Free Cooking Classes

Williams-Sonoma will be offering free cooking technique classes all spring at their center city location.  

They are all demonstration style, not hands on, and they will most definitely  try to sell you some cooking gear...but free is free!  Below is the upcoming schedule and you can register and find out the class time (they are strangely cryptic about this) by calling the store at 215.545.7392.

Springtime Baking - Sunday March 29

Best of Breakfast - Sunday, April 5

Healthy Cooking - Sunday, April 19

Cooking for Kids - Sunday, April 26

Strata, Frittata, and More - Sunday, May 3

Thrill of the Grill - Sunday, May 17

Summer Drinks - Sunday, May 31

All About Ice Cream - Sunday, June 7

Hells Yeah Ruth!

Um, get excited people! Ruth Reichl, editor, author and all around food expert is coming to the Free Library on Tuesday, April 28th at 7:30pm.

Ms. Reichl is the current editor of Gourmet Magazine (one of my absolute obcessions), has an incredible sense of humor and a great insight into food, wine and current trends. She'll be discussing her latest book, "Not Becoming My Mother".

Tickets can be purchased for $14 by visiting the Free Library's website.

Schuylkill Punch

Many of us (myself included) take access to quality drinking water for granted. With a flick of the faucet, we are able to quench our thirst, wash our dishes and cook our food. For many in developing nations this luxury simply does not exist.

March 22nd - 28th, local Philadelphia bars and restaurants are joining forces with Unicef in the Tap Project, designed to help raise awareness and funds to support clean water projects. Every dollar donated will provide 40 days of clean water to a child in need.

So check out the Tap Project's webiste, pick a bar near you, drink up and be thankful for once that your water comes from the Schuylkill!

Let's EAT!

Welcome to EATclub, a Philadelphia gathering of local foodies, drunkards and all around awesome people who are interested in exploring all things food and drink.

This blog will be used as a planning and recipe sharing tool and anyone in EATclub is welcome to post.

EATclub will meet the first Saturday or Sunday of every month at a different club member's home. The club's dinner theme will be chosen by the host and will be communicated via this site. Club members will be able to sign up for dishes (main, side, dessert, wine, etc) by adding a comment to each of the monthly dinner posts.

After each meal, we will post recipes on this site for all to enjoy!

Our first dinner will be on Saturday, April 4th at Dan and Alethia's house in Mt. Airy. This month's theme is "All Things Spring"...let's welcome in the warmth and give winter the big F-U!