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A Busy, Busy Kitchen! Wow, what a holiday season we’re having! Barely a free moment to write. Here’s a note I just got from one of last week’s groups, a big, festive Tapas Party complete with a Holiday Sweater competition. As you can see, they had fun! “This past Wednesday, f’real foods hosted their annual winter holiday party at Paulding & Company. In their festive holiday sweaters, the group of 45 spent the evening with four chefs, learning a variety of recipes that featured seasonal and local produce, seafood and meat.
A Busy Season! As I write this, we are down to only a few remaining open dates before the holidays! Amazing to be this busy.
Events Lots happening in the kitchen these days. For instance, we recently created a fun event at the request of a corporate client, who wanted an afternoon of candy making for her team. I brought in one of our favorite pastry chefs to lead the class, and the group made truffles, brittles, caramels and marshmallows, with everyone taking home boxes of goodies to share with family and friends. Not the first all-sweets class we’ve done, but definitely one of the sweetest! Here are a few pictures so you can see how much fun they had.
Harvest Times Full moon, shorter days, Indian summer heat, equals gorgeous produce. Standing Up Wow, the news…once again the scientists have made a profound discovery — that too much sitting down shortens telomeres, the protective caps that sit at the end of chromosomes, and those of us who stand up a lot (count me in, with my job!) live longer.
Camp Wrap-up A fitting end to the summer, we just got a fantastic review from a “daddy blogger” of some repute, whose daughter attended camp. His daughter’s experience was not at all unique — the kids had a blast all summer, whether in baking camp or making savory food. Now, Tracy, Samantha and a whole bunch of the kids are off to Hawaii for “Island camp” on Samantha’s turf.
Summer Camp Only two weeks until camp starts! Sign-ups have been brisk, but there are still camps with room for your kids. Cook! Programs was just featured in Food and Beverage Magazine, so we’re getting some great national attention!
Camp Starts June 16th! After Luke Tsai’s fantastic article April 23rd in the East Bay Express, camp registrations are going very strong. If you want your child or children to join us this summer, now is the time to register, while there’s still some room in classes. One note: do sign up for Cook! Programs updates, because there is a surprise coming. You’ll want to know!
Summer Camp News One section of Italian cooking is already sold out! Some of the other camps are rapidly reaching capacity. So, if you’ve been pondering getting your child(ren) enrolled in a Cook! Programs camp this summer, now is the time. A few advantages: A wholesome, engaging and delicious 20 hour week with a great group of peers and professional chef-teachers.
A Busy February We've had a lot of groups, large and small, both for team building events and parties, in the kitchen this month. New clients and old, but all the events successful and well-appreciated by participants. Our Yelp page boasts a couple of very nice new reviews, too; I don't often mention it, but I am proud of our consistent 5-star ratings. This month we had our smallest group yet, only 5 people, but it was a lot of fun working with them.