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2009 Events
OCTOBER 2009
Opening Meeting Celebration
Monday, Oct 19 at 6:30 pm| The Culinary Guild of New England invites you to our annual opening meeting at the lovely, historic Commander's Mansion in Watertown.
Don't miss this chance to reconnect with old friends, to meet new Guild members and to win a prize from the
legendary Culinary Raffle. In addition, you'll hear about a lot of new events and offerings coming from the Guild this year - including membership cards entitling you to discounts around town. This year we are privileged to have Annie B. Copps, Senior Food Editor of Yankee Magazine as our speaker. Annie's talents and accomplishments are impressive. | |
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Annie oversees Yankee Magazine's food coverage, both as an editor and contributor of feature stories and columns. Prior to Yankee, she served as food editor of Boston Magazine and features editor of Concierge and was widely known for her work as host of WBZ radio's Connoisseurs' Corner and WTKK's Table Talk with Annie Copps. As a television producer, she made her mark with two popular PBS series, Cooking with Todd English and Julia Child's Kitchen -- where she was an assistant to the legendary grande dame of French cuisine. She has also appeared as a guest on NBC's Today show. Before her media career, Annie honed her skills as a cook at several notable Boston-area restaurants, including Olives, Jasper's, The Harvest, and Michela's. |
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Open to Members and Non-Members
$35 Members; $45 Non-Members
Location: Commander's Mansion, 440 Talcott Avenue Watertown, MA 02472, (617) 926-7755, www.commandersmansion.com
Reservations are secured by your payment, which you can make online through Paypal, below. Feel free to email us with any questions at culinaryguild@gmail.com.
NOVEMBER 2009
Holiday Tips With the Pros:
Appetizers with Barbara Lynch; Cocktails & Wine with John Gertsen; Floral Decorations with Andrew Anderson.
Monday, Nov 9 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
What a line-up!
Boston’s very own Chef Barbara Lynch will join us to demonstrate some great holiday appetizers and to sign copies of her newly released cookbook, "Stir: Mixing it up in the Italian Tradition." (What a great gift for the holidays!) Barbara, of course, is known for her ground-breaking restaurants and other food-related ventures, from No. 9 Park to 9 at Home, from to B&G Oysters to Plum Produce, and her newest 10 seat demo kitchen, Stir, to name but a few.
Cocktails and wine tips will also be served. No. 9 Park's famous principle bartender/mixologist, John Gertsen, will demonstrate 2-3 holiday cocktails and offer a wine tasting for the holidays. John's nationally lauded offerings with fabulous ingredients, seasonal inspiration, and a tribute to the cocktails of the past keep drawing praise - and loyal fans.
To top off our tips, we'll also hear from owner, floral designer Andrew Anderson of Boston's award-winning Ilex Flowers (a Best of Boston florist now in the South End and on Beacon Hill). Lucky us! He will have tables and mantles beautifully decorated for the holidays. And will show you how to decorate your house beautifully - for less.
Open to Members and Non-Members
Tickets include
wine, appetizers, tastings and an autographed copy of Barbara Lynch's new book, Stir.)
$60 Members; $70 Non-Members
Location: Commander's Mansion, 440 Talcott Avenue Watertown, MA 02472, (617) 926-7755, www.commandersmansion.com
DECEMBER 2008
Holiday Cookie Swap
Monday, Dec 7 at 7:00 pmThe Culinary Guild of New England invites you to start your Holiday season by attending our Traditional Cookie Swap Party. This annual event will be held at the lovely, historic Commander's Mansion in Watertown on Wednesday, December 3rd at 7 pm.
Join fellow Guild members and guests to share cookies and their stories. You will have a chance to sample over 20 different varieties of cookies and to hear the provenance of each one. We will provide festive containers so everyone can take home an assortment of these holiday treats.
Bring 4 dozen of your favorite holiday cookies and a copy of your recipe.
Open to Members and their Guests.$12 Members, $15 Guests.
Location: Commander's Mansion, 440 Talcott Avenue Watertown, MA 02472, (617) 926-7755, www.commandersmansion.com
JANUARY 2009
Comfort Food Cook-Off
Date & Time & Location TBA
FEBRUARY 2009
Dave Becker Fireside Chat
Monday, February 8, 2009 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Join local sensation Dave Becker owner/chef of Sweet Basil in Needham for an intimate fireside chat at the lovely home of one of our members.
Details to follow.
