Cooking For Wine - Spanish Tapas - Cooking Class at PCI July 25, 2009

... With Chef Charles Vollmar

Join us as we explore, prepare and enjoy the components, flavors and techniques that have made tapas dishes and the style of eating so popular. We will begin in the kitchen, preparing our extensive menu together, sampling flavorings and ingredients and conclude our tasting experience paired with handcrafted Spanish-style wines including a Classic Sangria. The Menu: Spiced Marcona Almonds, Preserved Lemon and Goat Cheese on Toasts, Citrus-Garlic Marinated Olives, Grilled Asparagus Salad with Arugula, Pecans and Citrus Vinaigrette, Mushrooms with Crispy Garlic, Eggplant Tortilla with Romesco Sauce, Fennel Salad with Olives and Oranges, Chicken with Pomegranate and Walnut Sauce, Mussels in Cilantro and Serrano Pepper Cream Sauce, and Classic Spanish Beef Empanadas. Chef Charlie emphasizes basic skill and technique work, along with wellness and lifestyle enrichment topics relating to cooking, nutrition, fitness and special needs. His days are spent teaching at top-notch culinary schools, designing custom wellness programs for corporate clients, health clubs and wellness clinics, facilitating interactive workshops, and is currently working on his first book.

The Professional Culinary Institutes hands-on Hobby Classes are where you will learn to cook like the pros in the most fun and exciting amateur cooking program in the Bay Area. Each class begins with a detailed demonstration by our expert staff. Then in one of our state-of-the-art professional pastry or culinary kitchens you will be given hands on instruction from our world class Chef Instructors. Not only will you advance your cooking techniques and culinary knowledge, you will also get to enjoy the delicious fruits of your labor. You will be given a souvenir apron and packet of recipes from the day. Classes fill quickly so make your reservations at 408-370-9190

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