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WELCOME TO COOK’S, POTS & TABLETOPS.....
Cooking Class Schedule
Spring & Summer 2009 THE SECOND TIME IS JUST AS SWEET ! On April 4, 2009, CPT was notified that they had been recognized by IACP (International Assoc. of Culinary Professionals) and presented an Award of Excellence for 2009. This award is given every two years with three schools across the United States being recognized. We received this award in 2007 and we believe we have been so acknowledged both years because you; our customers and students, are supportive and appreciative of what we offer here in Eugene, Oregon. They say it takes two to tango and in this case it’s true. Without both components, instructors and students, the school would not exist. So thank you for your support and Kudos to the “small school that could, did and does”!
Because of this second award, the “pressure is on” and the kitchen has to “heat up”. You would think it might be hard to carry on the same high level of professional classes but we are excited about our new line up of classes and feel they “measure” up!
This is our Eleventh “Summer Camp” season, with cooking classes held again this summer at Broadley Vineyards, Benton Lane, Sweet Cheeks Winery, RiverRidge Golf Course, Long’s Meats and an occasional class held on our new patio. So, Summer is just around the corner and we are ready to cook…..hope you are, too!
BECOMING A LOCAL-VORE… Be one….shop and support all things local. Farmers, producers, small and locally owned businesses and our community will survive and thrive. It just seems to make the best sense…..meet and get to know producers at the many farmer's markets. We shop at Capella's for the freshest of locally grown produce, Newman's for the best caught seafood and Long's for all our grass-fed meats. We love the dairy products from Lochmead Dairy, available at many locations! When we choose to eat healthy and shop locally, we will keep the economy of our community strong. We may spend a few pennies more, but we feel the investment is a solid one both for our health and our fellow local-vores!
We look back at the list of instructors who have cooked in our kitchen and we are proud to see the names of many notable cookbook authors, award winning chefs and the local stars that have graced our kitchen. But none of the people who have visited our kitchen would succeed without you, our customer and student. We are very thankful for your support and the trust you have readily given us and look forward to a successful 2009!
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN: Especially now with all the "green" products available. Our shopping bags and tissue paper are made from recycled goods and we always try to use local, organic foods and products in all of our cooking classes.
We have expanded our selections of spices, baking items, finishing salts and flavored products and so we our now offering more specialty food items. We have found some wonderful new products for your kitchen pantries including Murray River Sea Salt; West Indies Nutmegs, Garam Masala, Herbs de Provence, Achiote Paste and Chinese Five Spices.
Chocolate Nibs from Scharffenberger, coffee and dark chocolate flavored decorative,
sparkling sugars in a variety of colors and multi colored dragees! Great for decorating and eating enjoyment.
Of course, we still carry the world’s best Vanilla, Nissan Massey….Organic, Madagascar-Bourbon vanilla or vanilla paste. Vanilla flavored powders are also available at CPT.
Olive Oils, Balsamic Vinegars…..we deem them excellent enough to carry our own label! Imported Olive Oils, Sherry Vinegars and Italian Balsamics for all your cooking needs, too. We are especially proud to be a purveyor of an Organic White Truffle Oil
From Oregon!
So visit CPT for your everyday and specialty cooking accoutrements. We will be happy to show them to you and perhaps offer a taste!
AT LONG LAST…..You have asked and finally All Clad has responded! We soon will have a 12 inch skillet, stainless steel with a LID…..YES, I said a lid! And a very special price, also. Introductory offer at $89.95….for the pan and the lid! That is a substantial savings…..the 12 inch fry is usually priced at $135.00 with the lid an additional cost of $47.00! So, how about that for a stimulus package! Call to reserve one as they are on allocation.
Cutting Boards of Recyclable cardboard from Epicurean are fabulously green…good for your knives, dishwasher safe and good for the environment. Wood tones or black and in a variety of shapes and sizes. All in all, a good thing for everyone's kitchens.
Non- stick pans with NO Teflon….SCANPANS from Denmark… Made from Ceramic and Titanium, we absolutely love these pans. We cook eggs in them with no fat of any kind and they slide out onto the plate. Use metal or wood utensils and the handles take up to 550 degrees oven heat. Absolutely the best! Their green sticker says it all.
Cookware from All Clad and Viking both heat efficiently and quickly to save energy. Both lines may be used on Induction Stoves and have a large selection of sizes to choose from. Bamboo Kitchen Towels, manufactured from renewable resources, are another of our favorite "green" products. Absorbent, wash beautifully and need no ironing….that's a great combination and a good item for all.
