Classes/Events

Event/Class Description	Date	Time	Place	Address	Link/Contact
FOR HOLIDAY OR EVERY DAY COOKING: CALL ME FOR ONE-ON-ONE COOKING ADVICE, HELP & MENU PLANNING!	By appointment only	By appointment only	By phone	By phone	Please call for appointment: (800) 977-1224 http://www.chefsline.com
ChefsLine 30-MINUTE PRIVATE COOKING CLASS BY PHONE: CALL NOW TO BOOK YOUR TIME AND DAY! Savory and Saucy Sephardic Shabbat: Main Courses to Wow Your Guests! (KOSHER: MEAT) Menu: Challah or Pita Bread, Wine Split Red Lentil Soup Bean and Meat Stew Meatballs and Sour Cherries Sweet-and-Tart Chicken with Tomatoes, Dried Apricots & Tamarind Syrian Rice with Fried Onions & Pine Nuts Green Peas with Allspice & Mushrooms Mid-Eastern Fruit Salad Pistachio Cake with Cardamom Syrup What you'll learn: – How to incorporate new and exciting dishes into your meal – A review of easy and impressive Syrian-Jewish recipes – Tips on how to save time and prep ahead – How/where to shop for new ingredients	Class Schedule Hours: Please email to set up date	(EST) Please email to set up time	By phone	By phone	Link For Shabbat Class
ONGOING: Consulate General of Israel in NY Speakers Bureau: Call to schedule your own Food Demos, Lectures, & Cooking Classes!	By appointment only	Your Time	Your location	Your location	(212) 499-5403/5423 http://www.israelfm.org
WE'RE BACK! The Traveling Palate Presents Food Tastings from Around the World: Souteast-Asian food from SINGAPORE $25/person (Wine & Beer may be purchased at bar for an additional $6; gratuities not included) Menu: Hainanese Chicken (with Ginger, Coriander, Lemongrass & Jasmine Rice) Hokkien Prawn Mee (Curried Noodles with Shrimp, Mustard Greens, Fish & Egg) Nonya Rojak (Salad with Cucumber, Mango, Pineapple & Chili-Shrimp-Tamarind Dressing) The Alia (Sweet Ginger Tea wit Condensed Milk) Read review of past event	Thursday, May 15th	7:30–9 pm	Kiva Café	139 Reade St. (Between Hudson & Greenwich)	Space limited to first 18 people, so Please RSVP! Beebe Okoye (212) 587-1198 www.kivacafe.com
JCC IN MANHATTAN: Greek Shavuot (KOSHER: DAIRY) Menu: Keftedes Apo Spanaki (Fried Spinach Balls with Dill & Sharp Cheese) Pastelikos (Pastries Stuffed with Potato and Feta Cheese) Spanakotyropita (Phyllo Pie w/ Spinach, Swiss Chard, Dill & Feta Cheese) Yiaourtopita (Baked Yogurt Pudding-Pie) Galaktoboureko (Greek Phyllo Pie Filled with Custard) Gigantes (Broad Beans Baked with Tomatoes and Olive Oil) Arroz kon Spinaka (Rice with Spinach, Feta and Dill) Tzatziki (Thickened Yogurt Sauce with Cucumbers and Dill)	Tuesday, June 3rd	7–9:30 pm	JCC in Manhattan	334 Amsterdam Ave. (@76th Street) New York City	Julie Negrin (646) 505-5713 http://www.jccmanhattan.org
NEW! ICE (INSTITUTE OF CULINARY EDUCATION): Middle Eastern Summer Picnic Barbecue Menu: Israeli Cold Honeydew Melon Drink with Yogurt & Mint Bulghur Wheat Salad with Parsley, Lemon Juice & Scallions Syrian Beet Salad with Cumin & Tamarind Syrian Potato Salad with Allspice & Hardboiled Egg Turkish Beef-Lamb Kebabs with Allspice, Ginger & Tangy Tahini Dressing Moroccan Fish Kebabs with Green Pepper, Cilantro, Cumin & Garlic Syrian Vegetarian Baked Bean Salad with Cumin, Lemon & Onions Chopped Cucumber Salad with Coriander, Tarragon and Mint Leaves Jordanian Olive Dip with Sesame Paste, Cilantro & Lemon Dried Fruit Salad with Mint, Lemon Juice & Honey	Tuesday, July 1st	10 am– 3 pm	Institute of Culinary Education (ICE)	50 West 23rd St. New York City	Recreational Division: (800) 522-4610 http://www.iceculinary.com
ICE (INSTITUTE OF CULINARY EDUCATION): Vegetarian Soul Food from the Near & Middle East Menu: Armenian Red Lentil Soup with Apricots, Lemon & Thyme Moroccan Fish Balls with Coriander, Parsley & Turmeric Syrian Yellow Squash Pie with Cucumber-Mint-Yogurt Sauce Egyptian "Poor Man's" Casserole with Lentils, Rice &Macaroni Lebanese Frittata with Strained Yogurt, Black Olives & Chopped Mint Cucumber-Tomato Salad with Za'tar, Mint & Toasted Pita Croutons Turkish Yogurt Cake with Semolina & Lemon Zest Iraqi Medjool Date-Tahini Cake	Thursday, July 31st	10 am– 3 pm	Institute of Culinary Education (ICE)	50 West 23rd St. New York City	Recreational Division: (800) 522-4610 http://www.iceculinary.com
JCC IN MANHATTAN: Chanukah Around the World (KOSHER: DAIRY) Menu: Greek Whole Wheat Pancakes with Ouzo & Honey Syrup Greek Olive Oil Cake with Red Wine Glaze & Cinnamon Mexican Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon Syrian Salmon or Tuna Omelets with Dill Tunisian Doughnuts with Orange Blossom Water Indian Pastry-Milk Balls with Cardamom Syrup Pearl Couscous with Apricots, Dates & Pine Nuts	Wednesday, December 10th	7–9:30 pm	JCC in Manhattan	334 Amsterdam Ave. (@76th Street) New York City	(646) 505-5713 http://www.jccmanhattan.org