Pittsburgh Food Events - March 2010
Grow Pittsburgh: A Garden PrimerSeries of 3 classes; First session starts March 11
$50
I probably neglected to mention that last summer, Scheidt and I endured an epic gardening FAIL. I've always had success with herbs but lack a certain willingness to get my hands dirty, if that dirt is literal, not figurative. My hesitation notwithstanding, Scheidt convinced me that we could handle a few tomato and pepper plants. However, the tomato and pepper plans could not handle the massive herds of Beechview deer that would raze them on a weekly basis. Which makes me think I could use one of these gardening classes that Table and Spoon turned me on to. Table and Spoon is my favorite new(ish) Pittsburgh food blog, where two lovely ladies document their gardening and eating adventures. Definitely check it out.
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Sriracha Cooking Class at CrateSaturday, March 13, 11am - 2pm
$50
I don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but Scheidt could pretty much take a mainline of sriracha sauce. It is the key ingredient in my favorite Spicy Noodles, and was recently named the Ingredient of the Year by Bon Appetit! Crate is a cooking school and seller of expensive pans and knives in the Greentree/Scott Township area. I've been checking out their brochure for more than a year, but this might be the first time I check out a class. They also have a knife skills class in April that I could desperately use.
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Farm to Table Conference
March 26 & 27
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
$25 for a two-day pass
The 4th Annual Farm to Table Conference will feature a farmer's market, presentations about the connections between eating local and being healthy, cooking demonstrations by chefs and dietitians, and a whole slew of opportunities to eat yummy local food. Some of the presenters include WQED's famous foodie Chris Fennimore and John Jamison of Jamison Lamb. Joe and Betsy went to the 2009 Conference. To get a taste of it, check out their photo recap and review.
Thanks for the shout out! If it makes you feel any better we caught an adult and child deer breaking into our yard around midnight one night last summer. They popped off a bunch of roma tomatoes and left walking down the middle of our street, business as usual. Just means you grew good tomatoes.
March 2, 2010, at 9:00 AMI have to grow tomatoes in pots and keep them close to the house if I don't want to feed them to the deer. Good luck this year!
March 2, 2010, at 12:50 PMMaybe we grew good tomato flowers... we never even got to the point of seeing fruit!
March 10, 2010, at 10:53 PM