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COOKING CLASSES

Contact Mellisa at 272-5333 ext.129

Irish Cooking

Teacher: Robert Smith, Chef at The Old 5 Mile House
Thurs., March 1, 5:30-8pm
$35 / $30 for Co-op owners

Authentic Irish food enlivened by a creative global gourmet chef: Pot O’ Gold, whiskey-seared shrimp with Irish cheddar sauce; Spinach Salad with pears, maple candied walnuts and bleu cheese; Braised Lamb Shanks with a red currant glaze; and Smitty’s Irish Mash.

Japanese Home Cooking - FULL

Teachers: Takayo Harriman and Kiyoko Wilcox
Thurs., March 8, 6-8pm
$35 / $30 for Co-op owners

Kiyoko and Takayo are always amazed and grateful that they can make incredibly tasty and nutritious Japanese meals, just like in their birthplace, using BriarPatch ingredients. Come and join them and share the best of their tried-and-true recipes: Oshi-zushi, pressed salmon sushi; miso soup; Tsukune, Teriyaki Chicken Balls; and a root vegetable dish. Bring a good appetite!

Irish Beef Stew Class & Ceilidh

Teacher: Criostoir ui Meachair
Thurs., March 15, 6-8pm
$35 / $30 for Co-op owners

This St. Patricks’ Day, branch out from corned beef and cabbage with an Irish Beef Stew. Come get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with Chris Maher, aka Criostoir ui Meachair (Gaelic), BriarPatch General Manager and proud Irishman. While he’s at it, Chris throws in tales, tunes, and a glass of Guiness if you like.

Nowruz – Traditional Persian New Year

Teacher: Hassan Ebrahimi-Nuyken
Thurs., March 22, 6-8pm
$35 / $30 for Co-op owners

Learn to make a Persian dish reserved for special festivities: Chelo ba Khoreshe Fesenjan, chicken with pomegranate-walnut sauce over traditional Iranian Basmati rice. Learn appetizers as well: Mast o Khiar (a.k.a. Tzatziki), yogurt with cucumber and dill, and Sabzi, greens with goat cheese and flat bread. As a boy, Hassan learned to cook from the women in his father’s large, extended family in Iran.

Ethiopian Dishes

Teacher: Menkir Tamrat
Thurs., March 29, 6-8pm
$35 / $30 for Co-op owners

Learn to prepare both vegan, vegetarian, and meat dishes: Shiro, a powdered legume blend stew; Gomen, a braised Ethiopian Brassica; Tibs Wat, a mild-hot red chili blend “berbere,” or seasoned beef stew; and Alicha, a very mild lamb stew seasoned with ginger and turmeric. Then, after learning the art of no-silverware dining, we’ll eat what we’ve cooked and wash it all down with Tej — Ethopian honey wine/mead.

In The Kitchen Cooking Classes

BriarPatch Co-op is proud to partner with Wendy Van Wagner and the other cooks at In The Kitchen cooking school, located in Nevada City. In the Kitchen classes are hands-on and use high-quality ingredients found at BriarPatch.

All classes are held at: 648 Zion Street, Nevada City (by former Miner’s Clinic).

Cancellation Policy for
In The Kitchen and
Co-op Cooking Classes:

If you need to cancel or reschedule your class, you may do so up to 48 hours before the class. Students are requested to notify In The Kitchen or BriarPatch via email with any cancellation requests.

Cancel a Co-op Cooking Class

Cancel an In The Kitchen class

Please let us know the date and class title, and whether you wish to receive a makeup for a future class or a refund. If it is past the 48-hour mark and you find that you cannot attend, you will still receive the class recipes but your tuition/option to reschedule will be forfeit. Please note: You may always send someone in your place!

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