Instructor: 
Sarah Boucher, chef, culinary instructor, partner at Metrovino Fine Wines

Class Type: Specialty Dinner
Price: $155 per person
Availability: Available

Class Description:
Like the flicker of a candle on a cold night, food with friends can spark joy in the dead of winter. This is comfort food at its sexiest — silky, earthy, and irresistibly inviting. Join Sarah and immerse yourself in the sultry warmth of Eastern Europe, where Polish, Ukrainian and Russian flavours comfort and surprise.

Menu

Zakuski — Russian ‘Tapas’

Kashubian Fish Pierogi, Sauerkraut Slaw

Lamb Dumplings, Fermented Beet Broth

Pork Belly, Fermented Plum, Beet, Parsnip Kluski 

Buckwheat Karpatka, Honeyed Crème Diplomat, Caramelized Apple Jam

Wine selections will be announced closer to the date.

Respectfully, we cannot accommodate dietary restrictions at this event.

Instructor:
Judy Wood, chef and culinary instructor, and Gail Norton, co-owner The Cookbook Co. Cooks

Class Type: Specialty Dinner
Price: $185 per person
Availability: Available

Class Description:
For over 20 years, Judy and Gail have been leading lovers of Italian food and wine all around Tuscany on culinary tours for The Cookbook Co. Cooks, and every year, Marco Molesini, the owner of a prominent wine shop in the area, strongly encourages them to bring back a case or two of Brunello for their cellars. We'd like to introduce you to why! Come and taste a selection of Brunello — hand-carried back to Canada for you — and eat the food that accompanies this great cult wine. What could be better a night of Brunello wines and the food that makes them shine?

Menu and wine selections will be announced closer to the date. Respectfully, we cannot accommodate dietary restrictions at this event.

Instructors: 
Judy Wood, chef and culinary instructor, and Gail Norton, co-owner The Cookbook Co. Cooks

Class Type: Specialty Dinner
Price: $150 per person
Availability: Available

Class Description:
On this winter evening, let us transport you to the village of Olonzac in the South of France. For 22 years, Gail Norton and Judy Wood have hosted groups of adventurous travelers to experience food and wine in the Languedoc—the land that gives us some of the most pleasurable and affordable wines to enjoy, not to mention cassoulet, a plentitude of poultry, pork and lamb, legumes galore, tender delicate produce, cream, and butter.

Food and Wine selections will be announced closer to the date.

Instructor: 
Sarah Boucher, chef, culinary instructor, Metrovinian and Al Drinkle, Metrovino

Class Type: Specialty Dinner
Price: $165 per person
Availability: Available

Class Description:
Riesling can be made into a beautifully diverse selection of styles, each reflecting their terroir, vintage, and the guiding hand of the winemaker. Affectionately referred to as 'the altruistic foster parent' of the food and wine pairing world, examples sing when paired with classic German fare, crispy roast pork, summer vegetables, and of course, Southeast Asian food. 

The exotic spice and heat of the food coming from Southeast Asia requires a wine that has fruit, acidity, and often a little kiss of sweetness to help offset the chili heat. Join Sarah and Al as they explore the sour, salty, spicy, herbal nuances of Southeast Asian food, and pairs Riesling to go along with it.

Menu and wine selections will be announced closer to the date.

Respectfully, we cannot accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies in this event.