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Grab your passport! It's time to warm up your season with these savory, rich, satisfying stews from around the world! Menu: Thai Red Curry Kabocha Squash Stew; Traditional French Cassoulet; Osso Buco (Italian-braised veal shank). Full participation. Register online 48 hours in advance at www.annarborcooks.com Ann Arbor Cooks!, 5060 Jackson Road. $80/person. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com [map]
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There is no better smell to come from an oven! Join us as we prepare moist, golden, delicious chicken. Using a traditional cooking technique that harkens back to the days when the French bakers would free up their ovens on Sundays so that villagers could have a complete meal without a fuss at home. In this class, you will learn how to truss and carve poultry. You will also create (the incredibly versatile) compound butter and apply the finishing touches to pan-roasted vegetables that make memories. Menu: Perfect Herb-Roasted Chicken Poele with Oven-Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables. Full participation. Register online 48 hours in advance at www.annarborcooks.com Ann Arbor Cooks!, 5060 Jackson Road. $75/person. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com [map]
Chef Alex Young hosts a meal featuring recipes from the Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, which is located in the middle of its own 100-acre farm. 7 p.m., Zingerman’s Roadhouse, 2501 Jackson. $45 (beverages not included). Space limited; reservations required. 663-FOOD. [map]
VegMichigan representatives demonstrate several recipes. 7-8:15 p.m., Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower, Cranbrook Village shopping center. $5. Preregistration required. 997-7500. [map]
Talks are preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a potluck (bring a dish to pass). Mar. 13: Merilynne Rush on Green Burials. Apr. 10: Anne Ogren speaks about her experiences teaching music in Kenya. May 8: TBA. 7:15 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (just south of Oak Valley Dr.), Saline. Free. 769-1052. [map]
Every Thurs. Whole Foods staffers discuss wine. Tastings with cheese and appetizers. Topics includes “White Wines of Argentina” (Mar. 7), “Red Wines of Argentina” (Mar. 14), “Napa Valley” (Mar. 21), “California Zinfandels” (Mar. 28). 5-8:30 p.m., Whole Foods wine bar, 990 W. Eisenhower, Cranbrook Village shopping center. $17. 997-7500. [map]
March 1st is National Pig Day! Come join us as we delve into this flavorful farm animal with its amazing history to evolve and stay on trend just like fashion. These days, extremely lean cuts are increasingly more available, ones that require some insights to proper cooking techniques that assure both the health benefits and delicious taste that pork offers. On the flip side, there has been a resurgence in pork's popularity because of the incomparable, full-on flavor, often, with old school preparations putting to use the not-so-lean parts. This class brings together the best of both worlds serving up a complete dinner menu. Menu: Rolled and Roasted Pork stuffed with Ham, Sausage and Apples; Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Vegetables with Cider Glaze. Full participation. Register online 48 hours in advance at www.annarborcooks.com Ann Arbor Cooks!, 5060 Jackson Road. $75/person. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com [map]
TV personalities and culinary historians Marilyn and Sheila Brass, coauthors of the award-wining cookbooks Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters and Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters, discuss and demonstrate recipes from their new cookbook exploring the food and lore of Boston. In conjunction with the current Performance Network production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Boston-based play Good People (see Thur.-Sun listings through Mar. 31 ). 7-8:30 p.m., AADL multipurpose room (lower level), 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4555. [map]
Villa Tavernago (Italy) owner Pirovano leads wine tastings. With cheese pairings. Note: These events always sell out. 7:30-9 p.m., Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty. $25. localwineevents.com/events/detail/463771. [map]
Baked tilapia, beer-battered fried cod, salad, fries, beverages, and homemade cheesy potatoes, broccoli salad, coleslaw, mac & cheese, and desserts. 4-7 p.m., St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, 910 Austin Dr. (off Austin Rd. off W. Michigan Ave.), Saline. $10 (seniors age 60 & over, $9; kids ages 12 & under, $6). 944-7790. [map]
Every Fri., Feb. 15-Mar. 22. Fried Alaskan pollack, choice of potato or macaroni & cheese, salad bar, and beverage. Desserts available for a nominal additional charge. Beer & wine available for donation. Be prepared to stand in line, but the food is worth the wait. 4:30-7:30 p.m., Old St. Pat’s parish hall, 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd. at Northfield Church (3 miles north of Ann Arbor). $8 (seniors, $7; children 5-11, $6; children 4 & under, free). oldstpatrick-annarbor.com 662-8141. [map]
Every Fri. Feb. 15-Mar. 22. Homemade clam chowder, fried cod, baked tilapia, mac & cheese, green beans, roasted red potatoes, French fries, salad bar, cole slaw, rolls with butter, homemade desserts, Girl Scout cookies, and beverages. 5-7:30 p.m., St. Francis Parish Activities Center, 2250 E. Stadium. $9 (seniros age 62 & over, $8; kids age 6-11, $5; kids age 5 & under, free). 769-2550. [map]
5–8 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, 14200 E. Old US-12, Chelsea. $10. 475–7561. [map]
All invited to check their smart phone or iPod at the door, enjoy a vintage-style cocktail from Tammy’s Tastings, listen to vinyl LPs, and chat with PJ’s owners Marc & Jeff Taras and each other. 7-9 p.m., PJ’s, 617-B Packard. Free. 663-3441. [map]
Great Lakes Wine and Spirits brand manager Steve Kolody leads wine tastings. Appetizers. 7-9 p.m., Whole Foods Cooking & Lifestyles Classroom, 3135 Washtenaw. $20. Preregistration required. 975-4500. [map]
Every Sat., Feb. 9-Mar. 30. Cooking demos by chefs from local restaurants, including Grizzly Peak (Feb. 9), Melange (Feb. 16), Lena (Feb. 23), Tios (Mar. 2), The Melting Pot (Mar. 9), Gratzi (Mar. 16), Habana Cellar Lounge (Mar. 23), and Conor O’Neill’s (Mar. 30). Tastings. 2-4 p.m., Cherry Republic, 223 S. Main. Free. 585-5231. [map]
A Whole Foods staffer shows how to make these traditional Jewish cookies. 2 p.m., Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower, Cranbrook Village shopping center. $5. Preregistration required. 997-7500. [map]
Top O' The Morning Party from 7am-11am includes an all you can eat continental breakfast of Corned Beer Hash, Biscuits and Gravy, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Lucky Charms, OJ and Coffee. $6 with our Facebook coupon.St. Patricks Day Food Specials starting at 11am, including Irish Nachos and Shepherds Pie!• Happy hour pricing• Special small batch stouts including Michael Faricy Stout, Sarsaparilla Stout and Girl Scout Cookie Stout• Live music by Kevin and the Glen Levens from 3-8pm• Beer Garden will be open weather permitting Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St, Ypsilanti. Free. 734-480-2739. bari@cornerbrewing.com www.cornerbrewery.com [map]
Traditional Irish meal followed by an entertainment program TBA for kids and adults. Proceeds benefit the Father Patrick Jackson House, a residential program for teen mothers and their babies. 12:30 p.m., St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 530 Elizabeth. $75 in advance only. 971-9781, ext. 323. [map]
A Dexter Symphony Orchestra string quartet performs Ravel’s String Quartet in F major as well as some Irish tunes. The Dexter Wind Ensemble performs Hindemith’s Wind Quintet. Followed by an Irish dinner of corned beef and cabbage, soda bread, and more. 4 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 3279 Broad St., Dexter. Admission is a food donation to benefit Faith in Action. 426-8247. [map]
