Asheville Art Museum Presents a Cooking Class Series Held in Conjunction with Farm to Table: American Silver

The Asheville Art Museum is thrilled to be offering three cooking classes this summer, held in conjunction with the exhibition Farm to Table: American Silver on view May 31- October 5.

Reservations for the cooking classes can be made online at www.ashevilleart.org or by calling the Museum at 828.253.3227.

From Field to Fork (Vegetarian) with Michael Gentry of Everyone Cooks

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Sunday, June 15, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

$40 members, $50 non-members

Location: The Garden Cabin of Warren Wilson College, 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa

Vegetarian chef Michael Gentry (aka The Sustainable Gourmet) will present an afternoon experience of learning and cooking. The class will start with a garden tour and nature walk through Warren Wilson’s greenhouses and gardens. Then Chef Michael will teach participants to prepare (and eat!) a gourmet vegetarian family-style meal, using in-season garden and wild harvest ingredients. Vegan and gluten-free options are included. There will also be live music and a Mead Tasting, where you can listen to local musicians play while sipping the Ancients’ ambrosia with honey, wild and medicinal herbs. Reservation deadline is Sunday, June 8.

Small Plates with Arlene Cotler of Arlene Cotler Catering

Thursday, July 17, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

$75 members, $85 non-members

Location: 555 Lakeshore Drive, Asheville

In this intimate cooking class, you will learn how to fill the evening with great food — small plates that you can keep presenting throughout your party. Some examples of the small plates we will be preparing may include, Corn Chowder en demi tasse, Pickled Shrimp on Rye Croutons, New Mexico BarBQ Baby Back Riblets, Sesame Seared Tuna on Wonton Crisps, Panisse (chickpea fries) with Minty Yogurt Sauce, Pea Pesto Crostini and Chocolate Truffles. This class is full participation so bring an apron or wear old clothes. We will enjoy the fruits of our labor with wine at the end of the evening. Reservation deadline is Thursday, July 3.

Back to Basics Cooking Class for Parent + Child with Chef John Fleer of Rhubarb and his son Justin

Tuesday, August 12, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

$60 per Parent/Child Pair members, $70 non-members

Location: Rhubarb, 7 SW Pack Square, Asheville

Chef Fleer returns to the roots of his passion for cooking, a college semester spent in Italy and the memories of growing up around the family table. John and his sixth-grade son will be your guide through a summer Italian family menu to be served at the end of the class by the children to their parents. Menu items will include Summer Farmer’s Market Panzanella, Hand Rolled Pasta with Brick Oven Tomato Sauce and Meatballs, and Roasted Peaches and Mascarpone Cheese. Reservation deadline is Friday, August 1.

 

Farm to Table: American Silver is an engaging exhibition that will enable visitors to experience American silver as it has been used from farm to table over the last 150 years, highlighting different but inter-connected uses of silver – agricultural awards and table service – as they progressed over the decades. Farm to Table brings new meaning to the “art of eating,” treating audiences to an intimate experience of handmade American silver objects that have celebrated our food and farms and appeared on our tables through modern times.

About the Asheville Art Museum

Founded by artists in 1948 in Asheville, NC, the Asheville Art Museum annually presents an exciting, inviting and active schedule of exhibitions and public programs based on its permanent collection of 20th and 21st century American art. Any visit will also include experiences with works of significance to Western North Carolina’s cultural heritage including Studio Craft, Black Mountain College and Cherokee artists. Special exhibitions feature renowned regional and national artists and explore issues of enduring interest. The Museum also offers a wide array of innovative, inspiring and entertaining educational programs for people of all ages.

Additional information on upcoming exhibitions and public programs at the Museum can be found online at www.ashevilleart.org.

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