Healthy Californian Fusion
with Owner and Head Chef of Venus Restaurant!
Amy Murray, head chef and owner of Venus Restaurant, has invited Kaiser Permanente employees, children, and friends into her restaurant for a Healthy Cooking Series. Please join us as Amy teaches us through hands-on cooking classes how to maximize the flavors of local, seasonal, and organic produce that grows at our fingertips in the Bay Area. Right in her restaurant`s commercial kitchen, Amy will teach you how to render winter greens and vegetables into savory, Californian-fusion dishes. During the 3-class series, you will learn the importance of healthy eating in a balanced diet, hands-on, by doing and tasting everything yourself!
Join us for a culinary adventure that is sure to titillate your taste buds and can't be missed!
Menu Plan:
Week 1 Braised Farmer's Market vegetables (golden turnips, leeks, romanesco, cauliflower, broccoli, greens)
served over soft polentaWeek 2 Winter vegetable soup--using the best pick of the market to create a satisfying and delicious soup
Winter salads--purple carrots, watermelon radishes, fennel, celery, escaroleWeek 3 Local Oakland chanterelle crostini roasted with herbs + shallots
Winter California citrus..blood orange, cara cara, mandarins as a salad, and maybe also a fruit salad for dessert with honey and bee pollen
When: Monday`s, February 15th, 22nd, March 1st
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Where: Venus Restaurant, 2327 Shattuck Ave in Berkeley (Google Map) Parking right out front, free in the evenings.
Cost: $30 per child, $35 per adult. Series: child, $90; adult, $105. Sign up for a few classes or the entire series!
To register: Sign-up right here onlineAny questions or comments, please feel free to contact our director Karen at karen@sproutscookingclub.org
