Here’s what’s shaking this week at the Carriage House:
Demo Cooking Class & Pop-Up Dinner – Shunde, China
6 – 9 p.m. Friday, August 18 • $80 per person plus tax and gratuity
Chef Janos Wilder will teach about Shunde, China for another Around the Globe Culinary Tour 2017 event. Located along the Pearl River Delta, Shunde is one of the pillars of Cantonese cuisine. Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner and beverages.
Shunde Menu Choices
Appetizers
- Sesame Noodle Salad With Flash-Fried Green Beans – carrots, spicy peanuts, scallions + snow peas in spicy sesame vinaigrette
- Shunde Hamachi Crudo – thinly sliced hamachi with seasoned ginger, jalapeño, seaweed, sesame, crispy garlic+ cellophane noodle salad
- Crisp-Fried Soft Shell Crab – ginger-scallion sauce, smashed cucumber with rice wine vinaigrette + toasted sesame seeds
Main Courses
- Char Siu Spare Ribs + Daikon Cake – stir-fried gai lan with oyster sauce
- Green Tea Smoked Duck Breast + Vegetable Fried Rice – baby bok choy + cinnamon spiced plums
- Shunde Braised Fish Balls In Shiitake-Ginger Broth – lo mein noodles, scallions, carrots, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts
Desserts
- Peach-Ginger Panna Cotta – hibiscus syrup + honey crisp
- Sesame Ice Cream with Orange Caramel – sesame cookies
To purchase tickets, visit the Shunde Demo Cooking Class & Pop-Up Dinner event page.
Don’t forget: Sign up for any 5 classes and the 6th is “on the house!”
For more information, carriagehousetucson.com.
Article written by:
Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.
