Cooking Classes

Making Fish Sauce, Fish Fertilizer, and Garums

By Meredith Leigh The earliest evidence of fish sauces, or garums, dates back as early as the 3rd century BCE, made by ancient Greeks, and much speculation exists regarding whether the practice traveled from the shores of the Black Sea to the many other regions where garums are found, or if people across the Mediterranean, […]

Online Q&A: How to Grow Your Own Kombucha or Vinegar SCOBY

Our workshops and YouTube videos can spark some questions that take a little extra time to address. The blog is a great way to answer and to share with a wider audience. Send your questions via email and they might just end up here (with your permission, of course.) QUESTION: How do you grow your […]

Elements of Cooking Series Next Class is about FIRE

“Heat is the element of transformation,” writes chef Samin Nosrat, who has worked with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse. Nosrat argues that heat, more than anything else, is what ultimately renders our food from one thing to another. “Heat is flavorless and intangible,” she writes, “but its effects are quantifiable.” Long before Nosrat finished her […]