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• Food for Life - Kickstart Your Health For The New Year (Online)

  • Start
    Sunday, January 10, 2021
  •  
    (PST)
  • End
    Sunday, February 07, 2021
  •  
    (PST)
  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Kitchen Arts Virtual Zoom Room, Class Code KI011021NT
  • Spaces left
    3

  Registration is closed

  

  Registration for this event will close Monday, 12-28.

  Join plant-based Chef Nancy Travis as she guides you through a 21-day plant-based challenge that is perfect for someone who is interested in losing weight, wanting support in controlling diabetes as well as supporting a healthy blood pressure and heart. 

  This is weight loss without restricting “carbs” or counting calories. The key to healthy weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight is learning to choose the right foods that are satisfying and health promoting.  This program based on clinical research and created by The Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine, will help you lose weight and stay healthy, all while bolstering clinical benefits such as lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, gaining better diabetes control as well as improving energy and mood. 

  Each class in the series will include an educational video, class discussion and support as well as a cooking demonstration of 3 recipes. Lots of tips and tricks, recipe handouts, as well as additional resources will be shared. You will also have access to Nancy via email to answer any questions between sessions. 

  
  

  Session 1: The Power of Your Plate 
  We will focus on getting ready to start a low-fat, plant-based diet. We will guide you through what the diet entails, what groceries to purchase and what a healthy menu will look like.  

  Session 2: Let’s Go! 
  After a week of preparations and today’s lesson, you will have all the tools you need to start a low-fat, plant-based diet for the next three weeks. We will go around the "zoom room" and see how everyone did in their preparatory week of food shopping and meal planning. 

  Session 3: Getting into Gear
  After the first week of the challenge we will discuss how things went; share successes and get support for things that were challenging.  You will gain some new insights from other class participants and may chose to share some of your own. 
  

  Session 4: Breaking the Food Seduction
  This class will go over why specific foods high fat foods like cheese seem addictive and why foods like broccoli are not. Today’s lesson will address what we can do to break those addictions.

  Session 5: Keys for Natural Appetite Control
  This final class you will have been following a plant-based diet for 21 days. We will discuss next steps along with learning about appetite control

  
  

  This class was developed by Food for Life, an award-winning nutrition education and cooking program created by a team of physicians, nurses and dietitians for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. 

  
  

  Details:

  • Registration for this class will close Monday, December 28th. Handouts needed for the class will be mailed on 12/30 via USPS to registrants. Please enter your full mailing address correctly when you register.

  • This class will be conducted via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.

  • A link to join this online event will be sent one day prior to each session to the email you registered with. Please watch for this email.
  • The class will include an educational video, a live cooking demonstration of several recipes, interactive discussions, handouts, recipes, lots of tips and tricks — all from the comfort of your home. 

  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    

  
  

  Instructor Bio:

  As a health educator and personal chef, Nancy Travis supports people on their journey towards health and wellness through cooking, teaching and promoting a whole-foods, plant-based diet. She cooks for families in their homes and teaches people how to prepare easy, delicious plant-based recipes in private, public and corporate settings. She brings more than 25 years of experience in cooking plant-based meals and is honored to be a licensed instructor with the Food for Life program. She has taught cooking at BARN for the past three years. She can be reached through her website, Sukhikitchen.com.

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• BARN Member Brown Bag Lunch (Free Online Event)

  • Start
    Wednesday, January 13, 2021
  •  
    (PST)
  • End
    Wednesday, March 10, 2021
  •  
    (PST)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    BARN's Zoom Room 2

  Register

  

  **This event will be live streamed via Zoom.** 
  

  Hosted by Membership Coordinator Carla Mackey.

  An open forum of discussion for BARN Members to gather and chat every second Wednesday of the month. Carla may bring topics of conversation to the meeting.

  Members, please register here to receive the Zoom link right away. It will be sent to the email address you used to register. A reminder email will also be sent one day prior to the event.

  This event will be conducted via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.

  The BARN Member newsletter is emailed the fourth Wednesday of the month. The link to join is also provided in that monthly newsletter about a week prior to the event. 

  If you have questions, please contact Carla at Membership@bainbridgebarn.org.

