Helen’s Kitchen in Natick offers several cooking class choices in June including Orgasmic Vegetables, Cool Beans (and Grains), Knife Skills, Tender at the Bone, Homemade Pasta, Sushi, Ceviche, and Tartar – The Secrets of Raw Fish, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

Terence Janericco Cooking Classes located in historic Bay Village in the heart of Boston delivers single session recreational cooking classes as well as 5 week courses on popular cooking themes. June class titles include Hors d’oeuvre, Tapas, Cooking Ahead, Pasta, and Chocolate.

The Elephant Walk presents 3 hour and all day hands-on cooking classes in their Boston or Cambridge restaurants. June class offerings:  Doing It All on Market Day, Summer Seafood Paired with Rosé, Great Cambodian and French Summer Recipes.

Home Chef Class – Cooking parties and classes in the comfort of your home. The team at Home Chef Class works with you to create a menu and experience that is just right for your special needs.

Culinary Underground, in their new, modern facility has a wide variety of class in June. Choose from Strawberry Fields Forever, Passage to India: Goa, Here Chickie Chickie, Weeknight Vegetarian, Couples Night: Rustic Italian, Wanted: Ocean-Friendly Seafood Lovers, and Quick Cuts: Steaks & Chops.

Other Boston area establishments offering cooking classes include The Boston Vegetarian Society, Balanced Nutritional Lifestyles, Taranta Restaurant, and Sweet Thing – Food for Your Soul.

For more information and details about these exciting classes from these fine instructors, the Boston cooking class directory page here on LocalCookingClass.com delivers contact information in the form of company web sites, addresses, and phone numbers.

Visitors will once again explore, taste, sample and shop from over 250 exhibiting companies showcasing a huge variety of food, beverage and cooking related products.

Amongst the many special attractions, international cooking competitions, cheese seminars, wine & beer tasting, featured restaurant bites; the number one attraction for visitors continues to be the Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage where television celebrity chefs perform live for an adoring audience.

Our perennial favourite, Canada’s First Iron Chef America Winner and Food Concept Architect for Cactus Club, Chef Rob Feenie will highlight the Food Network Celebrity Stage once again. The stage will also play host to contenders from the hit Food Network series: Top Chef Canada.

This year, EAT! Vancouver is very pleased to announce the appearance of Graham Kerr, formerly known as the Galloping Gourmet, on the Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage. Fresh from his recent appearance on the Rachael Ray show promoting his brand new book Growing at the Speed of Life: A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden, Kerr is one of the surprising new faces joining the burgeoning ranks of the health-conscious people who grow and enjoy eating their own fresh vegetables and making less of a footprint on the environment.

Graham Kerr is an internationally known culinary and television personality, award-winning author, and master of metaphorical speaking. His focus is on serving people who want to make healthy, creative, lifestyle changes and believes that the only lasting changes are the ones that we enjoy. His life goal is “to help to convert habits that harm into resources that heal both for ourselves and others in need.”
Kerr will be making presentations on the Food Network Celebrity Presentation Stage throughout the three days of the EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival, meeting with his audience and autographing his new book: Growing at the Speed of Life: A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden.

The Bite of Vancouver Restaurant Pavilion will feature a large number of fine restaurants from the Vancouver area, including; Crave Restaurant, Ebo Restaurant, Fleuri Restaurant at Sutton Place Hotel, Gramercy Grill, Fishworks and Milestones, amongst others. Restaurants will be offering their favourite dishes at a maximum price of $4, your chance to sample unique dishes at a fraction of the menu prices.

The Wine Beer & Spirits Tasting Pavilion will feature 36 agents sampling hundreds of products ranging from wine and beer (local and imported) to rums and cognacs, even exotic liquors such as Absinthe by Okanagan Spirits. Most samples are only two or three tasting tickets (50 cents/ticket). Join the Dean of Mott’s Clamato Caesar School, Len Fragomeni, for expert tips and delicious recipes centered around this truly Canadian masterpiece.

The Grapes & Hops Presentation Stage, Hosted by Daenna Van Mulligen, The Wine Diva, is an integral part of the wine Tasting pavilion. In Canada, Daenna has become the go to person for on-line wine reviews. Daenna is an accredited sommelier who thrives on educating the public with her deviously inspirational and humorous approach to wine.

