VIVA - Italian Food, Wine & Culture

03/19/2012

I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the class last night. Dominique was great in managing a large class and still having it be an enjoyable, hands-on learning experience for all involved. Thank you for dinner that was not only delicious but very well suited to the cold and drizzly night.

03/08/2012

Not your run-of-the-mill chef now is he??? - Great food, great entertainment, great wine - it doesn't get much better than this - - - - and he's doing it again on the 23rd of March! so sign up now

03/08/2012

03/08/2012

Antonio Foggetti's A Taste of Puglia class - what a hoot!

03/08/2012

Pasta Makers Supreme

03/08/2012

Last week of classes with the REACH program charter school - 12 fourth through eighth graders learning to make Italian food - PHEW! but fun!

11/23/2011

A Taste of Puglia

Friday, February 10th
6:30 - 9:30
Antonio Foggetti
$60


This will be the perfect class to learn the real ins and outs of Italian Cooking at its finest. Antonio is just new in town directly from Italy. He speaks some English but is much more comfortable in Italian so it is a bonus if you love hearing "la bella lingua" - (class will be translated as well). On his own admission Antonio is not a "chef" so to speak, he learned to cook as a boy from his grandmother and has been cooking ever since, and that's more than good enough for me.

In this tour through the food of Puglia you will have the opportunity to try "little ears" -orecchiette pasta, learn a new way to cook eggs with leeks, sample bruschetta with spinach and tomatoes, participate in the Pugliese method of making "stew", and savor a fresh orange, onion and olive oil salad.

11/23/2011

Mushroom Madness

Friday, January 27th
6:30 - 9:30
Bob Engel of Gourmet Mushroom
$60

Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. has been a pioneer grower of exotic mushrooms for great restaurants and gourmet cooks since 1977. Our special varieties of mushrooms are organically grown on natural hardwood oak shavings.

Since its inception in 1977, Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc. has been cultivating mushroom products for both the culinary and the nutraceutical trades. Materials in fungi are able to modulate the bodily functions to help cope with imbalances caused by environmental, hereditary or life-style imbalances.

In the kitchen Mushrooms behave more like meat than vegetables. Their savory flavor can be easily influenced by cooking techniques to create a wide range of effects. In this class you will be introduced to many different kinds of mushrooms and will have recipes presented that emphasize each variety's unique character. Come and enjoy learning how to prepare a meal with mushrooms in every course from appetizer to dessert!

11/23/2011

Italian Language

Tuesdays
January 10th to February 14th
7 to 9pm
Lisa Gottreich
$90 - upside down 6 :-)
(SRJC prices have gone up to $97 for the same class)

In this course you will build on your Italian language skills to respond to frequently occurring situations in culturally appropriate ways. The goal will be to improve your ability to speak in comprehensible Italian by being able to understand simple spoken questions, ask and answer informational questions, make simple statements about the present, past and future, and recognize and follow basic instructions and directions. Lisa will use many methods to draw out your Italian self: videos, short stories, short writing exercises, and always lots of delightful stories about Italians and their language, society, culture, history, behaviour, politics and much, much more.

11/23/2011

Christmas Baking Italian Style

Thursday, December 8th
11:30 - 2:30
Vera Ciammetti
$60

For the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a pretty special day in Italy, we will celebrate by baking fabulous Italian Christmas goodies.
This is a perfect time to make gifts for all those special people in your life. Stelle de La Befana
This will be a "hands on", "take some home" class.
Goodies will include: Pistachio and Cranberry Biscotti, Stelle de La Befana and Panettone.
Lunch will be served along with a glass of Italian wine to make it all the merrier.

10/14/2011

Tutta Zucca
Thursday, October 27th
Vera Ciammetti
11:30am - 2:30pm
$90

From Antipasti to Dessert, and everything in between, Vera will take us on a culinary adventure using Winter Squash in each course. Everything you’ve always wanted to know about cutting, cooking and enjoying squash! And of course, you will reap the benefits with a recipe booklet and ample servings of each course along with a glass of Italian wine.

09/04/2011

Starting on October 7th, Movie Night will return.....sign up quickly as there will only be 20'seats available.....