March 2010
SOLD OUT
East Meets West #1
Cake Decorating 101 – Make that Plain Cake WOWsome!
Wok 101
Healthy Cooking at Home
Girls Night Out – Kowloon, Hong Kong
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It’s all About Presentation
Sugar Sculpture
More Secrets Revealed in East Meets West #2
Italian Provincial Cooking Series
One Fish Three Ways
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April 2010
SOLD OUT
Oyster Lover’s Evening at the Café Pizza
Making for the Young
Girls Night Out – Paris
Tenderloin 101
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The Basics – Stocks & Broths and Boullion for Soups, Gravies and Stews and Sauces
Gourmet on a Budget
Artisanal Cheeses & Wine Pairings |
May 2010
SOLD OUT
Girls Night Out – Barcelona, Spain – May 20
*Another night for Girls Night Out is being offered on May 27
Cajun Invasion Series – Shrimp |
Healthy Cooking at Home
Lover’s Night at the French Bistro |
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Kenny Ward Scallops
Word has spread that Kenny Ward’s scallops are one of the top dishes available in our long list of gourmet coast restaurants. Learn Kenny’s secrets for preparing this wonderful and plentiful seafood dish.
Class: Lecture, Demo
Instructors: Restaurateur, Chef Kenny Ward
May 3
Monday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Member rate: $89/Non-member rate $99
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The Basics: Cream of Anything Soup & More
Let’s have some more fun in the Café. Learn how to take what you have handy in your kitchen like asparagus, broccoli, artichokes….you get the idea. Let’s make delicious cream soups.
Class: Demo & Hands On
Instructor: Café Director, Anita Nobles Arguelles
May 5
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Member rate: $49/Non-member rate $59
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Risotto Three Ways
Participants in this class will make three different kinds of warm, creamy and flavorful risotto. You will feel your confidence increase in this dish and no doubt want to include this elegant dish as part of the menu for your own dinner parties.
Class: Demo & Hands On
Instructor: IP Chef
May 11
Tuesday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Member rate: $69/Non-member rate $79
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Wok 101
This class brings the techniques and flavors of old-world wok cooking into your kitchen. Learn the fundamentals of selecting, seasoning and caring for a wok, as well as the range of the wok’s uses. This surprisingly inexpensive utensil serves as the ultimate multipurpose kitchen tool. Class will prepare five courses cooking in woks only. Participants will make lamb lettuce wraps, fried rice, stir fried Asian vegetables, Chicken Curry and Thai fried pineapple. Class: Demo & Hands On
Instructor: Café Director, Anita Nobles Arguelles
May 14
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Member rate: $69/Non-member rate $79
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The Basics: Knife Skills 101
Chop! Chop! Chop! That will be the overwhelming sound emanating from this class. We will learn the basics of knives in the kitchen. Participants will learn about the different knives available and the safest way to use high-quality, sharp chef knives to cut, chop and bone and how to keep them sharp. You’ll also learn proper ways to fabricate onions and the onion family and practice your newly learned skills on stacks of vegetables, learning how to make Julianne, batonnet, brunoise, small dice, medium, dice, paysanne and torne cuts. Participants will “French” cut a chicken.
Class: Demo & Hands On
Instructor: Café Director, Anita Nobles Arguelles
May 12
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Member rate: $29/Non-member rate $39
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The Basic: Consommé a Chef’s Challenge
Consommé is truly a chef’s challenge. Participants will learn this challenging dish from the pros. Several variations of consommé will be covered in this course dedicated to the perfect consommé.
Instructors: IP Vice President Food & Beverage, Stephen Morgan
May 15
Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Member Rate: $69/Non-member rate $79
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It’s Summertime and the Grillin’s Easy
Summer is coming fast and it is time to get your grill face on and fire it up. Participants will get the low down on grilling beef from F&B Catering owner Chef Craig Fant. Participants will cover the beef spectrum, grilling 10 different cuts of beef. Be the master of your own grill!
Class: Hands On &Demo
Instructors: F&B Catering Owner, Chef Craig Fant
May 6
Wednesday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Member Rate: $79/Non-member rate $89
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Wines & Cheeses
Wine and Cheese classes at the Café are popular so don’t miss this one.
Class: Demo & Hands On
Instructor: TBD
May 26
Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Member rate: $79/Non-member rate $89
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Girls Night Out – Barcelona, Spain –
More Girls Night Out…Barcelona, Spain!
Each month the Café will offer a class just for the girls. Slip into that easy-going fun you have when you are with your girlfriends. Relax, with a glass of Café-made sangria while chatting and learning new and exciting cooking techniques. Leave the shopping and the clean-up to us. Class: Demo & Hands On
Instructor: Café Director, Anita Nobles Arguelles
May 27
Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Member rate: 49$/Non-member rate $59
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We are not stopping here. We still have more ideas for additional culinary adventures.
Check back periodically as we will be adding new classes for upcoming months May and June.
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