Private Cooking Class

On Monday evening, Warren and I cashed in the private cooking class at Tsunami that we won at our sons' school's auction in the fall. The class was for six people, so we invited some childless friends who we were sure could party on a school night--my brother and his wife, Courtney, and Mary and her new beau, Bo.

Ben, chef/owner of Tsunami, asked what I wanted to learn how to make. I told him to surprise me. Much to everyone's delight, he chose to teach us how to prepare the following dishes:

Tuna Tataki (Ben knows how much I love tuna)

Shrimp Rolls with Nuoc Cham dipping sauce

Lambsicles (Frenched Rack of Lamb) with Szechwan Marinade

Sweet potato faux risotto

Creme Brulee

I have one word: YUM!

Everything was so yummy and so simple. (Except maybe the lamb and the creme brulee.) I definitely think I can at least do the tuna and shrimp. (Mary claims she's making the faux risotto this evening.) Ben, who normally has an assistant, let me do a few hands-on things--like torch the creme brulee--but the class was more about having fun, drinking a few glasses of wine, and eating a delicious meal.

(We might have overindulged a bit with the wine.)


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Ben is teaching classes open to the public every Tuesday this month. They usually last from 7pm-10pm (or later) and include dinner and wine from the Grateful Palate. To sign up, call Tsunami.