If you want a base of cooking knowledge that you’re sure to use, don’t miss Apron’s Cooking School’s (10500 San Jose Blvd. 904-262-4187) hands-on Mother Sauces Course, held on April 7th at 6 pm. You’ll learn the composition of the archetypal sauces, so that you can have fun with variations of these five “mother” sauces. And if things don’t go exactly as planned, you’ll have the knowledge to fix sauce mistakes. The menu will be: Espanole – Mushroom Demi-Glace over Egg Noodles; Béchamel and Tomato – Pastitsio; Béarnaise – Veal Oscar Medallions; Veloute – Chicken Picatta
The Fairgrounds get fancy on April 5th for the Cowford Ball(904-398-0537), a large annual fundraiser for the Duval County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Gourmet food will be served. Expect live entertainment, auctions and dancing.
Once upon a time, I thought I was an existentialist, but it turns out I’m an Epicurean. Epicurus was a Greek philosopher who is most often associated with the phrase “Eat, Drink and be Merry, for tomorrow you may die.” He’s often misunderstood as a hedonist, but, like me, he was more of sensualist. The difference is important. It means that he believed in experiencing the pleasures life had to offer, but thought that overindulging had consequences.
About Me
- Epicurean Jax
- I'm the food editor for EU Jacksonville. I also write freelance elsewhere.
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