Chef Joel's Holiday classes at the Innovation Kitchen

Chef Joel Olson has a wonderful Holiday offering for our culinary senses!

Here are Chef Joel's upcoming Holiday season classes:

Essential Knife Skills Workshop - Saturday, November 13 - 9:30am - 12:00pm

Holiday Hors D'Oeuvres - Saturday, November 13 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm


Holiday Baking - Saturday, December 4 - 9:30am - 12:00pm

Last-Minute Holiday Gifts from your Kitchen - Saturday, December 4 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

More info:

On Saturday, November 13th, Chef Joel will offer the following two new hands-on/participation classes:

ESSENTIAL KNIFE SKILLS WORKSHOP - (9:30am - 12:00pm)

Take this very popular and informative class to learn and practice the techniques that help take the chore out of cooking. You can use the techniques learned in this course every time you cook for the rest of your life! Techniques include: dicing onions, carrots and other vegetables; pasting garlic; boning a chicken; plus cutting assorted fruits. Knife selection, sharpening and care will also be covered. Bring your own knives or use ours. A light lunch will be served.
Cost: $54

HOLIDAY HORS D'OEUVRES - (2pm - 5pm)

Surprise and delight your guests this holiday season with these delicious hors d’oeuvres. Help to prepare then taste:
Cool Herbed Chicken Meatballs with Fresh Tomato;
Garlic and Yogurt Sauce and Fresh Buttery Breadsticks;
Open Faced Crispy Wontons with Pork Tenderloin and Apple Slaw;
Pumpernickle Bratwurst Canapes with Cranberry Mayonnaise;
Mediterranean Bean Pate with Homemade Crisp Lemon Flatbread;
Oven Baked Shrimp Toast;
Cheese and Mushroom Strudel.
(Note: Vegetarian alternatives to meat appetizers will also be discussed.)
Cost: $64

Please contact the Innovation Kitchen at 608 987-3558 to register.

Please note that the December classes will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2010.


Additional information on Chef Joel and the Everyday Cooking:

Everyday Cooking is a really great, intense, full-day course.
It has been described as a "culinary boot camp."

Chef Joel has being teaching this class for many years at L'Academie
de Cuisine in Bethesda, MD, and always gets rave reviews.
People really love it!

It is the course that will help you to be able to open your
refrigerator at any point and be able to make a great meal
from what's there.

(One of the things you'll learn is what kinds of things
to keep on hand in that fridge, so you open it up and see
more than just condiments and a stray beer!)

Our take-away idea for people when thinking about Iowa County, Wisconsin is 'Come grow with us'. Thanks to Chef Joel for his many contributions to this ethic!


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