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Join me at Fairway Market for a Cooking Class on 1/22!

7 Jan

I was just invited to attend a cooking class at Fairway Market on Wednesday, January 22nd to benefit The Common Pantry and I’m going to get a ticket for Mike to join me as well.  I wanted to pass it along to you, my awesome readers, in case anyone else is interested in coming! Here is the information:

“FOR THE LOVE OF LAMB

FAIRWAY MARKET’S CHEF VINNIE OLIVIERI TO CONDUCT MASTER CLASS ON COOKING LAMB ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 AT  FAIRWAY CAFÉ & STEAKHOUSE TO BENEFIT THE COMMON PANTRY

Fairway Market Lamb Cooking Class

Learn how to prepare a Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb and a Roasted Leg of Lamb  with Fairway Market’s Chef Vincent Olivieri, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in Fairway Café & Steakhouse (2127 Broadway at W. 74th Street) at 7 pm.  Then sit back and enjoy a truly memorable meal, featuring a Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb with Fig Chutney for an appetizer, a Kale salad with butternut squash, cranberries, pumpkin seeds and cider vinaigrette, then a roasted Leg of Lamb with parsnip turnip pure and roasted Brussels sprouts, chestnut and bacon for dinner, and dessert. The meal will be complimented with award-winning Aussie extra-virgin olive oil and paired with Australian wines selected by Fairway Market wine guru Joshua Wesson. Tickets are $60 and all proceeds will go to the New York Common Pantry, which is New York City’s largest community-based food pantry and is designed to meet the needs of our families by providing culturally-appropriate and nutritiously-balanced food. Go to www.fairwaymarket.com/events to order tickets.

WHAT: Fairway Market’s Chef Vincent Olivieri to Conduct Master Class on Cooking Lamb to Benefit New York Common Pantry

WHERE:  Fairway Café & Steakhouse -Second floor: 2127 Broadway at W. 74th Street

WHEN: Wednesday, January 22, 2014: 7 PM – 9 PM”

 

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Hope to see you there! Be sure to drop me a note if you will be coming.

Cheers,
Mr. and Mrs. Nom Nom

 

Note: I was contacted by a representative from Fairway and was asked to post this. I will be attending as their guest, however, I only post things I truly support myself and all opinions are mine. After all, I love lamb, cooking classes, Fairway, and money going to good causes!

 

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Cooking class at ICE

29 Apr

For our anniversary, I gave Mike a gift certificate to The Institute of Culinary Education (AKA ICE) since we have been enjoying cooking together so much. He was nice enough to take me with him to learn how to make “Great New York Restaurants’ Signature Dishes.”

From ICE’s website: “Thanks to Chef-Instructor Loren Banco, enjoying your favorite dishes from some of New York’s best restaurants is only a class away. You will learn the following signature dishes and desserts: from Balthazar, Salad Balthazar; from Babbo, Mint Love Letters; from Craft, Hanger Steak with Bordelaise Sauce; from Le Bernardin, Roast Monkfish on Savoy Cabbage and Bacon-Butter Sauce; and from Gotham Bar and Grill, Warm Chocolate Cake.”

Mike and I had a great time making the recipes, and we specifically focused on making the filling for the raviolis (“Mint Love Letters”) and the fish.  Everything was delicious and I learned quite a bit.

The teacher was a bit… militant, however.  He stressed everyone out by yelling at them for odd things (like keeping a single piece of fish in a pan for the moment in between transferring in a new one).  I wanted him to teach us more about techniques that I can use every day and less about “well this ingredient is impossible to find for regular people so you can try to substitute xyz but it won’t be the same.” 

We also met some fun people there and overall it was really fun.

Unfortunately my camera battery was dying (and I seem to have misplaced the charger, which is the reason I haven’t been posting as I have no pictures), however, I managed to get a shot of the steak (the sauce was incredible) and the fish (bar blanc sauce is amazing) right before the camera fully died.


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