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| Celebrate Taste of New York |
| When: | Oct 01, 2008 (Wed) | | Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | | Cost: | $85 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | The “Taste of New York” cookbook is a collection of recipes created by great chefs using local ingredients. It’s a celebration of this marvelous farm state: New York!! “Taste of New York” is all about fresh, seasonal and local products. Several recipes in the cookbook were created for the “Taste of New York” 13-week PBS ser...
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| 19th Annual Gourmet Harvest Festival |
| When: | Oct 04, 2008 (Sat) to
Oct 05, 2008 (Sun) | | Time: | 10:00 AM - 6:00 AM | | Cost: | Free - Note that Sun. start time is Noon | | Phone: | 800.946.3289 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | Hunt Country Vineyards, 14418 |
| | Our biggest event, for the 19th year in a row, and not to be missed!
Come enjoy free wine tasting and winery tours, cooking demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides through the vineyards, artists exhibiting their works and demonstrating their talents, grape stomping and more! Chef Mike Ditchfield and his catering students f...
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| Knife Skills Workshop |
| When: | Oct 04, 2008 (Sat) | | Time: | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | | Cost: | $45 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | This full participation class on knife skills should not be missed. You will slice, mince and julienne your way to an understanding of techniques on handling and sharpening knives. We will teach you how to select and safely use your knives, and you will learn the skills needed to use a Chef knife and paring knife. Participa...
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| Local and Lovin’ It: Cooking with Cabbage |
| When: | Oct 07, 2008 (Tue) | | Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | | Cost: | $65 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | It’s cabbage season but it’s even better when it is grown, harvested and consumed locally. Chef Cathy will speak about her family’s cabbage farm, the varieties produced and the impact that has had on her and her quest to promote local produce and foods. Although cabbage can be enjoyed just steamed, we will be exploring both...
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| Personal Winemaking 102 |
| When: | Oct 07, 2008 (Tue) | | Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | | Cost: | $49 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | This course will assume students are familiar with the basic principles of winemaking covered in the Personal Winemaking 101 course. The course will cover working with grapes, fermentation on the skins, acid testing and chemical acid adjustment, malolactic fermentation and testing by chromatography, testing S02, sparkling w...
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| Sensational Fall Salads |
| When: | Oct 09, 2008 (Thu) | | Time: | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | | Cost: | $65 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | What a wonderful time to use lots of fresh produce to make the perfect salad. Why settle for ordinary salads when you can make them extraordinary! We will be discussing how to choose the freshest ingredients, what salads may consist of and how to pair ingredients and flavor profiles. We will also be using various plating an...
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| Hidden Marsh Distillery Grand Opening |
| When: | Oct 11, 2008 (Sat) | | Time: | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | | Cost: | Free | | Phone: | 315-568-8190 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | Montezuma Winery & Hidden Marsh Distillery, 13148 |
| | With a reputation for producing phenomenal grape, fruit and honey wines, Montezuma Winery has expanded their offerings. Hidden Marsh Distillery has been added to feature premium liqueurs, plus vodka and brandy made with honey, apples, or other seasonal fruits. Custom built in Germany, the Christian Carl 400-liter pot still...
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| The Big Apple: Cooking and Baking with Apples the New York Way |
| When: | Oct 14, 2008 (Tue) | | Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | | Cost: | $65 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | It’s apple season and we’ve got recipes for you to try! We’ll talk about New York State and its apple production, which apples are great for which recipes, and how to bake and cook with them successfully. We will be exploring every section of a meal including breakfast, appetizer, soup, salad, entrée, side dish and dessert....
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| Good Wines for Bad Times |
| When: | Oct 14, 2008 (Tue) | | Time: | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | | Cost: | $20 members and $30 non members | | Phone: | | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | Cobblestone House in Mendon Ponds Park |
| | Good Wines for Bad Times!
The face of Wine at America’s table is changing. With prices rising and fears of recession, it's time for thrifty wine lovers to start making notes of good, drinkable and affordably priced wines to see us through the hard times. Women for Winesense wants to be your resource for value wines. Do y...
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| Lobster Lovers Paradise |
| When: | Oct 16, 2008 (Thu) | | Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | | Cost: | $85 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | It’s lobster season!! Lobsters are a valued marine crustacean and a favorite among food lovers. Many times, we hesitate in buying lobsters because of the cost and difficulty in preparing or serving this type of seafood. In this class, we’ll take the mystery out of working with lobsters and we’ll learn a variety of cooking m...
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| Second Annual Pumpkin Festival |
| When: | Oct 18, 2008 (Sat) to
Oct 19, 2008 (Sun) | | Time: | 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM | | Cost: | Free Admission | | Phone: | 315-549-8797 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | Cobblestone Farm Winery and Vineyard, 14541 |
| | Celebrate autumn with pumpkin picking, carving & decorating, wine tasting, pumpkin treats(pies, cookies, muffins, cheesecake), hay rides, and samples of jellies, preserves, butters, mustards, salsas, and hot sauces. Costumed children receive a treat! Fun for the whole family....
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| Successful Sautéing & Pan to Plate Sauces |
| When: | Oct 22, 2008 (Wed) | | Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | | Cost: | $70 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | Many menu items at restaurants involve powerful gas burners, sauté pans, and great ingredients. Sautéing is a basic technique that is used repeatedly in restaurant kitchens and is easy to do at home. The word “sauté” means “to jump” and that’s what the food does in the pan while you cook, if you’re sautéing correctly. In th...
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| Knife Skills and Pumpkin Carving Workshop |
| When: | Oct 25, 2008 (Sat) | | Time: | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | | Cost: | $50 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | You should not miss this full participation class on knife skills. You will slice, mince and julienne your way to an understanding of techniques on handling and sharpening knives. We will teach you how to select and safely use your knives, and you will learn the skills needed to use a Chef knife and paring knife. Participan...
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| Techniques of Braising |
| When: | Oct 26, 2008 (Sun) | | Time: | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | | Cost: | $65 per person | | Phone: | 585-394-7070 | | Email: |
| | | | Where: | New York Wine and Culinary Center, 14424 |
| | “Slow food,” “slow cooking” and “Sunday cooking” are all terms that have been used to describe the cooking technique–braising. Every culture around the world uses this type of cooking to prepare some of its most tasteful dishes at the cheapest costs. What you need to understand is that BRAISING is the fundamental cooking me...
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