Janos Cooking Class Schedule 2008

As the New Year has arrived, so has the ever-popular Janos Cooking School! Back in session starting January 26, four classes will be offered through April. Janos Cooking School is informative, fun, entertaining and a great way to get to know Janos Wilder and learn some of his recipes and cooking tips. This year, Janos will be joined by Jennifer English, two time James Beard Award Winner for her national radio show and owner of the Tucson based Flavorbank, Suzanne Nelson, Native Seeds/SEARCH Director of Conservation, and authors Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg whose most recent book What to Drink with What You Eat won the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) "Cookbook of the Year" Award and the Georges Duboeuf "Wine Book of the Year" Award. They were also honored with the James Beard Award for Best Writing on Food for their first book BECOMING A CHEF, which was the first book to spotlight the rise of celebrated American chefs such as Rick Bayless, Daniel Boulud, Emeril Lagasse, and Alice Waters. Each class, lasting approximately two hours, will consist of discussion, cooking demonstration, beverage pairing and a tasting of the items that have been demonstrated.

Cooking classes are $50.00 each or $180.00 for the entire series.
Please call 520-615-6100 for reservations.

All cooking classes will take place at Janos Restaurant 3770 East Sunrise Drive and will run approximately two hours, from 1:00-3:00 PM.

Cooking Class I: Saturday, January 26, 2008, at 1:00 PM.
Jennifer English, owner of Flavorbank Spice Market, a retail and wholesale spice store located in El Mercado, and host of a syndicated radio show on Food and Wine Network will co-teach this class with Janos and guide a demonstration about the uses and effects of spices in cooking. We will cook 3 dishes, spicing them in distinctive ways to demonstrate the dramatic effects different spices can have on your cooking. We will also demonstrate how basic recipes can be modified by altering just a few ingredients to create dramatically different dishes.

Cooking Class II: Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 1:00 PM.
Rescheduled from last year, Suzanne Nelson, the Director of Conservation of Native Seeds SEARCH will join Janos in a discussion of sustainable farming, organic farming and the principles which guide her decisions as she plans the conservation efforts for Native Seeds SEARCH. The discussion will be followed by a demonstration and sampling of recipes using Native Seeds SEARCH products.

Cooking Class III: Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 1:00 PM.
Join award winning authors Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg who will lead a discussion and tasting based on their most recent book What to Drink with What You Eat. Authors of six books, including their seminal work Becoming a Chef, Page and Dornenburg have documented the rise of the culture of the Chef and the importance and popularity of food and wine in America. Working closely with the most prominent and accomplished chefs in the country, the body of their work creates a comprehensive tableau of the modern American culinary scene. This class is a must for professionals and laymen. Karen and Andrew will sign copies of their books following the class.

Cooking Class IV: Saturday, April 26, 2008, at 1:00 PM.
Janos will introduce his new cookbook The Great Chiles Rellenos Cookbook which will be released April 1 from Ten Speed Press. He will demonstrate four new recipes from the cookbook each exploring different techniques and styles of chiles rellenos. Janos will sign copies of his cookbook following the class.