Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 30 LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT A TASTE OF WESTCHESTER Join us at several of Westchester ’s most exciting restaurants for a culinary adventure that will tantalize your taste buds. Each chef will offer a private cooking demonstration, followed by a sample tasting of the prepared items. You can view A Taste of Westchester online at www.sunywcc.edu/taste-of-westchester Save this link to keep up with future offerings! Fees do not include beverages (except where noted or at restaurant discretion). New menu items are explored each semester. Menu substitutions may occur when necessary. Demonstrations will begin at the times designated. Sampling fees are payable in CASH only (except where indicated). No refunds are given for these classes, but call 914-606-6830 and press 1 if you cannot attend so the restaurant can be informed. Must be 21 years of age to attend. NOTE: If registering and paying for yourself and/or others, you are required to provide complete registration information (name, address, date of birth, phone, and email) for all registrants at the time of registration. Donna Monaco, coordinator for A Taste of Westchester and advocate for food education, creates these classes by inviting chefs to host cooking demonstrations in their restaurants. On Instagram, @DonnaDishes, she recaps these demonstrations and highlights recipe development for home cooks. Restaurants: Interested in hosting a class? Email: atasteofwestchesterwcc@gmail.com CE-REST 2000 is the catalog number for all A Taste of Westchester classes. Apiary (#1) 157 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont 914-834-3572, www.apiarylarchmont.com Easy Dinner Option, Some Hands-On Prep! Learn with classically trained, Chef Owner Joerg Zehe, as he shares a delicious summer inspired meal. Our food education in this class will have you doing part of the preparation for the following meal. Starting with creamy cucumber salad as a refreshing alternative to greens. Next learn the technique for a coconut curry salmon that you will easily be able to recreate at home. Learn to make naan bread. Chef helps us create a especially light, lemon cheesecake sure to be a crowd favorite. Longer class due to participation. 1 Tues., July 16, 5:30-8:30 pm, $25 (+ $30 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #3069 Clock Tower Grill 512 Clock Tower Drive, Brewster 845-582-0574, www.clocktowergrill.com Lobsta’ in the courtyard! Our most creative Chef Owner Rich will teach us the ins-and-outs of producing a lobster bake with all your summer favorites. Sample a local beer from their long list of purveyors while enjoying lobster (1 per person) and all the fixings accompanied by seafood (based on market availability) and summertime sides. Learn to grill peaches topped with housemade milk & honey ice cream for a sweet treat utilizing summers favorite seasonal fruit. Rain or shine but will be outdoors, weather permitting. 1 Wed., July 17, 6:00-8:00 pm, $25 (+ $35 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #3070 Meraki Taverna 456 Main Street, Armonk 914-219-8888, www.merakitaverna-armonk.com Cyprus Greek Lunch! We will visit the Isle of Cyprus starting our lesson with a traditional Cypriot dish, Tava Kounoupidi (pork and cauliflower). Learn the tips to make delicious mussels Saganaki. Enjoy warm pita with lemon marinated olives, along with a tutorial on Tyropitakia (imported Greek Feta cheese crafted into a pie with honey and sesame.) A recipe from chefs’ Yia Yia, learn to make Cypriot meatballs in a savory sauce. Our traditional dessert will be baklava (made offsite) accompanied by a mini icy frappe. 1 Sat., July 20, 12:00-2:00 pm, $25 (+ $25 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #3071 Baked by Susan 379 S. Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson 914-862-0874, www.bakedbysusan.com Do you know the muffin lady? Create and bake your own chocolate chip muffins and while they bake learn about converting the recipe to make many types of muffins including a streusel crumb top. Optional additional $10 invites you to enjoy a yummy SURPRISE bag of goodies. Lots of baked goods to purchase including their now famous empanadas, cookies and pies! 1 Tues., July 23, 6:30-8:30 pm, $25 (+ $25 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor, optional bag of baked goods additional $10). #3072 NEW! Pureganic Café 305 Halstead Avenue, Harrison 914-967-2332, www.pureganic.cafe.com Vegan, Gluten Free, Kosher, Healthy! The first of its kind in Westchester Since 2008 this café boasts that it is 100% vegan, organic, gluten free and Kosher and utilizes a variety of ingredients to offer a broad variety of delicious healthy menu options. Owner and clinical nutritionist, Moshira Soliman, has created menus and recipes to help achieve better health through food. Enjoy perfectly roasted on-the-vine grape tomatoes and herbs served with the “ricotta” on house made and toasted GF bread. Next learn to make crispy cauliflower Milanese (a vegan egg coated, sliced cauliflower"steak" topped with a Chimichurri sauce and served on a bed of arugula greens.) Participate in making a healthy twist on a favorite summertime dessert, mixed berry crisp. 1 Wed., July 24, 5:30-7:30 pm, $25 (+ $25 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #3073 The 808 Bistro 808 Scarsdale Avenue, Scarsdale 914-722-0808, www.the808bistro.com Calabrian Lunch! Owner Chef Salvatore Cucullo trained at the Culinary Institute of America. Our chef explores Italy’s Calabria and the recipes he discovered on a recent visit. Enjoy an educational demonstration on Lagane pasta – thin wide and short pasta, chickpeas in a light garlic and oil sauce. Our knowledgeable chef will tell us a few easy tips to roast pork and make the creamiest polenta. End our lesson with an Italian sweet, Bocconotti! 1 Sat., July 27, 12:00-2:00 pm, $25 (+ $30 in CASH sampling fee, payable to instructor). #3074
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