Food Calendar

Published 10:33 am Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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.

Comfort food with Nick Musser, Jan. 19, $75; fried macaroni and cheese with tomato-bacon rouille; winter beet salad with candied walnuts, gorgonzola and blood orange vinaigrette; merlot-braised lamb shanks with creamy parmesan polenta and winter root vegetables; coconut cream cheesecake with topical fruit compote.

Soups, hands-on with Debbie Bodal, Jan. 20, $50; learn to make fish and chicken stocks from scratch, plus the following recipes: lobster bisque; mushroom barley and sausage soup with matzo balls; eggplant soup; cream of cauliflower soup.

Chocolates and truffles, hands-on with Suzanne Hunter, 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, $70; learn to incorporate chocolate mendiants found in Parisian pastry shops and to top your chocolates with dried cherries and pistachios; make chocolate ganache tempering with hazelnuts and pecans and a truffle mixture sandwiched between dried apricots as a candy or dessert. Each student will take home a box of chocolates.

Spanish-style tapas, hands-on with Kurt Stolte, Jan. 25, $80; potato, chorizo and olives; shrimp, anchovy, cornichon; Spanish deviled eggs; garlic shrimp; sauteed sherry-mushroom canapes; chilled mussels in vinaigrette; steamed clams in smoked paprika-sherry broth; tomato breads with chorizo; serrano ham with salted almonds; manchego cheese with quince paste.

A Manor of Wine: 610 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-8597; www.amanorofwine.com.

“One Sweet Cooking Class” with Sondra McCutchan and Sue Sullivan, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21; $40; heavenly cheese bites; apple and pear salad; sea bass and linguine with garlic cream; brioche twists, double grand chocolate mousse cups; all paired with Washington wines; RSVP at 360-568-2526 by Jan. 19.

Culinary Events Northwest: 3105 Alderwood Blvd., Suite Q, Lynnwood; 425-231-9239; www.culinaryeventsnw.com.

Homemade soups and stocks with Leslie Lightner, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16, $42; tips for freezing, storing and advance preparation of stock; make chicken stock, vegetable stock and quick stock; Yankee corn chowder; spicy seven-bean soup; Greek chicken and lemon soup with orzo; winter mushroom soup.

Thai noodles, hands-on with Pranee Halvorsen, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 20, $58, limited to 16 students; green papaya salad and Dungeness crab with rice vermicelli; egg noodle salad with chicken and cilantro with peanut-and-lime dressing; stir-fry flat rice noodles with seafood, broccoli and black bean gravy; cellophane noodle soup with pork ball, tofu, Napa cabbage and green onion.

Make a chocolate heart box filled with truffles, hands-on with Bill Fredricks, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21, $55, limited to 16 students; learn to make chocolate ganache and then hand-dip your truffles; discuss handling, storing and tempering chocolate and use of transfer sheets to make patterns.

Pies, pies, pies with Elizabeth Peckham, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23, $52; partly hands-on, limited to 16 students; discuss four different pie crusts and ways to use them; make sour cherry pie; free-form apple gallete; lemon tartlets; chocolate mousse tartlets.

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

Rice, risotto and more with Paula Erickson, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14, $29.50; rice salad with chicken and vegetables; butternut squash risotto; fresh fall green salad with pears.

Chili cook-off, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 16; registered participants are to bring prepared chili at 11 a.m. in a crock pot or slow cooker; judges arrive at 11:30 a.m.

Cajun delights with Kathy Jordan, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19, $48.50; Cajun-stuffed mushrooms with mustard sauce; spicy cornmeal muffins; Cajun-stuffed chicken breasts with white wine sauce; double musky cake.

A Greek celebration with Nina Blackwell, Ann Erickson and Andreanna Raptis Zafirloupos, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20, $38.50; rice pilaf; stuffed grape leaves; chicken stefato.

Moroccan feast with Ron Bryan and Paul Tonnes, 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, $42.50; couscous; vegetable tagine; four assorted vegetable side salads; chicken with lemon and olives with vegetables.

French cooking with Anne Dubert-Kelly, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26, $32.50; chicken liver terrine; Chef’s Surprise; King’s Cake.

Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-353-6468; www.pacificculinarystudio.com.

Gnocchi workshop, hands-on with Eric Wright, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 13, $55; gnocchi; brown butter-sage and orange sauce; marinara with parmesan reggiano and classic pesto.

One-pot Sunday supper with Lindalee McCandlis, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14, $45; Mediterranean beef stew with olives and prunes; Northwest cioppino; Brazilian chicken with shrimp and peanut sauce.

Food for women’s healthy aging with Michelle Babb, 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 16, $42; hazelnut-encrusted tilapia with pear chutney; crimson-and-gold beet salad; quinoa risotto with roasted vegetables; sauteed greens with miso vinaigrette.

Great food fast with Lindalee McCandlis, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 20, $45; fumee-poached halibut and scallops with tarragon beurre blanc; lemon cous cous pilaf; seasonal roasted vegetables with pasta and fresh bocconcini; braised chicken with orange and scallion; lemon custards.

Celebrating Chinese New Year, hands-on with Naomi Kakiuchi, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21, $55; three-mushroom dumplings; Buddha’s Delight stir-fry vegetables; Hong Kong-style chow mein with chicken; steamed fish with sesame; scallions and black bean sesame balls.

Primi piatti (first-course dishes) with Lindalee McCandlis, noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 22, $20; polenta pie with sausage, cheese and tomato sauce.

A cook and wine lovers’ tour of Washington wine country with Dewey and Lindalee McCandlis, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 27, $45; wine pairings with fennel soup with pernod cream; pumpkin seed and mushroom toast; house smoked chicken and mushroom risotto; rib eyes with Oregon blue and Lavender creme brulee.

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.