Ingest useful and delicious new culinary skills this month
by participating in one or more Culinary Club cooking or wine classes at Bellina Alimentari in Ponce City
Market.
- Pack kids’ lunch boxes, Italian-style, after absorbing easy
and fun children’s meal ideas for balanced lunches from Bellina owner and mom
Tal Baum during a 10 a.m.-noon class on Thursday, January 14 ($45 per person).
- Youngsters and tweens will have a ball mixing and shaping
pasta with mom or dad and chef David Berry during an interactive Kids Kitchen
class on Tuesday, January 19 from 4-5 p.m. ($45 for child age 8-12 and adult).
- Find out what makes natural wines so appealing -- and why
Bellina loves their honesty. A guided wine tasting traverses Italy’s regions
and offers guests five samples accompanied by Italian nibbles, all on
Wednesday, January 20 from 6-7 p.m. ($45 per person).
- Rise up and start making your own bread, inspired by chef
Berry’s hands-on bread-making class and an accompanying breads and spreads
tasting on Tuesday, January 26 from 6-7 p.m. ($45 per person).
- At “Aperitivo Time,” learn how to host your own aperitivo,
or Italian happy hour, when people come together for a drink and simple bites
before dinner. Learn how to make a Spritz Campari and aperitivo board, eat what
you’ve made and receive 10 percent off any market purchase right after class
($45 per person).
Register and pay for classes online (8 percent sales
tax will be added) or call 404-330-9933.
School busses and bells ring in the start of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, reminding us that feeding tummies goes a long way to nourishing young minds.Aqua blue in Roswell and Marlow’s Tavern locations are on the bus, joining restaurants nationwide in the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry annual September fundraising event. Hop aboard by dining at Aqua blue or your favorite Marlow’s Tavern location. During September, any guest making a donation to the cause will receive a $5 coupon to use on an upcoming visit between October 1-December 31, 2015. Think about it. According to Share Our Strength, one dollar helps feed a child 10 meals, and breakfast in the classroom sustains focus on schoolwork instead of hunger pangs.
Salsa, Salsa for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) peppers Piedmont Park’s Magnolia Hall with salsa eats and beats for fun and fitness from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. Young chefs representing various BGCMA will offer their healthy salsa creations for sampling and judging. Some recipes use ingredients raised in Boys & Girls Club gardens. While judges deliberate, professional salsa dancers show how it’s done then call everyone out onto the dance floor for some fancy footwork lessons. Event sponsor Willy’s Mexicana Grill provides burritos and chow to refuel bodies in motion, and Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders toss their own blend of pep into the celebration. Before leaving, guests will know who dominates the dance floor and which BGCMA salsa creation wins a spot on a Willy’s salsa bar for a day. Attendance is limited; click here to RSVP.