In order to better serve our customers and students, we are members of Gourmet Catalog buying group. This offers us the ability to buy like the "big guys" and pass the savings on to you, our customers. We share travel expenses with many other cooking schools to save on the cost of transportation so that we can keep our classes affordable for our students. It is our goal to be good and fair merchants to ourselves, our clientele and our environment. GO GREEN!
We have expanded our selections of spices, baking items, finishing salts and flavored products and so we our now offering more specialty food items. We have found some wonderful new products for your kitchen pantries including Murray River Sea Salt; West Indies Nutmegs, Garam Masala, Herbs de Provence, Achiote Paste and Chinese Five Spices.
Chocolate Nibs from Scharffenberger, coffee and dark chocolate flavored decorative,
sparkling sugars in a variety of colors and multi colored dragees! Great for decorating and eating enjoyment.
Of course, we still carry the world's best Vanilla, Nissan Massey….Organic, Madagascar-Bourbon vanilla or vanilla paste. Vanilla flavored powders are also available at CPT.
Olive Oils, Balsamic Vinegars…..we deem them excellent enough to carry our own label! Imported Olive Oils, Sherry Vinegars and Italian Balsamics for all your cooking needs, too. We are especially proud to be a purveyor of an Organic White Truffle Oil
From Oregon!
So visit CPT for your everyday and specialty cooking accoutrements. We will be happy to show them to you and perhaps offer a taste!
AT LONG LAST…..You have asked and finally All Clad has responded! We soon will have a 12 inch skillet, stainless steel with a LID…..YES, I said a lid! And a very special price, also. Introductory offer at $89.95….for the pan and the lid! That is a substantial savings…..the 12 inch fry is usually priced at $135.00 with the lid an additional cost of $47.00! So, how about that for a stimulus package! Call to reserve one as they are on allocation.
Thank you.
COOKING CLASS SCHEDULE 2009 In November, 1996 Cook's Pots & Tabletops was established and founded on the concept of cooking with friends and family....sharing tables with people we love. Thus, the passion for the store was born and continues twelve years later. The staff at Cook's Pots & Tabletops is dedicated to offering the highest level of education we can possibly provide. Our food sources are organic and sustainable when possible and we love to work with the local producers and farmers of our area. We invite these hard working 'foodies" to join us in the kitchen and share their knowledge with you our students and fellow cooks and all share the same goal...a passion for good food, easily prepared and easily enjoyed.
WHATS NEW:
What's new at CPT? We have applied and been granted an Oregon Liquor License. Why you ask? So that we can keep the cost of our classes at a fair and equitable amount for all. Some students do not wish to have a glass of wine and this seems to be a fair method of avoiding a raise in class fees. For those wishing to enjoy a glass of wine, they will now be able to purchase wine to accompany their dinner.
However, there are a couple of rules attached: Tickets must be purchased before the class….this is so as not to be disruptive to the instructors during class and a maximum of two glasses per student will be the limit.
When special winemakers visit our kitchen, bottles (cases) will be made available for students to purchase also. Otherwise, enjoy a glass during class but make your regular purchases of wine from Jiffy Market, Long's Meat Market or Capella's Market…three of our favorite wine providers.
On another note, please be sure to visit our website for the latest updates on classes, information on what's happening in the store, and see our shopping on-line link. Thru our unique association with other independent gourmet shops, we can offer an even larger selection of items than we can carry in our store. In order to facilitate better communications, e mail CPT at info@Cookspots.com and we will add you to our e mail list updates!
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Store Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 AM until 5:30 PM
Visiting Instructors this Winter at CPT:
Cathy Whims, Chef/Owner Nostrana Restaurant in Portland
Hugh Carpenter, award winning Napa chef and author
Diane Morgan, award winning Portland cookbook author
Molly Stevens, Bon Appetit Cooking Teacher of the Year
Julie Sahni, award winning author and Indian Chef
John and Caprial Pence, founders of Caprial’s Westmoreland Kitchen and PBS TV Cooking Series stars
Vitaly and Kimberly Paley, Chef/Owners of Paley’s Place, Portland, OR
Robin Asbell, Author, ‘New Whole Grains” cookbook
Amelia Hard and Allison Bader, Portland Chef/Instructors
Suneeta Vaswani, qward winning author and chef
Aliza Green, Philadelphia based author and chef
Mauro Golmarvi, Seattle’s Assaggio Chef and author
Robert Reynolds, Portland Chef, Instructor and author
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