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get some culture // COOKING CLASSES
it's not all about fast food and beer pong.
The Community Mercantile, 901 Iowa St. offers nightly cooking classes with a variety of themes and recipes for the cost of a night at the movies.
Classes are $15 or $18 per person and take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Merc's classroom each night. Classes are set up demonstration-style as opposed to hands-on, similar to a TV cooking show in front of a studio audience, says Nancy O'Connor, director of education and outreach and class instructor. Students follow along as the featured chef shows them how to prepare four or five recipes and they sample each finished product. At the end of each session, students receive the recipes to take home and a 5 percent discount coupon to buy groceries at the Merc.
Cooking themes are based on the seasonality of ingredients, different cultures and holidays and the strengths of the chefs. Some chefs teach regularly, but there is a wide variety of instructors; every session is different and class content changes nightly.
Chefs from prominent local restaurants and exotic cuisine frequently attract a full audience. O'Connor expects April's class with the executive chef from Free State Brewery, 636 Massachusetts St., to fill up fast. Contemporary
ethnic foods and exotic fare such as sushi are also popular.
Schedules are planned two months in advance, so the schedules for the current and following months are available in store and online at communitymercantile.com. The cutoff date to sign up is 24 hours before each session, but early enrollment ensures you a spot before it fills.
// EMILY JOHNSON
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An apple a day. Classes at the Merc cost anywhere from $15 to $18 and teach you how to make four or five various recipes.
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Entrance on Indiana Street
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