Why not take a Cooking Class to prepare for your holiday entertaining needs? You may even be able to cancel the caterer!

Learn to make choux pastry while sippping on some Champagne and
snacking on Charcuterie in Gastown with the Uncommon Cafe!

November 14th 6pm & 8pm: UDS2; Choux, Champagne & Charcuterie Join the Uncommon Café for #UDS2. A French night in with Valentine Kitamura, owner and master cook of Tartine & Maple, for Choux, Champagne & Charcuterie.

You will enjoy a glass of champagne, gougere (cheese puffs), a demo on choux making where you will be creating your own personal choux dessert, and platters of charcuterie. French wines and beer will be available.

November 25th 6pm – 9pm: Cooking Classes; Choux: The new craze straight from France is Pâte a Choux! Known to some of you as  “choux pastry”, they are a family of dessert, big and small puffs, all made with the same dough base, which we call “Pâte a Choux”. And what comes out from it? The possibilities are endless, but here are a few things we will learn: Gougeres (Cheese puff), Cream puff, Profiteroles, Chouquettes (crispy sugar top) and Eclairs!!! Sign-up quick!