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12 January 2012

FedNuts Is in the House!

There are not a lot of good places in Philly to get dang good fried chicken. You have the Korean deliciousness of Soho Café in Cheltenham and then there’s the Thursday lunch special amazingness of David Katz at Meme. Most recently, when I am lucky and they’re in town, I can get my hands on one of ?uestlove’s drumsticks but that’s really about it for me*. And don’t even get me started on doughnuts! Well, that was until recently…

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11 December 2011

The Philly Flyer – In His Own Words

Recently, COOK hosted Philadelphia magazine and Foobooz’s first “Signature Cocktail Contest” – a true mixology grudge-match for the ages! The winner, Rick Fitzgerald, who does not tend bar for a living, brought his A-game with the winning drink: The Philly Flyer…

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11 December 2011

Meat-Master Macri Returns to COOK

Last Monday night, COOK welcomed back meat-master Nick Macri of Southwark alongside sommelier Brian Kane of Zahav for a night of delicious, homemade charcuterie and wine pairings.

Nick, who last taught sausage-making at COOK, brought an incredible spread and wealth of knowledge by preparing and then serving a wide range of cured meats. He divvied his menu into categories and explained the processes and the flavors behind his meat magic. Here’s how Nick broke it down to create a highly memorable charcuterie 101.

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03 November 2011

Drinking and Diving with Brian McManus and Tim McGinnis

Brian McManus, food and music editor at Philadelphia Weekly, is a man who will drink just about anywhere. To this end, he wrote a guidebook to dive bars in Philadelphia, appropriately called – Philadelphia’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the City of Brotherly Love (Buy it now!), and he brought the dive bar experience to COOK for one of our rowdiest classes yet (no surprise there).

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02 November 2011

A Night in Catalonia with Michael McCaulley and Brett Naylor of Tria

At the end of last week, COOK could have changed its name to DRINK. Last Thursday and Friday, we had back-to-back classes that were primarily booze-focused and, no surprise here, they were two of our liveliest classes yet.

First up, on Thursday, Michael McCaulley, Tria’s Wine Director and Partner, alongside Executive Chef, Brett Naylor, brought the Catalonia region of Spain to COOK for a night of delicious wines and equally delicious food.

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24 October 2011

Another Busy Week in the Kitchen at COOK: Part 2

Remember that crazy week of 7 classes I told you about earlier? Well, we’re only about halfway through recapping! The week culminated with a weekend full of classes – two of which I’ll tell you about now.

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19 October 2011

Another Busy Week in the Kitchen at COOK: Part 1

We had 7 classes in one week earlier this month at COOK. Here’s part 1 of your recap from a week that included Thai green curry to pumpkin desserts and everything in between.

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13 October 2011

The Rouge Burger and Then Some

September ended on a very high note at COOK thanks to the boys from Rouge. Executive Chef, Michael Yeamans, was joined by owner Rob Wasserman for a night of delicious burgers, tuna tartare, gnocchi with white truffle, molten chocolate cake and two broken wine glasses (thanks, Rob!).

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05 October 2011

COOK’s Whirlwind Week That Was

October baseball is in full swing and last week COOK welcomed 3 heavy hitters back-to-back-to-back in our major league kitchen.

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02 October 2011

?uest Loves Food at COOK

In case you don’t know who Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson is, he has a very impressive CV: he is the drummer for the GRAMMY Award winning band, The Roots; he is a highly sought-after DJ who spins at parties and events all over the world; he is the Musical Director for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; and now, he is carefully making his mark on food world by venturing out with two chefs under the his ?uest Loves Food brand. COOK played host to some of the recipe testing process last Sunday afternoon.

Author Archives: Lily Cope

FedNuts Is in the House!

The Philly Flyer – In His Own Words

Meat-Master Macri Returns to COOK

Drinking and Diving with Brian McManus and Tim McGinnis

A Night in Catalonia with Michael McCaulley and Brett Naylor of Tria

Another Busy Week in the Kitchen at COOK: Part 2

Another Busy Week in the Kitchen at COOK: Part 1

The Rouge Burger and Then Some

COOK’s Whirlwind Week That Was

?uest Loves Food at COOK

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