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  • Tuesday, October 28, 6:00 pm – From Acorn to Zucchini: A Squash Harvest Meal

    Nothing speaks the bounty of the harvest season like squash. Chris Douglass, chef/owner of Ashmont Grill and Tavolo, will demonstrate the vast diversity of squash as students work with him to prepare a variety of recipes, from savory to sweet. Students will then enjoy the fruits of their labor with a delicious and colorful squash-centered autumn meal paired with wine. This Boston University Hands On Cooking Class takes place Tuesday, October 28, beginning at 6 pm in the Kitchen Room (Room 116) at 808 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.  The cost is $150, and you may register online at http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine/registration-manager/catalog.php?action=section&course_section_id=889. Image by www.horseandbuggyproduce.com.

  • Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Taste of the Nation Boston

    Come celebrate Boston’s hottest and most trend-forward food and beverage event Taste of the Nation Boston. Set at Cruiseport, 1 Black Falcon Avenue in Boston, Taste of the Nation features the largest gathering of award winning chefs from the region.

    Join Honorary Chefs Jody Adams, Joanne Chang, Gordon Hamersley, Andy Husbands and Tony Maws and over 60 of Boston’s top chefs as we dine on delicious tastings paired with the best beer, wine and spirits the city has to offer. As of today, participants include 80 Thoreau, Lucca Back Bay, Aragosta Bar & Bistro, Lucky’s, Ashmont Grill, Masa, Belly Wine Bar, Mela, Bistro du Midi, Moody’s Delicatessen & Provisions, Blue Inc., Myers + Chang, Blue Room, Neptune Oyster (VIP), Bondir, OAK Long Bar, Bronwyn (VIP), Puritan & Company, Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, Rialto, Coppa, Russell House Tavern, Craigie on Main, Sandrine’s Bistro, Davio’s, Silvertone, Del Frisco’s, Stone Hearth Pizza, Eastern Standard, Taranta, Flour Bakery,Tavolo, Gracie’s,The Blue Frog Bakery, Haley House Bakery, The Salty Pig, Hamersley’s Bistro,The Tip Tap Room,
    Harvest, Tico, Hungry Mother, Toro, Journeyman, TRADE, Kayak Cookies, Tremont 647, Kirkland Tap and Trotter, Trina’s Starlight Lounge, La Morra, West Bridge, L’Espalier, ‘Wiches of Boston, and Lincoln.

    The 2013 event raised over $95,000 in the fight to end childhood hunger and was ranked #45 in Boston’s Top 100 2013 Events & #5 in the Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Events by BizBash.

    100% of ticket sales support No Kid Hungry’s efforts to end childhood hunger!  General admission ticket $95, VIP ticket (6 pm – 10 pm) $150.  Cocktail attire.  For more information, and to buy tickets online, visit http://ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-boston.

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  • Monday, October 28, 6:00 pm – Mushrooms, Safe Foraging, Delicious Cooking

    Have you ever wondered about safe ways to hunt for wild and exotic mushrooms, or wanted to spice up supermarket varieties like crimini or portabello? If so, join president of the Boston Mycological Club Susan Goldhor, expert forager Ben Maleson, and renowned chef Chris Douglass to explore fascinating fungi at this Boston University Food and Wine course to be held Monday, October 28 beginning at 6 pm at 808 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Goldhor has been collecting and eating wild mushrooms—without a single stomach ache—for more than 25 years, and writes a regular column for the magazine Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming. Chris Douglass is chef/owner of Dorchester’s beloved Tavolo and Ashmont Grill, and an active proponent and patron of local food producers. Please your palate with mushroom dishes paired with wine while expanding your mushroom knowledge.  $80.  Image below from www.cookingontheweekends.com. Register on line at http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine/registration-manager/catalog.php?action=section&course_section_id=808. 

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  • Monday, March 5, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Mushrooms: Safe Foraging, Delicious Cooking

    Have you ever wondered about safe ways to hunt for wild and exotic mushrooms, or wanted to spice up supermarket varieties like crimini or portabello? If so, join president of the Boston Mycological Club, Susan Goldhor, and renowned Boston-area chef Chris Douglass, on Monday, March 5, from 6 – 8 at the Boston University Demonstration Room, 808 Commonwealth Avenue,  to explore fascinating fungi. Goldhor has been collecting and eating wild mushrooms—without a single stomach ache—for more than 25 years, and she writes a regular column for the magazine Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming. Chef Douglass is chef-owner of Dorchester’s beloved Tavolo and Ashmont Grill, as well as leading member of Chefs Collaborative and an active proponent and patron of local food producers. Together, Goldhor and Douglass will expand your knowledge of mushrooms and please your palate with mushroom dishes paired with wine. Cost $60.00.  Register online at www.bu.edu/foodandwine, or telephone 617-353-9852.