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February 2019

February Tips & Tricks

The second month of 2019 is in the books. From a Chinese New Year dinner to an Italian-themed Valentine’s Day, February was full of flavorful and festive classes! We took a look back and gathered all of the best cooking tips and tricks from our visiting chefs and condensed them to these top five. Read on to learn a thing or two (or five) to add to your culinary arsenal!

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Class Recap: A Restaurant Sneak Preview with Bloomsday

Wouldn’t it be great if there was an all day café in the city where you could get coffee, natural wine, beer, breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Imagine if they also had a skylit bottle shop in the middle of it all – now that would be something! Well, imagine no more because this perfectly describes Bloomsday Café, opening this spring in Headhouse Square. Green Engine Coffee owners Zach Morris and Kelsey Bush have had the Bloomsday project in the works for a while, but soon it will become a reality. Zach and Kelsey, with the help of Tim Kweeder who they brought in to run the wine program for Bloomsday, gave our guests a sneak peek of what their all day café. Read on to see the fantastic dinner they put on and get excited for what’s coming soon to historic Headhouse Square!

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President’s Day Recipe: Yankee Pot Roast

Get your powdered wigs and wooden teeth out because today, February 18th, is President’s Day! We celebrate President’s Day around this time of year because our first Commander-In-Chief’s birthday falls on February 22nd. So in honor of George Washington, the original “Yankee Doodle,” we’re sharing a recipe from America The Cookbook for an American classic – Yankee Pot Roast. While the weather outside may be chilly, you can spend your President’s Day inside with a warm pot of veggies and beef! Read on for the Yankee Pot Roast recipe.

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Class Recap: A Filipino Feast with LALO

The weather in Philly has been interesting, to say the least, but this week we were graced with a warm and sunny day. Coincidentally that delightful weather fell on the day that we welcomed LALO and their vibrant Filipino fare into the COOK kitchen! For our 16 guests this day truly felt like a vacation to the Philippines. LALO was created by the Pelago team, who have put on a series of pop-ups throughout Philly showcasing Filipino cuisine. You can find LALO’s Filipino comfort food at their location in the newly revamped Bourse Food Hall. Read on to get a glimpse of the food and drink from their Filipino feast at COOK, and for a pineapple pickling liquid recipe!

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Sneak Peek of March at COOK

Photo: Lou Boquila of Sarvida.

We’re putting the finishing touches on our March schedule, but here’s a sneak peek of what we have coming up. Don’t forget to grab your seats here Thursday, February 7 at noon.

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