Bastyr University: 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore; 347-268-1781; www.bastyr.edu.
Great pickles for eating and giving with Lucy Norris, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in the school’s nutrition kitchen, $30 for Slow Food Seattle members and Bastyr students, $50 public; recipes for pickled beets, spicy carrot spears, Daikon Radish refrigerated pickle; tickets at 800-838-3006 and www.brownpapertickets.com, event 80952.
Culinary Events Northwest: 3105 Alderwood Blvd., Suite Q, Lynnwood; 425-231-9239; www.culinaryeventsnw.com.
Stock up and improvise with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22, $45; Caribbean pumpkin and black bean soup; arugula salad with manchego, apples and caramelized walnuts; maple-brined pork loin chops with roasted pear chutney; Black Forest cherry cheesecake.
Classic Thai sauces, hands-on with Pranee Halvorsen, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 27, $58; limited to 16 students; steamed white fish with lime-garlic sauce; mixed Asian greens and chicken with lemongrass peanut sauce; crab cake with cucumber salad and sweet chili sauce; tidbit wrapped in chapoo leaf, served with herb-infused shrub; spring roll with sweet and sour dipping sauce; poached chicken with ginger garlic sauce and chicken-garlic-flavored jasmine rice.
Latin grill, hands-on with Mark Schoenthaler, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29, $55; New York steaks with cilantro chimichurri; mussels in banana leaves with saffron lemon butter; chipotle sweet potato salad; grilled red onion and orange salad with smoked paprika dressing; rum barbecued black beans; olive oil chocolate cake.
Puget Sound seafood favorites with Chris Starkenberg, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 4, $48; Puget Sound seafood chowder; Shillshole Caesar salad; Edmonds steamer clams; Port Angeles salmon Oscar.
J. Matheson Kitchen &Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589; www.jmatheson.com. Registration required.
Pumpkins with a new twist with Kathy Jordan, 6 to 8 tonight, $34.50; roasted sugar pumpkins; pumpkins and cashew curry; spiced pumpkin salad; pumpkin quesadillas.
Eating for the menopausal journey with Karen Lamphere, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27, $27.50; learn about the importance of phytoestrogen-rich foods, essential fats, mineral-rich broths and herbal infusions.
Emulating Julia Child with Ann Dubert-Kelly, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29, $42.50; beef bourguignon with noodles; savarin (cake); appetizer moule-mous with onions, bacon or cheese.
Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-353-6468; www.pacificculinarystudio.com.
Tapas Party No. 1 with Miguel Moreno, 6:30 to 8:30 tonight, $42; roasted pimento salad with hard-boiled egg and green onions; sizzling hot chili shrimp; ham and chicken croquettes; red sangria.
Vietnamese II — fragrant and sizzling with Naomi Kakiuchi, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22, $45; Vietnamese fresh rolls with vegetarian dipping sauce; sizzling coconut crepes with fresh herbs and table greens; lemongrass chicken and vegetable skewers; sticky rice; pickled daikon, carrot and cucumber salad; mandarin sorbet with coconut and rice flour shortbread cookies.
Warming winter mornings with Lindalee McCandlis, noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 23, $20; tropical multigrain hotcakes with pineapple and macadamia nuts, topped with housemade yogurt; country sausage with bourbon cherries; coffee-infused gravy on biscuits.
Mexican sauces and salsas, hands-on with Eric Wright, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28, $55; limited to 12 participants; learn to make chimichurri; habanero-orange and toasted garlic; adobo; citrus-charred jalapeno; cremas.
Let’s get to our roots with Jay DeLong, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29, $45; apple-parsnip soup; pan-seared chicken breast with roasted Yukon gold potatoes and garlic-mint puree; carrot-beet sorbet.
Steaks with Daniel’s Broiler, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 4, $52; learn to cook restaurant-quality steaks.
Stanwood High School Performing Arts Center: 7400 272nd St. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-3132; www.sno-isle.org.
“Good Food” film screening, 7 p.m. Oct. 26; free; discusses sustainable food processes.
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