A Chocolate Lovers Delight in Glendale
... 20 artists taking part as well as live music performances, all taking place along the newly revamped pedestrian alleyway just off of 58th Avenue.
cooking Demonstrations on Saturday will be held inside the Fountain Terrace of the Glendale Civic Center (map) next to the author’s workshop and cake show. Tempting appetizers, Crepes and Romantic Chicken Mole will be the highlights of the demos that begin at 12:45 p.m.
What a great way to get a jump on Valentines Day and satisfy your sweet tooth....
January 29th, 2011 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, chocolate, cooking, festival, music
Enter the Centennial Taste of Arizona
Do you like to dabble in the kitchen? Do you have a crowd-pleasing dish that you think is a blue ribbon winner? If you are inspired by the spices, desert plants and flavors of the Southwest then submit your recipe for the Arizona Centennial Menu sponsored by the famous Stockyards restaurant.
Arizona became the 48th state to join the union on February 14, 1912. Leading up to Arizona’s 100th birthday in 2012, The Stockyards is asking citizens from across Arizona to help create the official...
August 10th, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: contest, cooking, History & Information, southwest cooking
Dallas To Do List: Vintage Computers, Elvis and Yoga al Fresco
... For more information, including a list of exhibitors, check out the The Museum of Information Technology at Arlington website.
Chef at the Market cooking Demonstrations Come to the Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, August 7th to enjoy outdoor cooking demonstrations throughout the day. These demos feature fresh, local produce in healthful recipes you can try at home. It all takes place in Pearl Plaza at the market, which is located at the Dallas Farmers Market, 1010 South Pearl Expressway, Dallas,...
August 5th, 2010 | Tui Cameron | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: comedy, cooking, featuredarticle, restaurant week, yoga
Awaken your Senses with a Culinary Vacation
... classic restaurants like Brennan’s, Antoine’s or Emeril’s or would like to partake in more formal instruction at the New Orleans cooking Experience School , you will appreciate the rich history of Creole and Cajun recipes. For accommodations, you have many options. While you are not going to find anything quite like the Villas in France, you will find a piece of New Orleans culture in your resting place, like a historical hotel in the French Quarter or a more secluded Bed &...
June 17th, 2010 | klynch | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cooking, featuredarticle, food, Tours, wine
Cheese Lovers in San Francisco
The Cheese School of San Francisco is offering sizzling new classes for spring and summer.
Our Summertime Fondue focuses on the lighter, brighter flavors of goat and sheep milk cheeses for fondue frolic and fun.
Home Cheesemaking classes introduces students to the basic principles of cheesemaking at home
The Remarkably Redolent and Ravishing World of Robiola is an exploration of all the unctuous goodness that can be found in the fast and sometimes confusing world of Robiola cheeses.
Locavore’s...
May 15th, 2010 | kleland | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cheese, cooking, featuredarticle
Makin’ Whoopie in the Nation’s Capital
... this is breaking news about yet another member of Congress getting caught in yet another sex scandal, it’s actually referring to an imaginative cooking class offered over Valentine’s Day weekend in Washington DC.
M Bar, in the Renaissance Washington Hotel invites guests to make whoopie!! Whoopie pies, the delicious heart-shaped cream filled pies.
Whoopie pies are hamburger size sandwich-like cake made from a sweet fluffy filling, sandwiched between two soft chocolate cookies.
Originating...
January 30th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cooking, Events, featuredarticle, Food & Beverage, instruction
Mac ‘n’ Cheese S’Mac’down at icon Grill
... sheet during the month of March. That’s right, you’re mac ‘n’ cheese idea could wind up being served at icon Grill.
Put your creative cooking cap on, and see what you can come up. It can be a simple turn on a classic, the addition of some gourmet touches, or something totally crazy. The entries will be judged on the most original, inventive macaroni and cheese concept. Oh yeah, it has to be edible too!
The entry form will be on the icon Grill website starting January 1st, 2010, with...
December 16th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: contests, cooking, Restaurants
Classes in Barcelona. Practice a Language, Learn to Cook
This is really for folks who will be staying in the city for a couple months or who live here. Taking classes at the city’s community centers is a smart way to practice your Spanish or Catalan and learn something interesting at the same time. I am all about killing two birds with one stone, and the classes at La Casa Elizalde give me that chance.
Want to learn to cook Japanese food? They’ve got it on Fridays at 5pm. How about a painting class? They’ve got that, too. The classes...
