FOOD CALENDAR
PUBLIX APRONS COOKING SCHOOL
Polo Club Shoppes, 5050 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton, 561-994-4884
Couples Cooking:
World of Dumplings, 6 p.m., Friday. Magic happens when flour hits water and these international delights are the proof! Learn the techniques to make and taste these exotic, doughy delights without having to stamp your passport for a worldwide excursion. Menu: Brazilian chicken coxinhas; Chinese char sui steamed baos; German serviettenk- noedel pretzel dumplings; Ukrainian cherry vareniki. $100 per couple.
New Orleans Jazz Brunch, 10:30 a.m. and 1p .m., Sunday. From Arnaud’s to the Commander’s Palace, nothing epitomizes the New Orleans experience like a traditional jazz
brunch. Take a culinary trip down Bourbon Street in this demonstration meal and sample some of the French Quarter’s Sunday best, amidst some easy jazz music. Menu: Mimosas; eggs Benedict New Orleans style, with buttermilk biscuits,
Canadian bacon and rock shrimp remoulade; pain purdu (French toast) with strawberries and chantilly cream; grillades and cheesy grits with filet mig n on medallions and tomato and mushroom gravy; peaches in puff pastry, French vanilla ice cream, pecans and rum sauce. $40
SUR LA TABLE
438 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561-953-7670
South e rn It a lian
Deserts, 1 to 3 p.m., Friday. Learn everything from mixing cookie dough and cooking custard to creating creamy gelato while exploring the sweet side of Southern Italy. Menu: Dark chocolate gelato with candied orange peel; little lemon cakes filled with vanilla pas- try cream; puglia almond cookie twists. $75.
Up Your Pasta Game,
1 to 3 p.m., S unday. Learn techniques for showcasing noodles and shells in fun and unexpected ways. Menu: Pasta frittata with sausage and hot peppers; unstuffed shells with butternut squash and leeks; bucatini with peas, kale and pancetta. $75.
IN THE KITCHEN
Gallery Square North, 389 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, www.inthekitchennow.com
Tapas Party!, call for time, Thursday. Take a trip to Barcelona in this demonstration dinner. Menu: Catalan cod cakes; Valencian spinach salad with oranges, pine nuts and raisins; grilled loin of venison with crispy potato; paella-style rice with seared sea scallop and chorizo; wine-poached pear with caramel sauce. $85.