Here’s what’s shaking this week at the Carriage House:
Demo Cooking Class & Pop-Up Dinner – Florianópolis, Brazil
6 – 9 p.m. Friday, July 21 • $80 per person plus tax and gratuity
The Around the Globe Culinary Tour 2017 continues with a class from chef Janos Wilder about Florianópolis, Brazil, which was designated as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2014. Florianóopolis is also known as “Brazil’s Quality of Life Capital”, the “Best Brazilian City for Entrepreneurship” and “Brazil’s Oyster Capital.” Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner and beverages.
Florianópolis Menu Choices
Appetizers
- Beachside Tomato and Hearts of Palm Salad – tomato, cucumber, oranges, spicy, sweet ‘n’ sour basil/passion fruit emulsion
- Floripa Dog – Ben Forbes’ smoked hot dogs, meaty tomato sauce, mustard, bacon, Grana Padano, corn, peas, shoestring potatoes
- Florianópolis Chicken Streetwalker – crisp fried boneless chicken croquettes with fresh herbs + spicy red pepper sauce, Manzanilla olives + radishes
Main Courses
- Feijoada with Forbes’ Linguiça, Beef Cheeks, Bacon, Spares + Picanha – on white rice with orange + scallions
- Moqueca de Peixe – Brazilian coconut milk + ginger mixed seafood stew with shrimp, mussels, calamari, salmon, scallops, hearts of palm and tomato
- Garlic Marinated Grilled Grass-Fed Picanha Steak – with basil chimichurri, olive crushed potatoes, churrasco shredded carrot salad
Desserts
- Passion Fruit Panna Cotta – cherry + blueberry sauces, fig butter cookies
- Brazilian Flourless Chocolate Fudge Cake – coffee ice cream, dulce de leche sauce, candied hazelnuts
To purchase tickets, visit the Florianópolis Demo Cooking Class & Pop-Up Dinner event page.
Coming soon to 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.
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.