New this year: The Fit To EAT! Pavilion will feature products and services that will cater to a health conscious consumer who seeks to embrace choices in life that make them healthier and fit for life. Located in the same area, the EAT! Garden Pavilion will showcase products and services for both beginner and savvy gardeners. As well, gardening experts will be making stage presentations on gardening tips.

The World Culinary Travel Expo, an integral part of EAT! Vancouver, features face-to-face contact with local and international vendors — discover new vacation spots based on culinary offerings of destinations like China, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St Vincent & Grenadines and more! On the adjacent International Culinary Stage chefs from around the world will be showcasing world tourism through regional food and cuisine. Find out everything you always wanted to know from representatives of foreign countries you have always desired to visit and taste some of their culinary delights as well. Watch their celebrity chefs create exotic dishes you’ve only dreamt of on the International Culinary Stage.

International Culinary Competitions: EAT! Vancouver is proud to present the following competitions for the World Association of Chefs De Cuisine (WACS) Convention 2011, & hosted by CCFCC and the BC Chefs Associations: National Chefs Challenge, WACS Continental Chefs Challenge (With 5 teams from South America and 5 Teams from Canada in the finals) and the prestigious WACS Hans Bueschkens Junior Chefs Challenge.

And who doesn’t love Cheese: The Dairy Farmers of Canada will have cheese experts present a series of seminars during the three days of the event.

And not be forgotten; in the Pets EAT Too! Pavilion, pet supply and care service companies will be on hand to help you make the right decisions for your pets.

EAT! VANCOUVER FOOD + COOKING FESTIVAL
June 10 – 12, 2011
VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE – WEST – EXHIBIT HALLS B + C
1055 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC
V6C 0C3
www.eat-vancouver.com

The New School of Cooking offers several dozen single recreational hands-on cooking classes during the month of June including Fish Basics, Springtime in Tuscany, Essential Knife Skills, The Essentials of Thai Cooking, Marinades, Barbecue Sauces and Dry Rub Grilling, and Easy as Pie. The school also offers several of its popular series classes covering cooking and baking and extending over several weeks of hands-on instruction.

Chez Cherie is back with their very popular Trader Joe’s cooking class featuring the best of what Trader Joes is currently offering. The Thrill of the Grill is another popular course available in June. The grilling course covers the basics, focusing on meats and side dishes.

Hip Cooks offers a dozen classes in June through its East Los Angeles location, and a dozen classes through its West Los Angeles location. Cooking classes include Pasta in Casa!, The Cheese Whiz, Persian Immersion, Holy Mole!, Thai One On, and Endless Summer Salads.

Let’s Get Cookin’ located in Westlake Village offers more than two dozen cooking classes in June. The school offers a variety of classes including Knife Skills Workshop, Parking Lot Paella Party, New Wave Sushi and Saki, Famous Chinese Recipes, Summer Chicken Entrees, and Stir-Fry Hawaiian Style.

Amanda Cooks offers several hands-on recreational cooking classes at Surfas Chef’s Paradise in Culver City during June. Thai for Home Cooks, Tropical Summer Entertaining, Provencal Dinner, Asian Fish and Shellfish, Spanish Tapas, Garlic Lovers!, and Knife Skills 101.

Elle A Cooking offers a nice collection of classes in their French country-style kitchen. Class themes include Ma Petite Patisserie (Pastry 101), To Italy With Love, Springtime In Paris, and Steakhouse Turf and Surf.

EATZ will awaken your inner chef with classes like Island Fever, Tapas: The Darling Little Dishes of Spain, Bring on the Bacon, A Mexican Fiesta, A Persian Dinner Party, The Day After…, Moulin Rouge, A Flight to India, Greece is the Word, and Your Home Steakhouse.

For more information and details about these exciting classes from these fine instructors, the Los Angeles cooking class directory page here on LocalCookingClass.com delivers contact information in the form of company web sites, addresses, and phone numbers.

The festival offers extensive wine education and tasting events, gourmet cooking classes with celebrity chefs including Mario Batali and Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai, and Michael Symon.

FOOD & WINE festivals are premier entertainment events showcasing the best the  in the culinary world.

More information can be found on the FOOD & WINE website in the events section.

Aspen is a mountain town, and one of Colorado’s most popular year-round resort areas. Locals enjoy world class dining offerings and access to several aspen cooking class opportunities including Back Door Catering and Gourmet Girl.

Visitors can reach Aspen from Denver by short flight or bus/shuttle ride from Denver. Traveling during the summer months  into the ski resort area is a very pleasant journey with little chance of inclement weather.