Viva :: Cooking & Language Classes

We've had some changes recently here at VIVA which will effect all of our activities. A very friendly visit from the Health Department determined that our kitchen facility is set up for demonstration purposes only. (the required changes involve sink and hood remodels) The result is that we cannot serve food anymore. This will effect both our cooking classes and Movie Night.

So - Movie Night will now begin at 6:45 with wine only for sale and the movie beginning at 7:15.

Cooking classes will be offered in a demonstration model. You will continue to be able to assist in the food preparation as you wish and will receive a full recipe booklet as usual. Class times will be shorter and thus costs will be reduced to reflect both this and the fact that you will not be tasting the food.

A glass of wine will be offered in each class. If you wish to have more than one glass, we will be selling a second glass for $5 or please feel free to bring some wine from home.

While we regret these changes, we have no choice but to implement them. We thank each and every one of you for your years of support of VIVA and look forward to our continued community involvement.

Grazie!

Heather

MAY

Intermediate Italian

Tuesdays, May 8th to June 12th (6 weeks)

7 - 9pm

Lisa Gottreich

$100

You know who you are !! All of you diehard Italiani - "Venite!" Class is beginning again soon! If you have not studied with Lisa before or have taken a hiatus from your studies, this class is for those who have some basic working knowledge of Italian. The class is taught mostly in Italian with creative methods used to help you understand.
We welcome newcomers to the first class to see how you fare.

Andiamo Avanti

Moving Ahead with Italian

Wednesdays May 16th to June 20th (6 weeks)

7 to 9pm

Lisa Gottreich

$90

PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGES

This beginning Italian class will take you along with your basic Italian vocabulary. You will be able to understand basic questions and respond with simple sentences. Lisa will continue the dive into Italian grammar including many of those, oh so odious, two letter words that are crucial for being understood. Students often bring wine and goodies to share, wine to loosen tongues and goodies for, well because they are good! You will learn history, social customs, politics, and slang. You will be reading, listening to conversations, and writing and speaking - yes speaking! Italian.
Don't miss this opportunity. This is a great bargain for the same class that is offered at the JC.

JUNE

Cheese Making Workshop - Mozzarella, Ricotta, Maascarpone & Burrata

Sunday, June 24th

1pm to 4pm

Cheesemaker Gabe from the Beverage People

$60

The process of making mozzarella is called pasta filata, which means the curds are heated in water or whey until they form strings (hence the term "string cheese") and become elastic in texture. The curds are stretched, kneaded until smooth, and then formed into round balls to make fresh mozzarella cheese.
Ricotta, meaning "cooked again" is a fresh, soft, snowy white "cheese" with a rich but mild, slightly sweet flavor. It is made from the whey drained from such cheeses as mozzarella, provolone, and other cheeses. Mascarpone is a soft, white, fresh, vegetarian, cream cheese from the Lombardy region of southern Italy. In fact, it is not cheese at all, but rather the result of a culture being added to the cream skimmed off the milk, used in the production of Parmesan. Burrata is a cheese made with mozzarella, mascarpone and ricotta.

Gabe is an expert at what he does so bring all your questions. We will learn terms, techniques, tools and ingredients. Each of you will learn how to cover a whole tomato with mozzarella! quite an impressive presentation.

And of course, as always, you will have a glass of Italian wine to complement your labors.for this class. With our new Health Code regulations, we are unfortunately unable to taste food or serve a lunch so please feel free to bring some food if you will be hungry.