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March 2013
Alamo Drafthouse Drink Tank: Whiskey
In honor of St. Patrick's Day head to Alamo Drafthouse get your whisky (knowledge) on. Master of Whiskey, Teresa Menéndez Myers will make you wicked whiskey smart as she shares the history, tradition and production of Irish Whiskey. Along the way you'll enjoy a tasting flight of whiskey from the Old Bushmills Distillery, first granted a license to distil by King James I in 1608. Your tutelage will earn you a a drink ticket good for a Bushmills cocktail mixed up by master…
Find out more »Cooking the Catch – Cooking Class
Dai Due's dinners sell out in a matter of minutes so it's often the luck of the draw (or the speed of the mouse click) that lands you a coveted spot at a dinner cooked by Jesse Griffiths. Now you can enjoy an up close and personal connection to his kitchen at this class featuring recipes from his new book, Afield. The menu will include: Fish Soup with Aïoli Flounder Baked with Parsnips, Carrots, & Veracruzana Sauce Oyster Stew Crab Salpicon…
Find out more »Pati’s Mexican Table – Cooking Class
Mexican cuisine is regionally diverse and varied, and you don't really know Mexican food until you've experienced the flavors of the interior of Mexico. Join Pati Jinich, a native of Mexico City, for this cooking class based on her new cookbook Pati's Mexican Table. On the menu: Sopa Minguichi (Tomato-Zucchini Soup made with Mexican Chicken Broth) Pickled Chayote Salad Chilorio ( Shredded Pork in Ancho-Orange Sauce) Arroz Verde (My Favorite Green Rice) Cochinitos (Piggy Cookies) The price of the class includes a…
Find out more »Austin Smoke Experiment Cookoff
Brooklyn Brewery is sponsoring a series of cookoffs across the country featuring a fantastic secret ingredient: smoke. And where better for contestants to rule the roost than Texas where smoke is part of our culinary heritage. Who knows what kind of dishes contestants will apply smoke to. Meat certainly but also vegetables and maybe even sweets? Everyone in attendance will get to sample the contestants' goods and have an opportunity to choose which "cheftestant" will gain the ultimate culinary bragging rights.…
Find out more »Wines of Tuscany – Cooking Class
Explore the region of Italy known for Sangiovese and Chianti wine by wine. You'll get to know the terroir of the region and learn how to find wines you'll enjoy long after this class is over. The wine tasting list includes: Geggino Pontignana Chianti Torrae del Sale Sangiovese Baccio Chianti Reserva Bocelli in Canto Costa Maremma IGT Perazetta Sangiovese Register online.
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