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• Yeasted Flat Bread (Online)

  • When
    Thursday, January 21, 2021
  •  
    3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    BARN Kitchen Zoom Room, Class Code KI012121KG
  • Spaces left
    0

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  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Flat breads are made round the world, by almost every culture, and are an easy stress free introduction to yeasted breads. You can start them in the late afternoon, and enjoy hot bread with your curry for dinner. Or use them with dips as an appetizer.

  The class begins with a one-hour Zoom session to make the dough and let it sit for an hour. We will reconvene after an hour, to shape, roll & cook the flatbreads. No special equipment is needed, however a scale and bench knife will make it easier.

  Shopping list:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Active dry yeast (not instant)
  • Sugar (white or brown)
  • Greek yogurt (or strained plain)
  • Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal or Morton)
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Optional: whole wheat flour

  Equipment List:

  • Spatula
  • Scale or measuring cups and spoons
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Bench knife
  • Bowl scraper
  • Kitchen scale (optional)
  • Rolling pin (or glass jar/bottle)
  • Stove
  • Griddle, cast iron skillet or sauté pan

  
  

  Details:
  

  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
  • A link and recipes will be sent to the email you registered with to join the Zoom online meeting. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Instructor Kate McDill learned to bake at the Surrogate Hostess on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The training included both traditional French pastry and breads, and baked American desserts. Kate is a founding member of BARN, and led the Kitchen Arts Studio in the early days; she enjoys teaching baking classes at BARN. 
  

  
  

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• Private Class For Hyla Students: Knife Skills (Online)

  • When
    Friday, January 22, 2021
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Kitchen Virtual Zoom Room, Class Code KI012221MC
  • Spaces left
    10

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  This is a private class for Hyla Middle School students only. The instructor will be inviting the students to register and they will need to enter a confirmation code emailed to them from the instructor. This class is not open to the public.
  
  
  

  Join chef and teacher Meloni Courtway for a knife skills class. Working online from her kitchen, Meloni will guide you through this skills class. We will set a strong foundation for learning new and more complicated knife cuts from the comfort of your own kitchen.

  We will review  knife care and different types of knives available. The cutting portion will  begin with getting to know your knife, mastering your grip, and knowing what to do with your guiding hand. We will review a series of different cuts and techniques including squaring off vegetables, fine julienne, chiffonade, and small dice brunoise cuts.   

  This is a live, hands-on class held in your kitchen via Zoom. This class is meant to be as interactive as it would be in the BARN Kitchen.

  Details:
  

  • Please click here for the required minor participation form.  This form must be completed and submitted before class begins.  
    
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom ink will be sent to the email you registered with to join this class. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 

  
  

  Instructor Bio:

  Meloni Courtway is a professionally trained chef, published food writer and certified teacher of culinary foundations and consumer sciences at Woodward Middle School on Bainbridge Island. As owner of Courtway Catering, a small event company dedicated to making cooking skills and team building part of every kitchen, she taught intimate in home classes and large scale farm workshops, as well as catering events. She has written for Gannett and New York Times publications, and was one of the New York Times first paid food bloggers (at least 100 years ago). Meloni loves working with kids and adults as they explore their own power and capabilities in the kitchen. She also loves pie.
  

  
  

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• The Shibaguyz Heirloom Chili (Online)

  • When
    Friday, January 22, 2021
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Room 2, Class Code KI012221S+
  • Spaces left
    12

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  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Come join us for a bowl of our favorite chili. Chili is served at least once a month here in Chez Shibaguyz. We eat it in hot weather because we can get good fresh peppers. We eat it in cold weather to warm the heart and soul. We’ll have it for lunch or dinner and occasionally leftovers will find their way to a breakfast burrito or omelette.

  Spend the evening with us and get not only the recipe and the history behind it… how it came to be, where it evolved from, and why we use each ingredient, but also get our homemade chili spice mix recipe to use for yourself!

  Notes: 

  1. We like chili with just a touch of spice, not so hot that you can’t tell the flavors for the fire. You can easily adjust the heat to your level of preference.  
  2. This recipe does indeed include a few unusual ingredients.  These are for flavor layering. You will not taste each individual flavor, but you will taste an overall masterpiece. Think of the individual spices as the viola and cello in a symphony. You may never hear them alone, but you will most certainly notice it if they are missing.

  This is a live, virtual hands-on cooking class from the comfort of your own kitchen. The Shibaguyz will make cooking fun, interactive, as well as hands on. Follow along, ask questions, interact with others just like you would if you were in the BARN Kitchen. 

