Only one week to go and I am so excited! Next Tuesday, join me to meet and greet Aida Mollenkamp of Food Network's "Ask Aida" and "FoodCrafters" in person at the gorgeous Fresh Starts Cooking School!
With a culinary diploma from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, years of food writing and styling at San Francisco's CHOW magazine and a dynamic personality, it was inevitable that Aida would be discovered by the Food Network. During three seasons of "Ask Aida," she has responded to audience questions with tips, techniques and demonstrations showing how to solve a litany of cooking complaints and recipe riddles. Learn about her new show Food Crafters on the new Cooking Channel.
Tuesday, August 17th 6:30- 9pm Fresh Starts Cooking School, 1385 N.Hamilton Parkway, Novato, CA
Ask Aida in Person
The ticket price of only $49 includes a full meal; wine will be offered for sale. Sign Up Now!
Proceeds support Homeward Bound of Marin's groundbreaking homeless services.
Aida will make new recipes, using the best local products including:
- Plum Blossom Cocktail
- Baked Bellwether Farms Ricotta with Balsamic Reduction, Fresh Figs, Onion Jam and Flatbread Crackers
- Arugula Salad with Nectarines and Pickled Fennel
- North African Grilled Springhill Ranch Steak with Basil Chimichurri
- Garlic Roasted Potatoes
- Drunken Cherry Sundaes Straus Family Creamery with Toasted Hazelnuts
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| Straus Family Creamery |
It has been really exciting working on this class. Aida is so much fun and such a professional. Despite her crazy busy schedule she is completely on top of things, calling and e-mailing me to make things happen. Although I took a few days off last week, I still found time to visit a few of the artisan producers to gather top ingredients for this class.
How would you like an office with a milk and ice cream bar inside? Straus lead the organic dairy movement by becoming the first organic dairy west of the Mississippi in 1993. Thanks, Straus!
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| Springhill Ranch |
Next, I visited my former neighbors, Karen and Chris London at their ranch, known for excellent Pinot grapes and now for raising top Waygu beef. They are the only full Waygu producers in California. Waygu is the same breed that produces Japan's famous Kobe Beef. They raise and care for their cattle in what the local paper called "a country club for cows". This gorgeous Wagyu cow (pictured on the left) was so mishandled before she arrived at Springhill, it took over a year of loving care to get her to approach humans. Now look at her! In the next field, they raise Scottish Highland cows, a magnificent long haired breed. People stop by the road side to get a better look at these beautiful animals.
It is a joy to visit farms and businesses that care for the animals that provide our food. What wonderful world it would be if everyone cared as much and worked as hard as Straus and Springhill to make sustainability a reality.
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