Great Chefs of Whittier

The Whittier Park Volunteer Committee proudly presents the "Great Chefs of Whittier Cooking Series." A total of eight classes which will be offered in this class schedule. The classes will be held one night each month from September to May (with the exception of December due to the holiday season). A maximum number of 15 people can participate in each class; each class needs a minimum of 10 people to participate (or class will be canceled).

The classes will run from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Each chef will prepare the items listed in the class schedule. Robin Asbell, head chef from the Wedge Co-op will assist in each class.

• Taco Moreles - October 21st Gaspar Perez, owner, will demonstrate how to prepare Sopes, Tacquitos do papa, and Fajitas. This class will be a delightful presentation of authentic Mexican cuisine using only fresh ingredients and age old family recipe secrets.
• Rainbow Chinese Restaurant - November 18th Tammy Wong, owner, will demonstrate how to make Rainbow's famous cream cheese wontons. In addition, she will prepare a vegetable and noodle stir-fry which has been very popular in her restaurant.
• Sinbad's Bakery and Deli - January 20th Hayat Germanous will demonstrate how to prepare Kibby and Baba Ghanouge. Both of these dishes are famous middle eastern cuisine.
• Seafood Palace Restaurant - February 17th The Head Chef will prepare the wonderful and popular Sesame Chicken Salad. This dish features chicken breast marinated in Chinese herbs and spices, served on lettuce with crispy fried rice noodles. This is a popular menu item and will be a wonderful dish to serve your guests.
• ho 79 Restaurant - March 24th Tran Truan will demonstrate how to prepare fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls and their famous Shrimp Egg rolls. Tran will also talk about the many vegetables, herbs and spices used in traditional Vietnamese cooking and educate the class participants on where they can find these wonderful culinary delights.
• Essence of Time Catering - April 28th Close your eyes, and picture yourself walking in the streets of Bombay. Ragavahn Iyer, owner, will demonstrate the wonders of Bombay street food.
• Wedge Co-op Deli - May 19th Robin Asbell, Head Chef will teach vegetarian Thai cooking with exotic Asian ingredients. Using foods available from the Asian markets on Nicollet Ave., she will prepare mock duck sat with peanut sauce, holy basil fried rice, and watercress in coconut milk gravy.

From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Whittier Park Flyer