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Social – Kitchen of Champions & Meyer Lemon Jam

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photo: Kitchen of Champions

photo: Kitchen of Champions

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda is teaming up with Vo’s Restaurant for their quarterly Guest Chef Dinner.  Proceeds will go to the Kitchen of Champions Culinary Training Program, which trains low income and unemployed pre-chefs and places them in jobs after graduation.  Chefs Anh Vo and Hoang will serve a delicious sounding 4 course meal with Kitchen of Champion students:
First Course: Green Papaya Salad with shredded green papaya, pickled carrots, tossed in basil  & topped with poached shrimp
Second Course: Tamarind Soup with prawns, tomatoes, pineapples, okra & sprouts in a savory seafood broth
Third Course: Curried Chilean Sea Bass, pan seared & simmered in a curried mushroom sauce
Fourth Course: Fried Banana a la Mode
675 23rd Street, Oakland
510-636-4261
Wed, 3/2, 6:30 – 8:30pm
$72 per person, $125 per couple

photo: Kitchen of Champions

It’s Meyer lemon season, which means it’s the perfect time to learn new ways to use the citrus.  Dafna Kory of INNA jam will teach new techniques to use Meyer lemons in both sweet and savory applications at Local 123.  First, she’ll demonstrate a not-too-sweet Meyer lemon jam that’s not as bitter as traditional marmalades.  Then, she’ll explain how she pickles Meyer lemons.  Hers are similar to traditional Moroccan preserved lemons –  but with less salt, more juice and minimal processing. The workshop is limited to 20 lucky people who will take home a jar of both the jam and the preserved lemons, plus recipes.  The last one sold out early, so don’t wait to sign up.  If you can’t make it to the workshop, I would definitely recommend checking out her annual subscriptions.  It’s like a CSJ – Community Supported Jam.  First, you decide how many jars of her yummy, local, single varietal jam you can handle each season.  Then, you sign up to have them shipped, delivered by bicycle, or you can also pick them up at Local 123.  Dafna’s still finalizing the spring collection, but it’s looking like it will include Hayward Kiwi, Seascape Strawberry, Tayberry and Blueberry.
2049 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
510-214-6620
Fri, 3/11, 5:30 – 8:30pm
$45

Christina Mitchell

Christina Mitchell

Christina is the founder of East Bay Dish. Her writing has also been featured in East Bay Express, Berkeleyside, Oakland Magazine and Edible East Bay.
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