Fun with Spices Spices are healthy, flavorful and add a good flavor boost to any meal. In this class, you can join chef and cookbook author Rinku Bhattacharya to learn how to work with spices and make your own spice blends. CE-COOK 2070, 2 Sat., Sept. 14-21, 2:00-4:30 pm, CLA-203, $60 (+ $25 for spices, bottles kits for spice blends, payable to instructor). R Bhattacharya. #98085 Buttercream Decorating Techniques Learn the basic art of decorating with buttercream. In this workshop, learn how to prepare icing to obtain the right consistency for decorating, how to color icing, and how to fill a decorating bag. Discover the basic art of cupcake and cake decorating through basic baking tips and tricks. In the first class, students will bring eight cupcakes to decorate and for the second class, students will bring a cake to decorate. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-COOK 2060, 2 Sat., Dec. 7 & 14, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, KNC-4, $65 (+ $40 materials fee, payable to instructor). L Nicholas. #97981 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 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. NEW! Tina Zaccardi Bakes at The Westchester Italian Cultural Center 1 Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, 914-409-6662 www.wiccny.org Classic Italian American Cookies! – Housed in a beautifully restored building, the WICC has welcomed visitors since 2007 with a broad variety of educational offerings including exhibits celebrating various artists, language classes, films, lectures, concerts, and culinary education making the connection between classic and modern Italy. It is the go-to place for Italian culture, shared Italian heritage, and community traditions. Tonight they play host as we watch Chef Tina Zaccardi, Winner of The Great American Baking Show, teaches class to create three delicious classic Italian American Cookies. Held in their beautiful commercial kitchen, perfect for cooking classes and team building events. Tina will be demonstrating how to make, Pignoli cookies made with almond paste, covered with pine nuts - naturally gluten free. Follow along to make piped shortbread sandwich cookies filled with jam and dipped in chocolate. Learn the history behind classic Italian “S” shaped cookies - almond flavored that can be altered by using lemon zest, or vanilla. Perfect for dunking in your morning cafe. As a treat the Cultural Center will provide a light antipasto and wine before tasting of tonight’s cookies. Recipes will be provided to replicate our treats at home! Come for a delicious and fun evening and experience the beauty of the upcoming offerings at the Cultural Center. 1 Thurs., Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30 pm, $25 (+ $30 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #98054 NEW! Pizzeria La Rosa 12 Russell Avenue, New Rochelle, 914-462-0750 www.pizzerialarosa.com The Queen – Margherita Pizza! Taken in by the vintage soda fountain bar and 100 year old Petersen oven, Matt DiGesu has lovingly restored this historic pizzeria back to its former glory. The vision will always be, to provide a place for people to gather and enjoy a great Neapolitan Italian meal. His pastas and wood-fired pies are some of the tastiest in Westchester. We start our lesson with the secret to their famous arugula salad - roasted chickpeas, plumped raisins, pickled fennel, lemon confit vinaigrette, and shaved Pecorino. Followed by a discussion on a house favorite, pizza Margherita – housemade mozzarella, red sauce, and shredded basil, watching simple ingredients come together to create the perfect pie. Sample wood oven charred Broccolini – garlic breadcrumbs, Biellese pepperoni, lemon with Burrata. Chef lovingly shares his grandmother’s recipe for lemon ricotta Zeppolis - homemade Italian donuts lightly sugar dusted. Treat yourself to one of their creative cocktails like the Nude and Notorious or Cappelletti Spritz for a fun evening. Their customers fall in love with the deliciousness and become fast forever friends. 1 Tues., Oct. 8, 5:30-7:30 pm, $25 (+ $25 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #98055 IN-PERSON IN-PERSON Register by phone! The easiest way to register: call 914-606-6830 (unless a class description indicates otherwise) Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am-6:45 pm; Friday, 9:00 am-4:30 pm LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 44 LIFELONG LEARNING & ENRICHMENT
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