  Important Details:
  

  • Registration will close Tuesday, January 19.
  • A shopping and equipment list will be in your registration confirmation email.
  • This class will be taught via the Zoom video conferencing program from the comfort of your own home. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
  • A list of preparation tasks and a Zoom link will be sent to the email you registered with two days before the start of class. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
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  Instructor Bio:

  Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby are the dynamic DIY duo known as the Shibaguyz. Their award-winning crochet, knit, and sewing designs have been featured in and on the covers of domestic and international publications. Over the past ten years they have developed a cult following with their “Fun Food Friday” cooking classes live on Facebook. Their enthusiasm, quirky sense of humor, and relatable teaching style have made them sought after teachers in local and national venues. The Shibaguyz live in Seattle with their three Shiba Inu who support their ventures… so long as there’s time for face rubbins.

  
  

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• Monthly Bake Along - Kate's Brownies (Online)

  • When
    Tuesday, February 09, 2021
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Kitchen Arts Zoom Room, Class Code KI020921KM
  • Spaces left
    8

  Register

  **This workshop will be conducted via live streaming with Zoom.**

  February: Kate's Brownies

  Join instructor, Kate McDill, for our monthly bake-alongs!  More information coming soon.

  
  

  DETAILS:
  

  • Registration will close Saturday, February 6th.
    
  • This class will be taught via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A shopping list and equipment needed will be in your registration confirmation email. You may need to check your spam folder.
  • A list of preparation tasks and a Zoom link will be sent two days before start to the email you registered with to join this class. Please watch for this email. 
    
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
    
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Kate McDill learned to bake at the Surrogate Hostess on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The training included both traditional French pastry and breads, and American comfort goodies. She has also been a caterer.  Kate is a founding member of BARN, and led the Kitchen Arts Studio in the early days; she has taught at classes at BARN. Baking is her craft, and she is happy to share her knowledge and pass on the art of creating tasty treats.
  

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• Highside Cocktails–Love Potions for Valentine’s Day (Online)

  • When
    Thursday, February 11, 2021
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    BARN Kitchen Zoom Room, Class Code KI021121MG
  • Spaces left
    10

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  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom. Class is for ages 21+ only** 

  Let’s conjure up some romantic love potions with Matt Glenn of Highside Distilling. From the comfort of your home, Matt will teach you some cocktail fundamentals including syrup making and presentation techniques. The cocktails featured for this class will be:

  • Pink Gin Martini - A classic pink martini that may make you blush.

  • Pre-Tea in Pink (with mocktail option) - A timeless classic, just like the movie, Bright fizzy bitter, and a hint of sweet- a perfect love potion.

  • French 75 - Toast the one you love with this sexy bubbly cocktail.

  Recipes created for this class feature Highside Distilling spirit and will be used in additional BARN cocktail classes by Matt Glenn and Highside Distilling.   Available for purchase and pick up at address below - you will not regret it!

  Shopping list: 
  

  • Highside Gin* ($38) or top shelf Gin

  • Highside Amaro Rosina* ($40) or top shelf aperitivo-style Amaro (e.g., Campari or Aperol)

  • Sparkling Wine

  • Cane Sugar

  • Agave Syrup

  • Hibiscus Tea Bags

  • Angostura Bitters 

  • 2 Limes

  • 2 Lemons

  • Ice
    

  *Highside Distilling is located at 8895 Three Tree Lane NE, Bainbridge Island

   (206) 708-2474     Buy — Highside Distilling

  
  Equipment list:
  

  • Cocktail Shaker 

  • Mixing glass (the large tin of the cocktail shaker will work just fine!)

  • Cocktail Strainer or Small Strainer

  • Cocktail Jigger or Measuring cups with ounces

  • Bar Spoon/Mixing Spoon

  • Lemon/Lime Zester/Peeler tool 

  • Rocks Glass

  • Champagne Glass

  • Martini Glass (or a rocks glass works just fine!)

  
  

  Details:

  • Class is restricted to ages 21+
  • Registration will close on Monday, Feb. 8th.

  • This class will be taught via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.

  • An email with the link to join the class will be sent two days prior to the class start to the email address you registered with. Please watch for this email. 