September 15th, 2009 | thebarcelonaguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: art classes in BCN, classes cooking, classes in Catalan, classes in Spanish, cooking, Events, Family Friendly
Bon Appetit’- Cooking Icon Julia Child’s Kitchen at the National Museum of American History
... on one of the programs. On the show she prepared a classic mushroom omelet. Viewer response was so positive that she was asked to create a weekly cooking show. And that’s how The French Chef, Child’s famous cooking show introduced the country to the tall (6’2”), somewhat quirky, 49 year old Le Cordon Bleu cooking school-trained chef.
Her initial credibility was built upon her easy-to-follow two-volume, 800-page French cuisine cookbook, Mastering the Art of French cooking, published two years...
August 28th, 2009 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: American hHistory, Attractions, cooking, Family Friendly, Julia Child, Julie and KJulia, Smithsonian
Cajun Cook-off in Phoenix Looking for Amateur Chefs
The Fourth Annual Great Cajun Cook-Off & Food Fest is an annual fundraiser for the Cajun Cactus Foundation. If you have a great jambalaya or gumbo recipe, they are looking for you to participate in their event in November.
The deadline for entries is September 1. Download this entry application and start cookin! They are also looking for Food Fest vendors. If you have any questions, please contact Tandy Vincent at 602-885-0108 or t2vincent@hotmail.com.
Visit this site for more details.
Sounds...
August 24th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcement, Arizona, cajun, contest, contests, cook off, cooking, Events, Family Friendly, Food & Beverage, gumbo, Habitat for Humanity, jambalaya, New Life Center, New Orleans, Phoenix, St. Mary's Food Bank
Count Down to the First Day of School
... and “Rapunzel” on Tuesday, August 11 at 10 a.m.
745 E. Germann Rd., in Chandler
(480) 782-2900
Shows are $6 per child
Oven Mitt Kids!
cooking classes for kids designed to provide a safe, hands-on and creative experience. Two hour classes on Saturdays and Sundays at Press Coffee Food Wine at:
Oven Mitt Kids!
5410 East High Street, Suite 115 in Phoenix
(480) 278-2066
$50 per class
Sizzlin Summer Saturdays at the Heard Museum
The Heard features music and dance performances,...
July 29th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Arizona kids, Chandler, cooking, Family Friendly, Heard, Lego, movies, music, Performing Arts - Theater & Dance, Phoenix, puppet, science, Tempe
Festival of Helados (Ice Cream) at Rosa Mexicano
... Quarter
575 7th Street at F Street NW – across from the Verizon Center
Washington, DC (map it)
Dates & Times - Saturday, July 11, 2009, cooking demo – 10:00 a.m. Lunch – 11:30 a.m.
Tickets – Reservations Required – $35.00, includes tax and tip. Free for each adult who bring one child under 15 years of age. Reservations available by calling Stephanie at 202-654-7010.
Nearest Metro Subway Station – Gallery Place – Chinatown – Green, Yellow and Red lines,...
July 7th, 2009 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cooking, cooking lessons, Events, Family Friendly, ice cream, Penn Quarter, Restaurants & Bars, Rosa Mexicano, Washington DC
Downtown L.A. hosts the Grilled Cheese Invitational
... 1st 7th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational to be held on April 25th at Los Angeles State Historic Park. Billed as “a Grilled Cheese Sammich cooking competition,” the event challengers competitors to concoct their favorite recipes.
A maximum of 300 grilled cheesers will be accepted, but “sammiches” must be registered online. Each contestant can enter a total of three sammiches, one in each category. Check the website rules carefully to see what will be provided and what...
April 17th, 2009 | M. L. Johnson | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: competitions, cooking, Events, Food & Beverage, Griffith Park, music, poetry
America’s Test Kitchen Host, Christopher Kimball
One of my favorite television cooking shows is America’s Test Kitchen on PBS. The show, in its eight season, is not only the most watched cooking show on PBS, but also very informative and instructive. Plus it lacks all the personalities and “bam” of the other cooking shows.
The test kitchen chefs select a couple dishes to perfect, then try dozens, and sometimes over a hundred versions of the dish until its perfect, easy for the home cook and as easy as possible.
The resident chefs...
November 8th, 2008 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: books, Chevy Chase, cooking, Food & Beverage, History & Information, Maryland, Restaurants & Bars, TV
Washington, DC’s BIG Cooking Show
This weekend is time again for the always popular Metropolitan cooking & Entertainment Show in Washington, DC.
Join over 40 of DC’s finest chefs and foodies, along with special cooking presentations by well-known Food TV celebrity chefs, Paula Dean, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis.
Enjoy cooking demonstrations and head-to-head cooking competitions, food and wine tastings, tips on entertaining and cooking, along with workshops on everything from holiday cooking to knife and plating...
November 3rd, 2008 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cooking, Events, Food & Beverage, People, Restaurants & Bars, Washington DC, wine
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