Wednesday, August 28, 2013

SOUTHERN ITALIAN COOKING CLASS SEPTEMBER 13 IN NYC

Southern Italian Cooking Class in NYC!

If you love focaccia, lasagna, and other southern Italian specialties, don't miss this one time-only hands-on class on September 13 at 6 pm!

Join us for a taste of Naples right here in Manhattan, a chance to explore the cuisine of this lively southern Italian city without getting on a plane. We'll begin our Neapolitan feast with a timeless classic: handmade focaccia topped fresh tomatoes and oregano, the perfect starting point for any Italian meal. Next up: fresh lasagna layered with cheese and a hearty sausage ragu; and while you can buy ready-made lasagna noodles if you are short on time, we'll make the pasta dough from scratch in this class, giving you the foundation to making fresh pasta confidently at home in the future. Our main course: shrimp poached in a lightly spicy broth with capers, parsley, and garlic, just delicious with a side of roasted broccoli with garlic and chili oil. A classic Neapolitan dessert featuring liqueur-soaked ladyfingers and a silky espresso custard closes the meal on a decadent sweet note.

Menu, September 13:

Focaccia with Olive Oil & Tomatoes
Neapolitan Three-Cheese & Meat Lasagna
Shrimp in "Crazy Water" (with Spicy Tomato-Garlic Broth)
Roasted Broccoli with Garlic
Silky Espresso Tiramisu over Drunken Ladyfingers

This hands-on cooking class lasts from 6PM to 9PM. The cost is $110 per person and includes a full dinner paired with wine. Be sure to sign up here before class sells out or call 917-602-1519.

And we are also very excited about our Ten Best Pasta Sauces Cooking Class on September 6 at 6pm... In this informative and fun class, we'll unveil the secrets of cooking pasta (no spaghetti thrown on the wall to test for doneness, please!), then show you how to pair a variety of pasta shapes (some well known, others less so) with their ideal sauce. Next, we'll cook ten flavorful, authentic Italian pastas suited to everyday eating and simple entertaining, and enjoy them family-style with some fabulous white and red wines. The 10 pasta sauces you'll learn to make in this hands-on class are sure to change the way you cook and eat on a daily basis... They've become our absolute favorites over years of cooking, and they're sure to become favorites in your kitchen too. Reserve your spots now! You can sign up here for our Ten Best Pasta Sauces Cooking Class.

We've also posted our online class calendar through November 2013 here.

Private Cooking Parties & Team-Building Events NYC

For those of you looking for a memorable team-building event, bachelorette party, or birthday celebration, consider a private cooking party. Parties can be held in the daytime or evening and last 3 hours, and the cost is just $162 per person inclusive of gratuity. And the best part: you get to pick the menu you want, and you can add on a wine tasting if you are really into wine! We've even created a chocolate lover's dream event: a hands-on cooking class followed by dinner, a wine tasting, and a chocolate tasting... Call 917-602-1519 to inquire about availability for your private cooking event. Our corporate clients include A & E Television Network, HBO, Unilever, Google, Colgate Palmolive, Credit Suisse, David Yurman, Newsweek, Victoria's Secret, NBC, and many more... Click here for more on our clients and testimonials.

Here's what a client recently said about her company's team-building event at RUSTICO COOKING: "Thank you so much for a wonderful night of cooking and wine tasting. Everyone participated in the cooking activities and had so much fun. Gerry was terrific. She has the perfect personality to work with a group of A-type go-getters; Costas is so passionate about wine and it shows in his manner of imparting wine knowledge to others. I played the role of photographer and captured some wonderful moments. So, thank you for providing the perfect venue for an excellent bonding experience for our management team." Grace H., Alix Partners

We look forward to cooking with you soon!

Micol Negrin & Dino De Angelis

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New Recipes

We've added 2 delicious new pasta recipes to our site; let us know which dishes you prepare! These are perfect recipes for everyday eating or entertaining. And consult our complete recipe index here.

Here are links to this month's recipes:

Rigatoni with Roasted Peppers & Olives

Tiny Gnocchi in Pesto Sauce

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

About Southern Food: Soft Onion Rolls, Blueberry Muffins, More

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Southern Food

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Holiday/Seasonal

From Diana Rattray, your Guide to Southern Food

This week, recipes include delicious blueberry muffins, homemade onion rolls with caramelized onions, sauteed summer squash, a kale recipe, a quick relish, simple crostini, and more.

