Whole Foods Cooking Calendar; Oct. 21-25

Tuesday, October 21st
Fall Wine and Food Pairing
6:30 to 8:30pm
$50
Demonstration
Menu: Wild Mushroom Bruschetta with Goat Cheese Crumbles; Smoked Turkey Breast with Roasted Fall Vegetables; and Winter Squash Soup with Red Pepper Purée.
Instructors: Melanie Armstrong & Merijoy Lantz Rucker

Wednesday, October 22nd
Let's Talk Thai
7 to 9pm $35
Demonstration
Menu: Shrimp Spring Rolls with Chile Sauce; Soba Noodle Salad with Soy-Peanut Dressing over Watercress; and Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Spiced Mango.
Instructor: Cindy Chambers

Thursday, October 23rd
Oktoberfest Feast
7 - 9pm $40
Demonstration
Celebrate Oktoberfest with traditional German fare! Home cooks in Germany are passionate about their food, and you’ll learn how they use seemingly humble ingredients to create tasty masterpieces. Students learn the techniques for some of the most famous German specialties, and discover German favorites perfect for enjoying this Fall. Tastings of German Beer will be served.
Menu: Braised Sausages with Sauerkraut; Weiner Schnitzel with Herbed Spaetzle; Braised Red Cabbage with Apples, and Pear and Currant Strudel.
Instructor: Merijoy Lantz Rucker

Friday, October 24th
German Beer Tasting
6:30 to 7:30pm $10
Demonstration
In addition to tasting German beers (as well as beers that are produced in German style) sample cheeses that go well with them and learn to sort out hops & malt, fermentation, and the traditional German beer making styles like Pilsner, Weisse, Hefe Weizen, Bock, and more.
Instructor: Derek Petrella

Saturday, October 25th
Spooky Delights
10:30am to 1:30pm $40
Hands-On
For ages 6 to 9
Menu: Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls; Merinque ‘Bones’; and Pumpkin Squares with Chocolate Chips.
Instructor: Cindy Chambers

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Wine Tasting: Exploring France- Bordeaux

Whole Foods
4021 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
615-440-5100

$40.00; $70.00 as a two class series
Thursday, October 16
7-9pm

Instructor: Melanie Armstrong

Wines of France Tasting at Whole Foods in Green Hills

$15
Friday, Oct 10
6:30-7:30pm

Taste, learn and discuss French wines with Melanie Armstrong. A representative wine from each of the major grape growing regions will be tasted.

Whole Foods
4021 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN
615-440-5100

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