A year full of incredible gourmet food, hard-to-find ingredients and great cooking classes taught by well loved chefs!

Here’s just a sample of some of the classes offered this month:

Bacon Makes Everything Better with Chef Carl Sawatsky, Executive Chef Central City Brewing 

January 18    7:00 pm

At Central City Brewing, Chef Carl & his team make everything from scratch, including their own bacon. They do an excellent job incorporating their house cured & smoked bacon into dishes that also highlight their excellent craft beer. On the bacon-centric menu during this class is Beer, Bacon and Blue Cheese Mussels in Pale Ale Sauce followed by Bacon and Ricotta Corn Cakes with Maple Mayo & Smoked Paprika. These tasty morsels can be served as a nice appy or they make a great brunch item. Next up, a perfect Bacon and Pepper Vodka Palate Cleanser right before you get into Carl’s take on a classic Smoked Bacon Carbonara. If that’s not enough, Chef will round out the menu with a Bacon Crème Brûlée.

$55

Everyone Can Cook Mid-week Meals – Recipes for Cooks on the Run with Chef Eric Akis    

January 21  10 am & 2 pm

This class is designed for those looking for advice and great recipes for making quick, tasty and nutritious mid-week meals. The class begins with useful information on stocking your pantry. Mid-week meal preparation is a much quicker proposition if you’re not running to the grocery store after work to pick up kitchen staples. In the class Eric will walk you through some of the items you should regularly keep on hand. During the class Eric will also offer a range of cooking tips, from how to hold a knife to how to tell if fish is cooked, while demonstrating the following recipes: Quick Tomato Soup with Pesto and Feta, No-Fuss Vegetarian Baked Beans with Jack Cheese Cornbread, Fish Tacos with Homemade Salsa and finally, Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies. 

$75 includes a copy of the cookbook, “Everyone Can Cook Mid-Week Meals”

Prawns and Scallops with Chef Karen Barnaby

January 24   7:00 pm

This class is full of seafood inspiration; whether you are entertaining or just looking to mix up your weeknight suppers, there is something in this class for everyone that loves prawns & scallops. On the menu; Fresh Prawn Salad Rolls with Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce, Chipotle Glazed Prawns with Pumpkin Seed Cilantro Sauce, Prawns with Lobster Sauce, Karen’s famous Pad Thai and finally Pan Seared Scallops with a Burnt Orange Wasabi Glaze. This class will fill quickly – call us today to reserve your spot. 

$60

Oceanwise Seafood with Chef Garry Steele

January 28   12:00 pm

Vancouver is leading the world in the sustainability of seafood. In this class we will cook with sustainable ocean-wise seafood from our very good friends at 1 Fish 2 Fish right here in Langley. On the menu for today’s class is a Spicy Snapper, Scallops perfectly cooked in a Lemon Grass Cream and finally Chef Garry’s version of Alaskan Cod and Chips. Bring a friend and your appetite, we’re going to have a great afternoon.

$55

 For the full schedule of cooking classes, visit www.wellseasoned.ca