MARCH 2009
Butchery Class with Wine Tasting
Tuesday, March TBA at 6 pm
Join us for an awesome butchery demonstration class with John Dewar (of John Dewar & Co) and David Marks (of Stoddard’s Cutlery). We'll gather at John Dewar & Co. in Wellesley to learn from the masters (famed butcher & cutlery expert) about different cuts of meat best for grilling, roasting, braising, marinating; grain-fed vs. grass-fed meat, organic, all natural; FDA standards; and, of course, the use of different knives for deboning and carving poultry, beef, pork and lamb.
We will also be joined by Steve Pope of Lower Falls Wine, who will speak about the best wines with select cuts of meat. Wine and cheese will be served.
Open to Members and their Guests.
Limited to 24 attendees.
$TBA Members, $TBA Guests
Location: John Dewar & Co, 277 Linden Street, Wellesley MA. 781-235-8322.
APRIL 2009
TBA
MAY 2009
Culinary Weekend in Portland, Maine
Saturday, May 15 thru Sunday, May 16th
SAVE THE DATE!
(Please note: Details should be finalized in February (we're waiting to get the best rates).)
Join fellow Guild members and friends for a two day tour of New England’s northern Culinary Capital, Portland, Maine.
The day will start with a cooking class, tour, and lunch at Stonewall Kitchen in York Maine. Following lunch and shopping in the Stonewall Kitchen Store, we will drive to Portland to check into our hotel, Holiday Inn by the Bay.
After checking in, we will take a 20 minute ferry ride across beautiful Casco Bay for a cocktail party on Peaks Island. The group will return to Portland for dinner at one of the city’s finest restaurants.
On Sunday, the owners of Rabelais, New England’s premier store for "fine books on food and drink" will share their vast knowledge and expertise of historical cookbooks with us. There will be time for shopping before we enjoy a light lunch to end our tour.
Hotel accommodations will be $99 for a double room with free parking.
Additional costs and tour information will follow.
Open to Members and Their Guests
JUNE 2009
Verrill Farm Strawberry Festival
Date TBA
June brings us into strawberry season. What better place is there to celebrate than at the Verrill Farm Strawberry Festival? Bring your family, bring a friend or treat yourself. You can get Strawberry Shortcake made from scratch in the farm stand kitchen, as well as hot dogs, hamburgers & beverages. There will also be live music by Southern Rail, Giddy Up Pony rides and Hayrides. For more information about the Festival, see www.verrillfarm.com.SUPPER CLUB
September 16
Atasca
50 Hampshire St, Cambridge
Phone: (617) 621-6991
www.atasca.com
A Portuguese word for tavern, Atasca presents a dining experience like a visit into beautiful Portugal. This popular Kendall Square location serves simple, authentic traditional and modern food. We will experience a family style Portuguese meal complete with Portuguese pottery, fresh flowers, and rustic walls filled with Portuguese plates.
October 7
Tangierino Restaurant
83 Main Street,Charlestown
Phone: 617 242 6009
www.tangierino.com
Valet parking available
Casablanca chic in the heart of historic Charlestown, Tangierino is a "Moroccan Chophouse and Tapas Bar". The chefs use fresh New England ingredients infused with Moroccan spices and worldwide cuisine techniques. Tangine, couscous and the flavors of Morocco await us.
November 11
il Casale
50 Leonard Street
Belmont
Phone: 617 209 4942
www.ilcasalebelmont.com
Join us at Chef / co owner, Dante de Magistris’s renovated 1899 firehouse in downtown Belmont for an elegant, rustic meal serving cuisine of his childhood – country Italian fare that’s deceptively simple…mostly southern with a little northern.
January 12
Zenna Noodle Bar
1374 Beacon Street,
Brookline
Phone: 617 566 0566
www.zennanoodlebar.com
Inspired by the spices and recipes from Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand and Vietnam, Zenna Noodle Bar's menu is divided into the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water. Within a chic, zen-like and casual atmosphere, we will happily sample several dishes for each course.
February 9th
Spiga Trattoria Italiana
18 Highland Circle, Needham
Phone: (781) 449-5600
http://web.mac.com/www.spiga.com/Site/Home.html
Did you know that there is an Italian villa in Needham, Massachusetts?
And that one of the Boston area’s most acclaimed female chefs,
Marisa Iocco, is now in charge of the kitchen?
As in the Italian countryside, ingredients are all produced in house, from the crusty breads and infused oils and vinegars to the handcut pasta.
March 10-TBA
April 13-TBA