fennel orange marmalade; white truffle fondue; braised lamb shanks with roasted shallot and dried cherries; apple torte.
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