  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
    

  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Matt Glenn and his parents (Jeff-Dad & Helen-Mom) own and operate Highside Distilling on Bainbridge Island. Inspired by a trip to the Highlands and Speyside regions of Scotland and the craft beverage culture of the Pacific Northwest, the idea for Highside Distilling was born. The mission of Highside is to provide a uniquely Pacific Northwest experience to the time honored craft of fermentation, distillation, and aging of spirits. Whether it be Single Malt Whiskey, Gin, or Amari, all of our products are a nod to tradition, with a unique character that captures and defines the spirit of this great region.   

  The Glenn Family started this business with the help of close family and friends and run everything from production to sales and marketing and everything in between. They also make some pretty unique and tasty cocktails in their tasting room on the Island. They’re constantly iterating on seasonal cocktail menus with Highside spirits and other local PNW ingredients to truly capture all of the amazing flavors of this region!  

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• Chocolate Tasting (Online)

  • When
    Friday, February 12, 2021
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Class Code KI021221LA
  • Spaces left
    11

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Join us for a virtual chocolate-tasting class with Chocolopolis founder Lauren Adler. From the comfort of your home, this virtual class will lead you on a chocolate journey around the world. With Lauren as your guide, you will receive in advance a carefully organized chocolate package. You will taste chocolate made with cacao from different parts of the world while learning about cacao farming and artisan chocolate production.

  Registration for this class will close 9 days prior to your class in order to receive your chocolate tasting package. Chocolate tasting packets are not intended to share. If you would like more than one, please register a second or third  person. Lauren also recommends you taste the chocolate with a clean palate - yes, chocolate for dinner.  If this is your first chocolate-tasting class, it's better you do it without the influence of other flavors.

  
  

  Details:
  

  • Registration closes on Sunday, 01/31 at 7pm so we can mail the kits to your home in a timely manner. Please verify your mailing address when you register.
  • This class will be taught via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
  • A Zoom link will be sent one day before the class to the email you registered with. Please watch for this email.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
  • In gratitude to our members for their continued support during the closures, BARN is offering all classes for free to BARN members through December 2020.  Members are still responsible for paying materials and mailing fees, where applicable. If a class is full, please add your name to the wait list in case a space opens up or we are able to offer another class. Check our calendar frequently as more classes are being added each week! 
    
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.

  
  

  Instructor Bio:

  Lauren Adler is a pioneer in the craft chocolate industry with over a decade of experience introducing consumers to fine chocolate. She was the founder of Seattle retail store Chocolopolis and she currently serves as the Vice President of the Board of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA), a non-profit organization that promotes quality, innovations, ethical sourcing, and best practices in the fine chocolate industry.

  She has been a speaker and panelist at numerous FCIA conferences, the Northwest Chocolate Festival and the Dallas Chocolate Festival. She has been a chocolate judge for the International Chocolate Awards, the Good Food Awards, and the Northwest Chocolate Festival, and she is co-founder of the Pacific Northwest Chocolate Society. Lauren enjoys sharing the stories of cacao and chocolate with chocolate lovers and watching the “a-ha” moments of new chocophiles as they discover how good chocolate can taste when crafted with fine flavor cacao. You can find her on social media @ChiefChocophile.

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• Chocolate Mandarin Orange Pound Cake with the Shibaguyz (Online)

  • When
    Saturday, February 13, 2021
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Class Code KI021321S+
  • Spaces left
    16

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  This cake was first discovered by Jason in the early 1990’s. He was living in an apartment in a suburb of Seattle less than a block from a bakery that tempted him on a daily basis. This cake was a particular favorite; a  buttery pound cake teaming with chocolate chips and mandarin orange slices coated with a creamy chocolate ganache. So much a favorite that when we were married we decided that this recipe would stand in for our wedding cake. The guests were astounded by the moist cake, and we still make it every year for birthdays and holidays.
  

  This is a live, virtual hands-on cooking class from the comfort of your own kitchen. The Shibaguyz will make cooking fun, interactive, as well as hands on. Follow along, ask questions, interact with others just like you would if you were in the BARN Kitchen. 

