PrintLearn It, Don't Burn It: NYC Food Classes, 2/12 to 2/20
Here's yet another serving of some delicious educational opportunities for the approaching weekend and the following week. All classes listed still have openings, but if you hear otherwise, please let us know.
'Slow Food: Valentine's Day Chocolate Crawl' at Saxelby Cheesemongers
Saturday, February 14, 2 to 4:30 p.m., $45 Slow Food members, $55 non-members
This event, which will benefit Slow Food NYC's Harvest Time Program, features a chocolate crawl/tasting beginning at the Essex Street Market. Tasting stops will include MarieBelle and Vino, Vino (but you'll also be enjoying Vere Chocolates, Anne Saxelby's cheese, Joy's Truffles, and New York State wines). Way better than that plastic-tasting crap in red heart boxes—and sustainably produced!
Saxelby Cheesemongers (at Essex Street Market), 120 Essex Street (at Delancey Street), Manhattan; 646-897-5181; brownpapertickets.com for registration
'Vegetarian Soul Food from the Near and Middle East ' at ICE
Tuesday, February 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $110
Jennifer Abadi leads this Middle Eastern vegetarian cuisine class in rich and hearty dishes bursting with fresh fruits and vegetables. On the menu: Armenian red lentil soup with apricots, lemon and time, Syrian yellow squash pie with cucumber mint yogurt sauce, Turkish yogurt cake with semolina and lemon zest, and more.
The Institute of Culinary Education, 50 West 23rd Street (at Sixth Avenue), Manhattan; 800-522-4610; web.iceculinary.com for more info and registration
'Pig Butchering' at The Brooklyn Kitchen
Tuesday, February 17, 6:30 p.m., $75
Act fast and sign up for one of the few spots left of this Tom Mylan (of Marlow & Sons/Diner/Bonita) pig butchering class which our own Alaina Browne attended. After the class, you'll receive a few pounds of meat to take home. Note: this is not a hands-on class, but a demo.
Brooklyn Kitchen, 616 Lorimer Street (at Skillman Avenue), Brooklyn; 718-389-2982; thebrooklynkitchen.com for info and registration
'Murray's Cheese: Cheese 101' at City Winery
Tuesday, February 17, 7 to 8 p.m., $50
Murray's Taylor Cocalis is holding their 101 class at the new City Winery; learn how to pick delicious cheese, display, analyze, and pair with other foods and wine.
City Winery, 143 Varick Street (at Vandam Street), Manhattan; 212-243.3289 for Murray's; murrayscheese.com for info and registration
More classes and tastings after the jump.
'Carême and the Grand Art of French Cooking in the 19th Century' at ICE
Wednesday, February 18, 6 to 10:30 p.m., $110
Whip up some sophisticated French cuisine from the works of early 19th century chef (and who many consider the "First Celebrity Chef") Marie-Antoine Carême. You will be finely crafting consommé with baby lettuces, crayfish bisque, chicken quenelles with baby peas, puff pastry cake, and more.
The Institute of Culinary Education, 50 West 23rd Street (at Sixth Avenue), Manhattan; 800-522-4610; web.iceculinary.com for more info and registration
'Gastronomica Forum: Feast for the Eyes' at Astor Center
Wednesday, February 18, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $25
Food marketing is discussed alongside a presentation of artist Nina Katchadourian's installation piece Genealogy of the Supermarket. Nina will be joined by graphic designer Cory Bernat and Gastronomica's Darra Goldstein; wine and snacks will be served.
Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street (at East 4th Street), Manhattan; 212-674-7501; astorcenternyc.com for info and registration
'Sweet, Sweet Candy' at 92nd St. Y
Wednesday, February 18, 7 to 9 p.m., $40
Part of food historian Francine Segan's World of Tasting series, this class uncovers the colorful and sweet history of candy and will sample plenty of varieties. Did you know WWII had a huge influence on the candy industry?
92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue (at 92nd Street), Manhattan; 212-415-5500; 92y.org for info and registration
'The Audacious Dumplings of Italy' at Whole Foods Bowery
Friday, February 20, 6 to 9 p.m., $55
Indulge in some tasty pockets of dough from the food culture of Italy; you'll be making butternut squash cappellacci, strangolapreti (bread and swiss chard dumplings), sausage and mushroom rotoli, and casumzieei ampezzani (beet and ricotta ravioli with poppy seeds).
Whole Foods Bowery, 95 East Houston Street (at Bowery), Manhattan; 212-420-1320; acetva.com for info and registration
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1 Comment:
I wish I was going to be in NYC for these. All of them sound good an interesting. But I sit here in York PA, home of Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. Sigh. Oh well...at least coming up we have a great Brewmaster workshop. The York Historical Society is conducting 3 classes, 1 ea month of Feb, March and April. The classes are 2-3 hrs long, you learn to make beer, the history of said pleasurable libation, and get a chance to meet other home brewers...an adventurous lot! I've been making my own for several years now, and will be there!
Ezzie at 1:03PM on 02/13/09