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  • Saturday, April 12, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Raw Foods Non-Cooking Class

    Think a Raw Food Diet is just carrot sticks and celery? Paula Denoncourt and June House will share their recipes on Saturday, April 12 from 2 – 4 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. These raw food recipes will change your mind. Recipes may include everything from vegetarian sushi, raw tacos, raw lasagna, spaghetti, manicotti to Mexican chocolate chia pudding and much more. You will also learn the benefits of a Raw Food diet and how it can contribute to weight loss, more energy, improved mood, and resistance to illness. These classes will be hands on and will include recipes and handouts. TWBG members $30, non-members $45. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org. Image from www.therawchef.blogs.com.

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  • Saturday, April 5, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Tastes of the Garden: From the Heart of Italy

    Whether you’re Italian or not, nothing feels more like home than a delicious Italian dinner. Stefano Granzo, Tufts University grad student, teaches us his favorite recipes from his mother’s kitchen in Venice while incorporating locally grown produce and herbs, in this Boston Natural Areas Network class to be held Saturday, April 5, from 9:30 – 11:30 at the Future Chefs Office and Teaching Kitchen, 560 Albany Street (South End), Boston. Registration required, to register call 617-542-7696 or email info@bostonnatural.org.

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  • Wednesday, January 22, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Naturally Nutritious

    When the air is cold, there’s nothing better than a heaping helping of comfort food! Lucky for you, Chefs Leah Dickerson and Loni Zelfon are at the Boston Center for Adult Education on Arlington Street to prove that “comfort” doesn’t have to mean calories. Students will learn how to prepare dishes that feel indulgent and delicious with ingredients that are naturally nutritious. Discover how easy it is to create healthy meals that are so much more satisfying than salad. The BCAE course will take place Wednesday, January 22 from 6 – 9, and the cost is $51 for BCAE members, $60 for non members. Materials cost is an additional $20. To register, or for more information, visit www.bcae.org.  Image from www.detoxkitchen.co.uk.

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  • Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Hors D’Oeuvre Party at Whole Foods

    Small plates, tapas, piattini – whatever your pleasure, let’s take a new look at the old scene with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Wednesday, November 6, from 6 – 7 at the Whole Foods Market on River Street in Cambridge (340 River Street.) Small plates restaurants are all the rave, but they are also the beginning of many events, maybe your upcoming holiday party? Why can’t yours be the talk of the town? $15 for Mass Hort members, $20 for non-members. Sign up by contacting Lisa Kamer at 617-933-4943 or email her at lkamer@masshort.org.

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  • Monday, October 7, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Not Your Average Eggplant

    Sofra’s fall cooking classes are in full swing at 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge. On Monday, October 7, join Oleana’s Chef de Cuisine, Cara Chigazola, as she explores the delicious, and sometimes intimidating, vegetable – eggplant. Cara will show you several different varieties and walk you through many exotic preparations. Come to class to learn how to make dishes including Imam Bayildi (Turkish Stuffed Eggplant), Zaalouk (Moroccan Eggplant Salad) and Eggplant Sarma. Fee: $110.  You may email classes@sofrabakery.com for more information, or register on line at www.eggplant.eventbrite.com.  Image from www.hungrygerald.com.

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  • Sunday, June 23, 11:00 am – Farmers Market & Grilling Class with Jody Adams

    Join Rialto for one of its 2013 Cooking Classes led by Chef Jody Adams. The day begins with coffee & scones at 11am in the bar & lounge at Rialto in the Charles Hotel in Cambridge. Summer is the perfect time for seasonal pickings at the farmers market. Join Chef Adams and the Rialto staff on June 23rd for the annual Farmers Market & Grilling class. You’ll tour the local markets and peruse Rialto’s favorite purveyors for fresh ingredients before returning to the Rialto Terrace where they’ll bring out the grill and cook up some delicious dishes perfect for your next patio party. For inquiries and to reserve space call 617-661-5050.

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    Parma Prosciutto… grilled asparagus, toma, arugula, truffle oil

    Spring Salad… grilled onion, strawberry, pistachio pesto

    Grilled scallops… English peas, fennel-ramp puree, pickled rhubarb, pork belly, brown butter sauce

    $125, inclusive of tax and gratuity. A portion of proceeds from cooking classes go toward the Rialto Restaurant Scholarship offered yearly at the Cambridge Rindge & Latin School. Please inquire about making an additional donation toward the Rialto Scholarship Fund.  For complete information visit www.rialto-restaurant.com.

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  • Monday, April 29, 6:00 pm – Bring on Spring Vegetables!

    Join Chef Barry Maiden—of the wildly popular and nationally renowned restaurant Hungry Mother—as he puts his Southern spin on some of the season’s offerings. Just when spring leaves you pining for something green, Chef Maiden will work with you to some of his signature vegetal favorites, and introduce you to new and delicious recipes. This Boston University class is open to the public ($125) and will meet in the Kitchen at 808 Commonwealth Avenue at 6 pm. Enroll by calling 617-353-9852 or register on line at www.bu.edu/foodandwine.

  • Tuesday, February 5, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – For the Love of Chocolate

    Whole Foods Market in Wellesley has teamed up with our Garden to Table program to bring you cooking classes through the fall and winter. Healthy Eating Specialist Lisa Caldwell, director of the Our Health Starts Here Program at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley, will help you make healthy choices in cooking, eating, and menu planning. Classes will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley. On Tuesday, February 5, join Lisa For the Love of Chocolate. Need we say more? Who hates it?! Let’s learn how and why we love it; then taste some decadent creations utilizing this dark delicious treat.  Cost – $10.00 for Mass Hort members, $12.00 for non-members. Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4943 or ordering online at www.masshort.org. You may also pay at the class.  Photo from www.thecupcakeblog.com.

  • Tuesday, October 16, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Garden to Table: Squash

    Whole Foods Market in Wellesley has teamed up with Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Garden to Table program to bring you cooking classes throughout the fall and winter! Healthy Eating Specialist Lisa Caldwell, director of the Our Health Starts Here Program at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley, will help you make healthy choices in cooking, eating, and menu planning.  Classes will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley.

    Squash – Why? Well, why not?! They store really well throughout the winter and are so versatile! Come join us and find out all the wonderful things one can do with squash… maybe we will even make dessert with them!

    Cost – $10.00 for members, $12.00 for non-members.  Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4943. You may also pay at the class. Image from www.organicsoul.com.

  • Monday, October 22, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Apple Lover’s Cookbook Class

    Join local author Amy Traverso at Sofra, 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge, on Monday, October 22, from 6:30 – 9,  as she takes us through her fabulous cookbook all about apples! Amy will be preparing several recipes with Chef Ana Sortun, sharing with us her stories and inspirations, and answering all of your burning questions about this fall favorite. Registration for this class includes your own, author-signed cookbook to take home! Fee $130.  Sign up at http://applecookbook.eventbrite.com.