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Cooking Classes in Florida & Beyond!

June 7, 2015 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

I’ve gathered a comprehensive list of cooking classes in S. Florida for you! Cooking classes are a great way to meet new people especially if you’re new in town (you really get to meet the “locals”.) There’s nothing like learning a style of cooking in a short period of time.

Reading a recipe from a cookbook sounds so boring and lonely. It’s you with a list of ingredients and directions to follow but a good instructor can make a dish come to life and show you tips and tricks that make all the difference between a mediocre dish and an outstanding dish!

Attended a class you’ve enjoyed and it’s not listed here? Share in the comments and I’ll check it out and add to the list.

As far as I know, I’m the only cooking teacher in Florida offering a unique visual roadmap to cooking rather than teaching recipes, hence you only need one cooking class with me! However, I am developing classes to show more wonderful ways of using your cast iron wok! This will only be available to Wok Stars (i.e. folks who already know my visual roadmap and own their own Wok Star Kit.)
Classes for Italian Asian fusion, making fritatta in the oven, curry salmon, my mom’s chicken curry and from S. E. Asia, Malaysian street food Char Kuey Teow, pineapple fried rice, pork belly stews, easy soups, the list is endless.

If you’re a Wok Star and interested in a particular type of class, shoot me a suggestion in the comment!

Worldwide Cooking Classes…
Shaw Guide’s Cook For Fun
Ten Best Cooking Classes Worldwide
Airbnb Online Experiences

Miami…
Ayesha’s Indian Kitchen
Biltmore Culinary Academy
Johnson & Wales, recreational cooking classes
Open Kitchen, Bay Harbor, Miami
Real Food Academy
The Naked Bite
Two Chefs
Cook Like a Wok Star Online Cooking Class with Eleanor Hoh

Also Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s have cooking demonstrations most Saturdays in their cookware department, check your local store for more details.

Fort Lauderdale…
Lenore Nolan Ryan Cooking School
Publix Apron’s Online Cooking School

Delray Beach…
Chef Andrew Bennardo cooking classes

May Events

May 15, 2015 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Wok Star picks for May, enjoy, get rss feed for latest updates!

Miami IronSide Campus Collective Party
Fete Du Design
Friday, May 14, 7-10pm
7610 NE 4th court, Upper Eastside, FL 33138
Ironside’s spectacular showrooms and studios will be showcasing art, design and creativity along their 10 block campus just for one night! Stroll through and visit designers and artists. Don’t miss the fabulous piazza, the hub of Ironside with a cozy coffee shop and Ironside Pizza! Everything will be lit up for an exclusive evening filled with music, French flair cuisine, specialty cocktails by Villa Azur’s new restaurant Brasserie Azur, and a featured talk and public performance with French design duo Mel & Kio (RSVP required). Enjoy!
To me, this is one of the most interesting and exciting creative communities in Miami, don’t miss your chance to experience this event! They used to host my cooking classes there, it was so much fun.
Click here for details and to find out more about IronSide!

Casa Vinicola Zonin loft — Zonin 1821 penthouse loft

Cook Like a Wok Star Class with Eleanor Hoh
Wed. May 20: 6:30-9:30pm
$85pp 3 dishes paired with wines
Zonin 1821’s spectacular penthouse loft
8101 Biscayne Blvd, #705, MIMO, FL 33138

Get 20% discount by emailing wokstar at eleanorhoh dot com

Details here.

If you lead a busy lifestyle and don’t want to spend time sweating in the kitchen, this 3 hour crash course is the answer! My unique approach to cooking means there’s no recipes or measuring involved. And once you understand this easy technique, you’ll be able to concoct your own delicious dishes with a few fresh ingredients and only 4 seasonings. Light and healthy cooking in less than 30 minutes with very little cleanup. We all know starting anything is a challenge, so I have a handy WOK STAR KIT BUNDLE with everything you need to be successful and have a shot at stardom!
Voted Top Five Cooking Classes in Miami by New Times
Showcased in Saveur’s Miami City Guide
Selected as one of 16 dating ideas in Thrillist
Exquisite Creatures (not to be missed, see you there!)
Saturday, May 23: 3-5pm Libations
RSVP by TODAY, Friday May 22 to carlchildebrand@gmail.com
Gallery of Amazing Things,
481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004
Carl Hildebrand, famous for organizing Miami’s chapter of Pecha Kucha is coordinating this stunning show, Exquisite Creatures: The Art of Natural History tomorrow. So, don’t procrastinate and RSVP immediately so you won’t miss this opening tomorrow, see you there!