Perfect Blueberry Muffins

These blueberry muffins are a snap to prepare and bake, and they freeze beautifully. Make them in advance and have them ready to reheat for guests. Use fresh or frozen blueberries in these excellent muffins, and top with some cinnamon sugar if you like a little spice flavor.

Soft Onion Rolls

Caramelized sweet onions give these soft sandwich rolls fabulous flavor, and the sesame seed and dried onion topping gives them nice texture. These onion rolls are great for sandwiches or burgers, and the recipe makes a big batch. Use some now and freeze the rest for another day.

Easy Sautéed Summer Squash

This simple, flavorful summer squash sauté is a great way to enjoy fresh summer squash. This is a wonderful and easy side dish to serve with a grilled steak, fish, or chicken meal, along with rice, baked potato, or another side vegetable or salad. Feel free to use either yellow summer squash or zucchini in this easy recipe.

Sautéed Kale

Delicious, nutritious kale is sautéed to perfection with a little onion, red wine vinegar, hot peppers, and diced tomatoes. Try this flavorful kale dish with any family meal. Make the sautéed kale with cooked fresh or frozen kale.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

About Southern Food: Zucchini Fries, Grilled Turkey Burgers, Tomatoes

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From Diana Rattray, your Guide to Southern Food

This week, recipes include light and crunchy baked zucchini fries, grilled pork chops, tasty grilled turkey burgers with a little hoisin sauce, peach dumplings, pepper jelly, stuffed peppers, and more.

Baked Zucchini Fries

Grated Parmesan cheese and panko bread crumbs make these baked zucchini fries crispy and delicious. Use egg whites or egg substitute to keep the fat and calories to a minimum. These fries are a great alternative to French fries and they're great with sandwiches, burgers, or grilled steaks.

Grilled Pork Chops With Balsamic Marinade

These thick grilled chops get lots of flavor from the easy balsamic marinade. The simple marinade includes a little mustard, brown sugar, and rosemary for a nice balance of flavors.

Grilled Turkey Burgers

Ground turkey thighs keep these grilled burgers juicy, and the hoisin sauce gives them great flavor and nice char lines. If you can't get ground turkey thighs, use 85% to 90% ground turkey. These can be grilled outdoors or in a lightly oiled grill pan on the stovetop.

Jalapeno Pepper Jelly

A food processor makes the chopping quick and easy for this pepper jelly. Use red and green jalapeno peppers for a great taste and color. Jazz up your morning toast or bagel or use this jelly to top cream cheese and crackers.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

SC is just right for the arts

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A golden exhibit
If you're coming to Columbia for a Gamecocks football game or the South Carolina State Fair, plan to visit the South Carolina State Museum to see the new exhibit Tutankhamun: Return of the King. You'll view more than 100 stunning replicas of the original treasures of King Tut, including jewelry, golden shrines and King Tut's funerary mask. The exhibit will be there until March, but don't delay.

Southern plantation
Cooler days are ahead and it will be a perfect time to stroll the grounds of one of South Carolina's historic plantations – Redcliffe Plantation in Beech Island. A barn and two slave cabins are on the property along with the mansion. Admission to the plantation is free, you only pay for a tour of the house museum, built between 1857-1859. Learn more about this Southern plantation.

Arts & crafts celebration
Where can you find distinctive arts and crafts, live music, seafood and barbecue by the beach? At the Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival in Murrells Inlet! The festival is Sept. 27-29 at Huntington Beach State Park. Juried art will be displayed throughout and around Atalaya, the Moorish-style winter home of Archer and Anna Huntington. Create your own masterpiece at the festival's Chalk Under the Oaks.

Garden House B&B
Need a weekend getaway? Come relax at the Garden House Bed & Breakfast in Simpsonville. With three covered porches, a beautiful garden and a fireplace – it's a perfect retreat. Breakfast is served daily and complimentary hors d'oeuvres and dessert are offered. Stay with us, we'd love to make you feel at home.

Blooming Butterflies
Butterflies are blooming at Edventure Children's Museum. The Blooming Butterflies exhibit offers visitors the opportunity to see native butterflies and moths up close, at every stage of their life cycles. They'll only be around through Oct. 6, so plan a trip to Columbia soon, before they all fly away.

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