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Holler for Challah! Challah Making with Bonnie Eisner Wrap-Up

Challah. I’ve never met a single person who doesn’t like it. Ever. And even if I were to, I doubt they could turn their nose up at Bonnie Eisner’s delicious family recipe (which you can find below). Friday afternoon welcomed students keen to learn how to make the mildly yet perfectly sweet Jewish bread. Everyone left with new skills, great tips and a homemade loaf of his/her own.

Rittenhouse resident (and longtime baker and challah enthusiast), Bonnie Eisner, led the lunchtime class and treated students to her family’s recipe. Her niece, professional photographer Shira Yudkoff, was on hand to capture the fun and aromatic class. (All photos in this post are courtesy of Shira)

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The Metropolitan Bakery Story

Until eighteen years ago, despite living in a city that’s been called the “Paris of the U.S.,” Philadelphians couldn’t get a decent baguette.

Enter Wendy Smith Born and James Barrett, who decided in 1993 to cobble together the money to open what has now become a fixture of Philly’s booming culinary scene—Metropolitan Bakery. Known for their intense, earthy flavors, crackling crusts and complex texture, Metropolitan breads are baked in over 30 varieties at their 10,000-foot Fishtown bakery and then delivered to four neighborhood shops and to more than 90 of Philly’s best restaurants and markets (including Lacroix, White Dog Café, Village Whiskey, Waterworks and more).

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Best of Philly® 2011 Party

Last week, COOK attended Philadelphia magazine’s Best of Philly® party. Being named to the annual list – which will form the basis for a series of classes at COOK beginning next month – is one of region’s highest honors, particularly in the food world.

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Notes from the 57th Summer Fancy Food Show

Last week, the ladies of COOK ventured south of the Mason-Dixon line to sweltering Washington DC for the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade’s (NASFT) 57th Summer Fancy Food Show. The 3-day event, normally held in NYC, showcased 180,000 specialty foods and beverages and was a combination of overwhelming and delicious. And while we didn’t see them down there, I know that COOK’s Philly pals Metropolitan Bakery and Di Bruno Bros were also there to sample the goods and promote their own. Herewith, some observations and brilliant finds.

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FAIR FOOD FARM TOUR SERIES

Join Fair Food as they kick off another season of Farm Tours that put you face-to-face with the growers and purveyors behind your favorite local fare. Sponsored by Grid Magazine, the first tour of the season will be a Cheesemakers of Chester County tour and who doesn’t want to spend a day in a beautiful setting eating nothing but cheese?

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Gluten-free Cooking Classes

COOK friend, and gluten-free cooking guru, Genevieve Sherrow (AKA the Gluten-free Warrior), will be teaching two gluten-free cooking classes next month at Reading Terminal Market‘s La Cucina at the Market.

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The Vendys are coming! The Vendys are coming!

Launched in New York City in 2005, The Vendy Awards is a street food showcase and an intense cook-off between the best sidewalk chefs in the city.  What Mario Batali called “the Oscars of food for the real New York” will make its Philadelphia debut this July. The inaugural Philly event will be a fundraiser for The Food Trust, the Philadelphia non-profit organization that strives to make healthy food available to all.

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Tomorrow: Don’t miss the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival

Festival lovers and Rittenhouse Square devotees won’t want to miss tomorrow’s Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival: a food and fashion fest taking place from noon-5 p.m. along Walnut Street between 19th and Broad Streets.

The event is free and will take place rain or shine. Expect it to draw a huge crowd!

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Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Preview Event

Buy tickets now to feast on fare from Rittenhouse Row‘s top restaurants and chefs at the Preview Party for the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival on May 17th at the Ritz-Carlton.

So many of COOK’s friends will be there, including: Alfa, Alma de Cuba, Audrey Claire, Barclay Prime, Butcher & Singer, Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse, Continental Midtown, The Dandelion, Devon Seafood Grill, Di Bruno Bros., Devil’s Alley, El Rey, G Lounge, Le Castagne, Metropolitan Bakery, Parc, The Ranstead Room, The Raven Lounge, Tavern 17, Ten Arts, Twenty Manning Grill, The Walnut Room (with more to come!!). The event will also feature a silent auction and raffle.

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