H3 Education Series Presents:
Healing Herbs
Saturday, May 30, 10-12pm
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Click here for details about Dr. Janet Galipo. I’m looking forward to this, see you there!

Saffron Supper Club #5
Sunday, May 31, 6-8:30pm
Bocce Ristorante, 3252 NE 1st Ave, Miami, Florida 33137
$65 pp (includes wine pairings) plus tax and gratuity
To RSVP call 786-245-6211 or email dana@sambabrandsmanagement.com
A roving pop-up dinner club exploring the food and culture of the Middle East is a collaboration between writer Sara Liss and Maude Eaton, a food and beverage consultant and founder of South Florida Foodies.
“Not many people realize that Arabic food influenced Southern Italy but it’s there in the culinary history of Sicily. So we’re focusing on that intersection of Arabic spices and techniques with traditional Sicilian cooking,” says Liss.

I’ve attended their supper club and it’s a lot of fun with great company and outstanding food! I wish I could attend but taking a food photography, writing course, see below.

Visit here for complete menu and details!

Food Photography & Writing Workshop
Sunday, May 31 from 3-6 (ish)
Bistro Ten Zero One, 1001 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach
$100 includes course materials and garden party

For more information and to register, visit LibbyVision and email Libby@LibbyVision.com or call 561.307.7788.

You are invited to a hands-on, learning intensive food photography workshop with acclaimed photographer, Libby Volgyes of LibbyVision. This three-hour workshop centers on elevating your photography with elegance combined with practically. (Yes – you can attend if you only have an iPhone!) It’s designed for the food blogger, but anyone interested in improving their food photography is invited to attend.

The class will learn practical tips on improving their food photography, basic lighting, props and styling, break down a photo shoot, and finish with a no-pressure photo shoot garden party. We’ll learn from each other, increase everyone’s knowledge, and build the food blogging community.

In addition, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and food writer extraordinaire Liz Balmaseda will teach a 45-minute seminar on concise writing.

Held at the Marriott Hotel in West Palm Beach and sponsored by Bistro 1001, the workshop’s Garden Party will provide shutterbugs with a chance to photograph an array of tantalizing treats in their beautiful garden setting. Onli Beverages will provide beautiful drinks to complement the food and after we’ve shot to our heart’s content, we’re invited to linger and enjoy the party.

Make Dad a Wok Star for Father's Day!

June 6, 2014 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Want to make Dad a Wok Star? If you live in Miami, now’s your chance because next Thursday, June 12 from 6:30-9:30pm, even inexperienced dads will have a chance to wok up 3 scrumptious dishes paired with wines from different regions in Italy. This class will be a very intimate and unique event with only 12 guests.

Casa Vinicola Zonin USA is thrilled to host Wok Star Eleanor Hoh at their swanky penthouse loft to celebrate a special Father’s Day event. The collaboration between Casa Vinicola Zonin USA and Wok Star Cooking Classes is to demonstrate how well Italian wines transcend into any cuisine.

Picture dad when he realizes Wok Star’s easy no recipe approach keep things simple and makes cooking creative and fun. He’ll explore new flavors and learn Asian cutting techniques, how to mix and match vegetables and proteins for quick one-dish dinners with only four seasonings and very little cleanup. Perfect for busy dads and adaptable to any diet.
The menu includes an all time favorite, Rainbow Lettuce Wrap appetizers, which is paired with Zonin Prosecco and wow guests in a meet and mingle! Next, a delicate Shrimp with Baby Bok Choy and Oyster Mushrooms pairs nicely with Rocca di Montemassi Astraio. Lastly and most popular is the Tilapia in a Spicy Brown Bean Sauce in an unusual pairing with Castello d’Albola Chianti Classico, which complements the fish beautifully.
Best part of this class is the Wok Star Kit Bundle which includes everything dad needs to go home with to become a Wok Star right away! The most rewarding part for Hoh as a cooking teacher is hearing success stories from Wok Stars who love to show off their slicing, dicing and stir fry technique to family and friends! That’s what being a Wok Star is all about.
Here’s a post about how eccentric my Dad was, Remembering Dad on Father’s Day! So glad he knew about metals because he helped me avoid an expensive mistake with my cast iron wok when I first started out.
Sign dad up for this special Father’s Day event here.
Thanks to Miami.com, Miami Culinary Tours and Simply Q for including me in your Father’s Day Roundup!

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