  Important Details:
  

  • Registration will close Wednesday, February 10th.
  • A shopping and equipment list will be in your registration confirmation email.
  • This class will be taught via the Zoom video conferencing program from the comfort of your own home. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
  • A list of preparation tasks and a Zoom link will be sent to the email you registered with one day before start of class. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
  • 
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby are the dynamic DIY duo known as the Shibaguyz. Their award-winning crochet, knit, and sewing designs have been featured in and on the covers of domestic and international publications. Over the past ten years they have developed a cult following with their “Fun Food Friday” cooking classes live on Facebook. Their enthusiasm, quirky sense of humor, and relatable teaching style have made them sought after teachers in local and national venues. The Shibaguyz live in Seattle with their three Shiba Inu who support their ventures… so long as there’s time for face rubbins.

  
  

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• Bread Basics: Focaccia (Online)

  • Start
    Wednesday, February 17, 2021
  •  
    (PST)
  • End
    Thursday, February 18, 2021
  •  
    (PST)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Class Code KI021721KM
  • Spaces left
    9

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Are you ready to unlock the mysteries of yeasted dough, and gain confidence in the kitchen? We will start with a basic yeasted bread dough – focaccia enlivened with a simple starter. You will learn how to make a starter, how to work with and knead the dough, including shaping and baking. 
  

  Session 1: We will meet for a half hour to discuss the recipe and preparation.

  Session 2: This session is divided into segments. We will meet again on Thursday, with breaks throughout the day. You will use the same Zoom link to rejoin the class. The schedule will be as follows:
  

  • 1:00 – 1:30 meet via Zoom
  • 1:30 – 2:30 break
  • 2:30 – 3:00 meet via Zoom
  • 3:00 – 3:30 break
  • 3:30 – 3:45 meet via Zoom
  • 3:45 – 4:45 break
  • 4:45 – 5:15 meet via Zoom

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  Shopping list:
  

  • All-purpose flour
  • Active dry yeast
  • Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal or Morton)
  • Olive oil
  • Olive oil spray (or non-stick vegetable spray)
  • Optional: Coarsely ground black pepper, fresh or dried rosemary, olives – pitted black or green

  
  

  Equipment List:

  • Spatula or wooden spoon
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Stove
  • 18” x 13” Baking pan or sheet
  • Oven
  • Cooling rack
  • Optional: bowl scraper & bench knife, kitchen scale, pizza or baking stone

  Details:
  

  • Registration for this class will close on Sunday, February 14th.
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom link, recipe and prep work (to be completed prior to class) document will be sent two days prior to the first session to the email you registered with.  Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Instructor Kate McDill learned to bake at the Surrogate Hostess on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The training included both traditional French pastry and breads, and American comfort goodies. She has also been a caterer.  Baking is her craft, and she is happy to share her knowledge and pass on the art of creating tasty treats.
  

  
  

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• Pupusa Party (Online)

  • When
    Saturday, February 27, 2021
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (PST)
  • Location
    BARN Kitchen Virtual Zoom Room, Class Code KI022721MC
  • Spaces left
    12

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Escape for a few hours and spend the morning with us exploring the national dish of El Salvador. Chef and teacher Meloni Courtway will share her secrets to making Pupusas and Curtido. Pupusas are corn based griddle cake filled with a savory filling. We will be serving these up with a side of slaw - Curtido.  This live, hands-on cooking class will be taught via zoom from the comfort of your home and we invite you to share this experience with others in your household.
  

  Details:
  

  • Registration will close on Wednesday, February 24th.
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom link, prep work and recipes will be sent to the email you registered with. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Meloni Courtway is a professionally trained chef, published food writer and certified teacher of culinary foundations and consumer sciences at Woodward Middle School on Bainbridge Island. As owner of Courtway Catering, a small event company dedicated to making cooking skills and team building part of every kitchen, she taught intimate in home classes and large scale farm workshops, as well as catering events. She has written for Gannett and New York Times publications, and was one of the New York Times first paid food bloggers (at least 100 years ago). Meloni loves working with kids and adults as they explore their own power and capabilities in the kitchen. She also loves pie.
  

  
  

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• Florentine Cooking Class (Online)

  • When
    Sunday, February 28, 2021
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Class time is PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, Class Code KI02282021
  • Spaces left
    8

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Let BARN “Zoom” you to Italy. Join chefs Sharon Gargani and her son, Alessandro, as they take you to an open air food market in Florence, Italy followed with an invitation into their home for a cooking class.

