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Cooking Class: Tastes of Tapas

Friday, July 28, 2006
7:00 PM

Company's Coming
3313 Ross Place, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20008

Cost: $60 for UVA Club Members*, $65 for Non-Members
Class Type: Participation
Metro: 5 minute walk from Cleveland Park Station
Available Spaces: 16

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Have you always wanted to throw your own dinner party? Well UVA alumni will have the opportunity to attend a cooking class at Company's Coming which will not only teach you how to cook, but also how to entertain. Company's Coming's motto is "If there is one thing all food lovers know it is that a good day can be made even better by the enjoyment of a pleasurable meal." At Company's Coming, Instructors Jinny and Bob will teach you how to create a delicious meal. They using a hand-on approach and everyone will participate in preparing the meal. After the meal is prepared, you will sit down with the group to enjoy the meal together. It doesn't matter whether you are a novice, an experienced cook or a lapsed cook. You will learn to cook better with new skills as you gain an appreciation for new flavors. Their recipes specialize in appetizing, fresh and healthy foods that are easy to prepare!

In this class, Tastes of Tapas will give you an opportunity to learn how to cook a sampling five small plates from a Spanish Summer.

The menu will include:

white wine sangria
sizzling shrimp
pork tenderloin with a mustard rub
spicy potatoes
red pepper omelet
seasonal dessert

At the end of the class, you will sit down to dinner and get to taste the fruits of your labors. Red and white Spanish wine will be served with dinner. The food and wine are included in the cost of the class. What better way is there to celebrate summertime?

The class size will be limited to 16 people. Please contact Caroline at cookingclass@dchoos.org if you have any questions.

About Company's Coming
Company founders and instructors, Ed and Jinny Fleischman, have been entertaining together for more than 30 years. Ed is well known for his love of grilling. He is skillful in "engineering" platters that showcase his food. Ed will demonstrate grilling techniques, and focus on carving and selecting beverages for each meal. He has honed his skills by training at the Cordon Bleu and Ritz in Paris.

Jinny loves to entertain friends and family alike. Her cooking education is broad and includes classes with Julia Child, Madeleine Kamman, Jean-Louis Palladin, Mt. Vernon College, the Cordon Bleu and Ritz in Paris as well as a program for cooking teachers at Tante Marie's Cooking School in San Francisco.

Jinny and Ed attended a Tasting Places program in Sicily to increase their knowledge of Southern Italian cooking during the summer of 1999. Other travels have expanded their repertoire of world cuisines and wines to Australia, Chile, the Italian Piedmont, many parts of France, Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

An article by Jinny, "A Party in the Freezer" was featured in the Washington Post Food section on December 18, 2002. Company's Coming was featured in the October 6, 1999 Washington Post Food Section. The February 2002 issue of Harper's Bazaar cited Company's Coming as one of the best cooking schools in the country. Jinny was interviewed for a Food section feature on August 20, 2000.

The Fleischmans are members of Slow Food and the American Institute of Wine and Food. Jinny is also a member of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs.