Food calendar

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 Summer sea breeze, June 16, $70; mini crab tower with avocado, palm hearts and gazpacho salsa; grilled asparagus; potato croquette; seared halibut skewer; lemon mascarpone tarlette.

Basic &Beyond: 119 Cedar Ave., Marysville; 425-343-7611; e-mail basic.beyond@yahoo.com. Unless otherwise noted, classes are from 7 to 9 p.m. with an optional bonus lesson at 6:30. Call or e-mail for registration form.

n Weeknight delights, June 11, $20; baked pecan-crusted chicken; ham, spinach and brown butter tortellini; skinny pineapple shrimp; side dishes and dessert.

n Unlocking the secrets of flat-belly foods, June 25, $20; barley salad with avocado and roasted chicken; raspberry, chicken and spinach salad; quick shrimp scampi; frozen mango tarts.

Biringer Farm: 21412 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 425-259-0255; www.biringerfarm.com.

n Cooking with strawberries with Holly Gibson and jam tips from Christina Roberts, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 27 and 28, free.

Country Village: 23718 Seventh Ave. SE (Bothell-Everett Highway), Bothell; 425-483-2250; www.countryvillagebothell.com.

n Barbecue cook-off with sampling open to public; judging schedule as follows: 11 a.m. sausage, noon tri-tips, 1 p.m. chicken, 2 p.m. ribs; 4 p.m. awards; small fees charged for tastings; June 27.

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

n Paula’s pizza, with Paula Erickson, 6 to 8 p.m. June 25, $27.50; neo-Neapolitan and Napolitana pizza dough; pepperoni pizza; caramelized onion, walnut and blue cheese pizza; Margherita pizza; artichoke-and-goat cheese pizza.

n Cooling inflammation with food with Karen Lamphere, 6 to 8 p.m. June 29, $27.50; various health- and metabolism-boosting recipes; tips on pro- and anti-inflammatory foods and food preparation techniques.

Mukilteo Library: 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo; 425-493-8202; www.sno-isle.org.

n Secrets of impressive barbecue with Konrad Haskins, 2 p.m. June 14, free; limited to 40 participants; barbecue tips and demonstrations of various recipes; registration required at 425-493-8202 or www.sno-isle.org.

Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-231-9239; www.pacificculinarystudio.com.

n Main dish summer salad with Conni Brownell, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 10, $42; warm French lentil salad with smoked sausage; chopped salad with blue cheese vinaigrette and beef; classic Caesar salad with spicy grilled shrimp; green salad with tangy maple dressing and pecan chicken breasts; chef salad with homemade Thousand Island dressing.

n Baskets and blossoms: cake decorating, hands-on with Carol Richardson, 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 11, $35; limited to 16 students; create violets, apple blossoms, daisies, pansies, learn the “basket weave” technique.

n Street foods of Brazil, hands-on with Fernanda Larsen, 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 17, $48; limited to 18 students; black bean soup with herbs, spices and Brazil nuts; tapioca flour cheese puffs; Bahian-style shrimp with black-eyed peas and cilantro; coconut-corn-cheese pudding cake.

n Wine and food pairing with Dewey McCandlis and Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 18, $45; pair wines with the following dishes: creamy goat cheese rounds with fresh herbs and toasted almonds; grilled asparagus salad with black-and-white sesame seeds; skirt steak with avocado-stuffed chilies and apple jicama slaw; strawberry-rhubarb cobbler with cinnamon biscuits.

n The Depot Cafe and Smokehouse recipes, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 23, $45; Texas-style brisket; Carolina-style pork; baby back pork loin ribs and Red Wolf Barbecue Sauce; learn about smoking, grilling, wood and fuel types, smokable meats, optimal cuts, rubs and sauces.

n French bistro recipes with Mark Schoenthaler, 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 24, $55; limited to 18 students; frisee salad with lardons and poached egg; steak and frites; grilled sandwiches; chicken cooked in wine, steamed mussels with sausage, tomatoes and paprika; scallops with veloute sauce; burnt cream with fresh ginger chantilly cream.

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

n A Friday night impromptu dinner party, June 12, $42.50; corn chips with salsa, guacamole and chili-lime vegetables; spice-rubbed chicken and vegetable tacos with cilantro slaw and chipotle cream; grilled corn with citrus butter; dulce de leche ice cream with strawberries and Mexican chocolate sauce.

n Father’s Day grill, June 18, $42.50; tequila-lime clams and mussels; whiskey-cola barbecue flank steak; sweet corn with basil-lime butter; parmesan oven fries; panzanella summer salad; black forest sundae.

n Favorite San Francisco recipes, June 25, $42.50; deep-fried artichokes with homemade tartar sauce; cioppino; sourdough bread and cucumber-celery-red pepper salad with cumin and mint; panna cotta with citrus-strawberry salsa.

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.