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  • Monday, August 4, 7:00 pm – Curated Cuisine: Celebrating Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

    Join WBUR at CitySpace at the Lavine Broadcast Center on Commonwealth Avenue on August 4 at 7 pm to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day with three local chefs and cookie innovators: Marissa Ferola, founder of Nine Winters Bakery, Maura Kilpatrick, pastry chef and co-owner of Sofra Bakery and Cafe, and Nicole Walsh, owner of Clear Flour Bread. WBUR transportation reporter Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez moderates. Get your cookie and baking questions ready. Chocolate chip cookies from all three chefs will be served following the conversation,. $10 – $30. Click HERE to buy tickets.

  • Tuesday, January 12, 6:30 pm – A Bazaar of Flavors: Bringing the Middle East to Boston

    The 2016 Ayer Mansion Lecture Series kicks off Tuesday, January 12 at 6:30 pm with Ana Sortun, Executive Chef and Owner and Maura Kilpatrick, Executive Pastry Chef, of Oleana Restaurant Group (Sofra, Oleana, and Sarma), with a program entitled A Bazaar of Flavors: Bringing the Middle East to Boston.  Wine and cheese will be served at 6:30 followed by the lecture at 7.  The Ayer Mansion is located at 395 Commonwealth Avenue, and tickets may be purchased online at http://www.AyerMansion.org.  $35 per person.

  • Saturday, October 10 – Monday, October 12 – Tower Hill Fall Fest

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s Fall Fest grand finale is Columbus Day weekend with children’s crafts, botanic face painting, a hay maze, story walks, scavenger hunts, hay rides, heirloom apple orchard tours, cooking demonstrations, vendors, live music, apple tastings, alpacas, book signings and talks with authors, cider and beer samplings from local brewers and more. Saturday, Oct. 10, features a special Live Caterpillar exhibit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; live music from noon to 3 p.m.; and a 2 p.m. talk by nationally renowned apple expert Dan Bussey on Saving the Heirloom Orchard. Sunday, Oct. 11 features live music from noon to 2 p.m. and cooking demonstrations with chefs from the Concord restaurant 80 Thoreau, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The special events on Monday, Oct. 12, include a 11 a.m. cooking demonstration by the pastry chef from Cambridge’s Sofra Bakery; a reading from A Walk in Pooh’s Footsteps by author Kathryn Aalto at 11 a.m. as well as a lecture and book signing at 1 p.m.; and live music from noon to 3 p.m. For more information on the three weekends of Fall Fest, please visit tinyurl.com/thbgFallFest2015 or call 508-869-6111.

  • Monday, January 19, 6:30 pm – Whole Grains and the Mighty Chickpea

    Sofra Bakery will present Whole Grains and the Mighty Chickpea on Monday, January 19 beginning at 6:30 pm at their store located at 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge. Whole grains are currently popular on the American culinary scene and in the vocabulary of home chefs. They have long been a staple in the cuisines of the Eastern Mediterranean. Hailed for their nutritional value, fiber, and protein content, whole grains provide rich sustenance and can stand on their own in entrée dishes. We add to the mix one of our favorite legumes – the chickpea. Chickpeas can make appearances in so many formats: whole, ground into flour, or pureed into dips. In this class, Chef Ana Sortun will demonstrate Cauliflower Gratin with Fried Quinoa & Nigella Seeds and Pork Belly with Ribolitta & Grano. She will also feature a dish created by Sofra’s new Chef de Cuisine, Didem Hosgel: Potato Kofte with Chopped Radish Salad. To finish off the evening, Chef Ana will conclude with three different styles of Hummus – with bread, Syrian-style & “Taverna-style” with lamb. Please note that this class may end slightly later than 9:00 PM. Place your name on the waitlist at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whole-grains-and-the-mighty-chickpea-tickets-14609771219. Fee: $110.

  • Monday, November 3, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Elegant Eggplant

    Certain vegetables have a majestic quality to them that requires you to address them with a level of respect. The staff of Sofra Bakery feels that way about eggplant, and they’re fascinated with the many dishes you can prepare from the eggplant. With so many fresh varieties from the farm, eggplant has many delicious and versatile preparations. The eggplant has such a rich texture, it can be used as a great meat/poultry alternative for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Dive in with Oleana Chef de Cuisine Cara Chicazola-Tobin as she prepares some Imam Bayildi (whole braised Turkish Eggplant), Zaalouk (Moroccan Eggplant Salad), and Eggplant Fatteh (Casserole) with Yogurt Sauce. Silky, sweet and creamy eggplant is a staple in Mediterranean cooking. The class will take place at Sofra, 1 Belmont Street, Cambridge on Monday, November 3 from 6:30 – 9. Registration: $110. Register on line through Eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-elegant-eggplant-tickets-12225959173.

  • Monday, September 22, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – I Scream, You Scream

    New Englanders are known for their obsession with great ice cream. On Monday, September 22, from 6:30 – 9, join Sofra Bakery Executive Pastry Chef Maura Kilpatrick and Pastry Chef Molly Rabideau at Sofra, 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge, as they kick off the Fall Cooking Class Series with an evening of homemade frozen treats! The variations on this favorite dessert are endless. Capitalize on the season’s harvest with Maura’s Sweet Corn Ice Cream. Additional recipes include Philadelphia-Style Ice Cream with Ice Wine, Pistachio Ice Cream, and non-dairy Apple Tea Granite. Registration: $85, which includes full dish tastings with wine pairings and recipe books. Image from www.icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com. Register through Eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-scream-you-scream-tickets-12208980389. 

  • 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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  • Monday, October 15, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Grains & Greens Cooking Class

    Cassie Piuma, Oleana Chef de Cuisine, will be at Sofra Bakery & Cafe, 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge, on Monday, October 15, from 6:30 – 9, to highlight whole grains and vegetable cookery to create a rich, balanced, vegetarian meal. Learn easy ways to nix the white flour and rice – and incorporate more whole grains! We will be using grains like grano, farro, bulgur, amaranth and quinoa to create Veggie Dolmas, Whole Grain Risotto, Hot & Cold Kibbeh and Hearty Soups & Salads. We’re also happy to announce our friends at Oldways and the National Whole Grains Council will be with us, too. Learn about the differences of whole grains, preparation, and also where to find them locally grown!

    Classes include a recipe booklet, tastes of all dishes demonstrated, beer or wine pairings (depending on class topic) and plenty of time for Q & A with the Chef! $110, plus $3.74 registration fee, will hold you a spot at www.grainsandgreens-eorg.eventbrite.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.

  • Monday, October 1, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Farm to Fork Cooking Class

    Do you need some new ideas to help you get the most out of your veggies – no matter what the season? Oleana Chef de Cuisine, Cassie Piuma, joins us to share some flexible recipes that can be used with different vegetables all year long. Get out of your steamed-veggie and stir fry rut! Friends from Ana Sortun’s family farm, Siena Farms, will also join us for the evening as we make Boreks, Phyllo Pies, Caponata, Tzatziki and more.

    Classes include a recipe booklet, tastes of all dishes demonstrated, beer or wine pairings (depending on class topic) and plenty of time for Q & A with the Chef!  $110, plus $3.74 registration fee, at www.farmfork-eorg.eventbrite.com.  The class will take place Monday, October 1 from 6:30 – 9 at Sofra, 1 Belmont St., Cambridge.