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While every COOK dinner is an important one, tonight’s will surely hold a special place in our hearts. This evening, Team COOK will enjoy a bon voyage dinner at Noord (thanks Joncarl!!!) for one of our own. Yoni, whose COOK photography inspired us to launch a new (and much improved) website tomorrow, will be leaving the City of Brotherly Love to study at University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy’s Piedmont region. Considering his trademark “I ♥ Boobies” wristband, perhaps it was his destiny to find a new home in a town called Bra. I digress…

As Art Director for all things Audrey Claire Taichman, I can’t say how thankful I am to have had a talent such as Yoni’s on hand. Yoni needed little direction, always knowing what shots were needed. Even better, Yoni often found a shot where we never would have thought to look. He has a natural “eye,” and it was at COOK that he found his calling for photography. I think I speak for the entire COOK staff when I say that when we view his photographs, we see more than the actual subject of the photograph. Rather, we see a snapshot of an evening that we shared. For us, the photographs are memories. And for those, young Yoni, we thank you.

Thank you to all attendees of last week’s Patron Party for the 2013 Audi FEASTIVAL! Co-hosted by Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov and Audrey Claire Taichman, FEASTIVAL has been described as a “completely delicious and amazing” evening and named “one of the best events in the last decade.” The annual event (now in its fourth year), which benefits FringeArts, celebrates both our artistic and culinary scenes – two great economic engines that push Philadelphia forward.

Last month, we had the pleasure of hosting chef Adam Leonti and GM Bobby Domenick of Vetri for an evening of beautiful Sardinian cuisine. In addition to the food, everyone enjoyed glasses of distinct Italian wines hand-picked by Bobby. We were even treated to a surprise drop-in from Marc Vetri and his adorable son Maurice, both of whom lent a hand in the kitchen. Check after the jump for more captures of this memorable Sardinian supper!

Last week, we tried something different. Sure, we’ve had many a cocktail class here at COOK but never before have we paired cocktails with (wait for it…) flower arrangements. Our “Garden to Glass” evening was led by master mixologist Resa Mueller of Twenty Manning Grill and Nadine Louw and Katie Drinkwater of Flowers & Company. A spectacular time was had by all, and we’re happy to provide you, our loyal readers, with the cocktail recipes from the evening. Cheers!

One of the most common questions we get here at COOK is, “How do I get into a class?” The question is often followed by, “It seems like you’re always sold out!” While there are always SOME seats available to select classes, getting into the class of your (first) choice does indeed require some planning. So with July’s schedule coming out tomorrow at 2pm, we’d like to take the opportunity to offer some class registration tips.