Makin' Bacon

In just a few weeks we're hosting a cooking class at the North Market as part of the Dispatch School of Cooking series. There are quite a few of you who will be thrilled at the subject matter: Adam is makin' bacon. Below you'll see a brief write up on the class. Be sure to sign up soon to save your seat. Space is very limited, just 20 seats!

Makin' Bacon with Wayward Seed Farm

Thursday, February 18, 2010

6:30-8:30PM

In this Dispatch School of Cooking class, we’ll have the rare opportunity to learn from one of Central Ohio’s most talented farmers: Adam Welly of The Wayward Seed Farm. The farm is renowned for its rare heirloom and heritage vegetables, but it has also garnered a bit of a cult following among its CSA members with Adam’s bacon and other charcuterie. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to learn from Adam first-hand in this intimate setting—not to mention the treat of tasting an array of preserved and cured meats, served in surprising ways.

We’ll be serving jowl bacon wrapped dates, pork rillette with homemade sauerkraut and golden raisins, microgreens salad with Canadian Bacon and Fuji Apples, and a very special ice cream collaboration with Jeni Britton Bauer.

While you're enjoying the good eats, Adam will demonstrate how to create your own pancetta and Canadian bacon at home.

The class is $50 (or any 3 classes for $125).

Call 614-463-9664 to register or buy tickets online here.

We're Really Cookin' This Weekend

Seriously!

Forget the chill in the air–this weekend we’ll be warming things up with Chef David MacLennan, Executive Chef at Latitude 41. Join us at the North Market Harvest Festival this Saturday from 8am-12pm, where Chef David will create great dishes with the first of our fall harvest, including winter squash, potatoes and radishes. We can’t wait to watch him work his magic–and taste it too!

After you’ve warmed up with a taste at our stand, be sure to stick around. There’s no shortage of fun at the North Market this weekend, as we all celebrate the growing season with the annual Harvest Festival. For the full event schedule, go to http://www.northmarket.com/activities-and-events/2009-10-03/harvest-festival.

Also this weekend is the Market to Market event, where market goers will ride the Olentangy bike trail from the North Market to The Hills Market (or the other way around). Price of admission covers breakfast and a cone from Jeni’s. And naturally, we’ll be at both ends of the ride, so be sure to say hello. For more details visit http://local-matters.org/local-foods-week.