  You will learn how to prepare two dishes: a traditional antipasto of Carciofi Salati con Parmigiano e Pistacchi (Artichokes with parmesan and pistachios)  and a primo piatto of Tagliatelle del Magnifico (Fettuccine with Citrus Sauce), culminating in a lovely, traditional Tuscan meal. The class will include recipes, procedures, cooking tips and techniques as well as information about the history of these dishes. The class is taught in English, but you will hear Italian spoken as well.
  

  Details:
  

  • Class will be conducted from Washington State. Start time is for PACIFIC STANDARD time.
  • Registration will close on Friday, February 25th. Refunds for cancellations will not be accepted after this date.
  • A shopping and equipment list needed to participate in this class will be in your registration confirmation email.
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom link, prep work, and recipes will be sent two days prior to start to the email you registered with. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
    
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bios:

  Alessandro Gargani was born into the restaurant business. Like so many Italians, Alessandro grew up with a love of food and tradition. Alessandro started his professional career in the mess hall of the Italian Air Force and then worked in his family's trattoria. He moved to NYC in 2002 where he was executive chef at the award winning Mezzogiorno, an Italian restaurant located in Manhattan’s Soho district. In 2010, Alesssandro returned home to open Cucina del Garga in his hometown of Florence.

  Sharon Gargani is an accomplished restaurateur, artist and cookbook author. Originally from Canada, she spent much of her childhood in Winnipeg. As a young woman with a sense of adventure, Sharon traveled to Europe, eventually meeting a young handsome artist named Giuliano Gargani.  

  In 1979, Giuliano Gargani and Sharon Oddson-Gargani opened Trattoria Garga, a Florentine eatery. Trattoria Garga has been mentioned in articles in Gourmet Magazine, Saveur, Bon Appetit, The New York Times among many others. Recipes from the restaurant have also been featured on The Food Network’s television program, Rachel Ray’s 30-Minute Meals, Diners-Drive Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri and in cookbooks such as Williams Sonoma-Florence. A full collection of recipes from both the trattoria and from Sharon’s cooking school can be found in her book “Once Upon a Tuscan Table – Tales and Recipes from Trattoria Garga” published by Camino Books in 2006.

  The international clientele included, among others, Donna Karan, Tom Ford, Oliver Stone, Mel Brooks, Zubin Metha, Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Sting, The Eagles, The Steve Matthew’s Band the King, and Queen of Belgium and the Queen of Denmark.

  Sharon has continued teaching traditional Italian cooking and preserving the family tradition.
  

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• Master Decorating Techniques: Drip Cake (Online)

  • Start
    Saturday, March 13, 2021
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    (PST)
  • End
    Sunday, March 14, 2021
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    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    BARN Kitchen Virtual Zoom Room, Class Code KI031321KG
  • Spaces left
    10

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  

  Have you ever looked at a cake and wondered what magic spatula the cake fairy waved to get such perfectly smooth and straight sides?  Christine Chapman, the creative force of Crumbs Cakery, will teach you how you can do it too in this online 2 day class. From the comfort of your home, you will learn the technique of icing a cake with perfectly straight and smooth sides and adding ganache drips to the top.

  Day 1 - Bake a delicious chocolate cake and make swiss meringue buttercream. 

  Day 2 - Torte, fill and ice the cake and adding a flourish of buttercream rosettes and sprinkles will give your masterpiece the final touches.

  This is a live, hands-on cooking class held in your kitchen via Zoom. This class is meant to be as interactive as it would be in the BARN Kitchen. Participants will learn how to make a deliciously beautiful drip cake from scratch.

  To ensure delicious results, every participant will need the items listed below. 

  • Ateco stainless steel bench scraper (the handle and blade need to be completely flush. No attached wood or plastic handle please)

  • Ateco open star piping tip

  • 1 6" foam core cake board

  
  

  Details:
  

  • Registration closes on Wednesday, March 10th.
  • The shopping and equipment list will be in your registration confirmation email.
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom link, prep work, and recipes will be sent to the email you registered with to join the Zoom online meeting. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Christine Chapman has 20 years of cake decorating experience. She is the owner of Crumbs Cakery, a custom cake studio on Bainbridge Island. Christine is a self taught cake artist and opened her shop 6 years ago on the island. Her work is known for its realistic art projects (dragons, robots, superheroes, etc ) and has been featured in numerous magazines. Check out her Instagram account crumbs.cakery to see her latest work!
  

