BSC Calendar
Events in November 2019
- Hands-On Pizza with Pizzeria La Gitana with Marian Licxandru
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Hands-On Pizza with Pizzeria La Gitana with Marian Licxandru
New to BSC, Chef Marian is at the helm of the successful Pizzeria La Gitana in downtown Olympia (and in Yelm). They make thin crust pizzas topped with the highest quality ingredients, blended together into a successful whole. He’ll teach you how to make delicious pizza at home—albeit without a wood-fired oven, with step-by-step instruction. With dough that he brings with him, the class will make the Paradiso, with pesto sauce, mozzarella, chicken, garlic and chopped tomatoes, the Blu & Cipolla, with sausage, blue cheese, and onions, and the Prosciutto-Arugula, with tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto, and arugula. Take home the Pizza Dough that you make in class to make your own combination pizza! Complementary wine pairing. $65
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- Hands-On Pie for the Holidays with Beth Storey
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Hands-On Pie for the Holidays with Beth Storey
In this class, Beth, our resident BSC pie expert will give an in-depth tutorial on making the perfect pie crust. You’ll prepare three types of pie pastry to take home and Beth will discuss technique, the use of butter, shortening, vodka, vinegar, and water, as well as differences between pies, tarts, free-form (galette) crusts, and sweet versus savory pies. She’ll make a Pumpkin Bourbon Pie with a Streusel Top and an Apple Pie with a Lattice Top for you to sample in class, along with tips on these recipes. You can bake a perfect pie! $65 (Please bring a pie pan if possible).
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- Powers Winery Dinner with Chris Arsers, Barb Agee and Leanne Willard
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Powers Winery Dinner with Chris Arsers, Barb Agee and Leanne Willard
Badger Mountain Vineyard (and Powers Winery), founded by Bill Powers in 1982, is the first wine grape vineyard to be USDA Certified Organic in Washington State and earned certification in 1990. Spend a delightful evening with Chris Arsers, Powers wine representative, as he talks about this lovely organic wine, and as Barb and Leanne pair five varietals with an amazing 5-course dinner! We’ll start with Viognier-Steamed Clams with Bacon and Parsnips accompanied by Powers Viognier, and Butternut Squash, Swiss Chard and Apple Risotto served with Powers Chardonnay. Roasted Ratatouille Salad with Balsamic Reduction is perfect with the spunky Spectrum Red Blend, while Meat Loaf with Red Wine Glaze, served with creamy Cauliflower and Potato Puree is magical with Powers Malbec. For dessert, Chocolate-Red Wine Cake served with whipped cream is teamed with Powers Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a not-to-be-missed event for wine lovers! $85 per person
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- Hands-On Southeast Asian Dumplings with Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen
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Hands-On Southeast Asian Dumplings with Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen
Join Pranee as she demonstrates how to prepare Asian dumplings with ease. She’ll offer lots of tips and techniques to demystify dumpling preparation and folding. You’ll learn how to make basic dumpling dough and use premade tofu skin and wonton skins. In class you’ll be making Steamed Tofu Skin Roll, steamed chicken, sausage and bamboo shoots wrapped in tofu skin, Guotie aka Pot Sticker, Chinese fried pork and cabbage dumpling, Khanom Jeap Goong Tom, Thai Siu Mai open-faced shrimp dumpling, Khana Namman Hoi, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, Bua Loi Nga Dam Nam King, glutinous rice balls with sweet black sesame filling in ginger broth. We’ll also prepare three different dipping sauces: Soy- Ginger Sauce, Chili Oil and Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce. Each dumpling will be paired with various teas to celebrate this old Asian tradition. Complementary wine pairing. $65
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