  
  

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• Creativity In Motion: BARN Fundraiser March 15th - 20th (Online)

  • Start
    Monday, March 15, 2021
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    (PDT)
  • End
    Saturday, March 20, 2021
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    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Room 2 & Great Room at BARN

  Mark your calendars!

  Stay tuned for more information on our exciting event! Watch for more information in our BARN newsletters and the front page of our website.

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• Private Class for Hyla Students: Knife Skills (Online)

  • When
    Friday, April 02, 2021
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    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Kitchen Virtual Zoom Room, Class Code KI040221MC
  • Spaces left
    11

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  This is a private class for Hyla Middle School students only. The instructor will be inviting the students to register and they will need to enter a confirmation code emailed to them from the instructor. This class is not open to the public.
  

  Join chef and teacher Meloni Courtway for a knife skills class. Working online from her kitchen, Meloni will guide you through this skills class. We will set a strong foundation for learning new and more complicated knife cuts from the comfort of your own kitchen.

  We will review  knife care and different types of knives available. The cutting portion will  begin with getting to know your knife, mastering your grip, and knowing what to do with your guiding hand. We will review a series of different cuts and techniques including squaring off vegetables, fine julienne, chiffonade, and small dice brunoise cuts.   

  This is a live, hands-on class held in your kitchen via Zoom. This class is meant to be as interactive as it would be in the BARN Kitchen.

  Details:
  

  • Please click here for the required minor participation form. This form must be completed and submitted before class begins.  
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom ink will be sent to the email you registered with to join this class. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 

  
  

  Instructor Bio:

  Meloni Courtway is a professionally trained chef, published food writer and certified teacher of culinary foundations and consumer sciences at Woodward Middle School on Bainbridge Island. As owner of Courtway Catering, a small event company dedicated to making cooking skills and team building part of every kitchen, she taught intimate in home classes and large scale farm workshops, as well as catering events. She has written for Gannett and New York Times publications, and was one of the New York Times first paid food bloggers (at least 100 years ago). Meloni loves working with kids and adults as they explore their own power and capabilities in the kitchen. She also loves pie.
  

  
  

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• Master Decorating Techniques: Striped Cake (Online)

  • Start
    Friday, April 16, 2021
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    (PDT)
  • End
    Saturday, April 17, 2021
  •  
    (PDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Bainbridge Island, WA (Class begins PACIFIC DAYLIGHT Time), Class Code KI041621KG
  • Spaces left
    13

  Register

  **This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

  Wow your sweetie this year with your very own cake masterpiece! In this Master Class, Christine Chapman, creative force of Crumbs Cakery, will teach you how to make the perfect stripes on your cake. In the first part of this class we will bake a delicious vanilla cake, make swiss meringue buttercream and a strawberry conserve. On the second day we will torte, fill and ice the cake. To turn it into something special, Christine will show you how to create colored buttercream stripes on a cake and to top it all off a lovely modeling chocolate peony.

  This is a live, hands-on cooking class held in your kitchen via Zoom.  This class is meant to be as interactive as it would be in the BARN Kitchen. Participants will learn how to make a deliciously beautiful drip cake from scratch.

  To ensure delicious results, every participant will need the following items listed below:

  • Ateco stainless steel bench scraper (the handle and blade need to be completely flush. No attached wood or plastic handle please)
  • 1 buttercream contour comb (this is just one choice of many. Make sure, that your comb is at least 5.5” tall and stainless steel is the preferable material)
  • 1 6" foam core cake board
  • 8 oz of modeling chocolate (you will also receive a recipe on how to make your own)

  
  Details:
  

  • Registration closes on Thursday, April 13th.
  • There are two different times for each session. All sessions are for Pacific Daylight Time.
  • The shopping and equipment list will be in your registration confirmation email.
  • This class will be taught online via Zoom. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial. Please make sure you have the most current version of the Zoom software.
    
  • A Zoom link, prep work, and recipes will be sent to the email you registered with TWO days prior to the class. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
  • BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and a full refund will be given. 
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
    
    

  Instructor Bio:

  Christine Chapman has 20 years of cake decorating experience. She is the owner of Crumbs Cakery, a custom cake studio on Bainbridge Island. Christine is a self taught cake artist and opened her shop 6 years ago on the island. Her work is known for its realistic art projects (dragons, robots, superheroes, etc ) and has been featured in numerous magazines. Check out her Instagram account crumbs.cakery to see her latest work!
  

  
  

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