Arboretum Taste Makers

All new makers!

Chef Beth and Makers Cooking in the Kitchen

Photo by Cathy Bjeldanes

Date

Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Fee

$60 member/$80 non-member

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Program location: Farm at the Arb - Kitchen Classroom (Myers Education Center)

Age

Adult 18+

Skill level

Culinary Demonstration Class

Join Chef Beth Fisher and Michelle Sharp, founder and content creator for Meet the Minnesota Makers, as they introduce you to three local, innovative, small business owners. The Makers will provide demonstrations, prepare samples, and share the passions that inspire their work.

In this class you will:

  • Explore the balance of making a cheese board to enjoy at home.
  • Sample Minnesota cheeses.
  • Discover the process of how cacao bean-to-bar chocolate is made.
  • Taste chocolate from different cacao origins.
  • Follow the idea-to-table process of creating a wooden kitchen tool.
  • Learn how to maintain and care for wooden cutting boards and utensils.  

Chef Beth Fisher is thrilled to bring her experience to a new role as Culinary Lead at The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Known for her years of teaching at various cooking schools and creative culinary work at several popular Twin Cities restaurants, Beth is now focused on enhancing the Arboretum's fast growing culinary offerings and kitchen classroom educational experiences. Join Beth and discover the joy of learning and cooking in the kitchen!

Supplies/Equipment: All supplies and ingredients included.

Maximum participants
36
Arboretum entry instructions

You will receive a bar-code ticket for entry to the Arboretum in your email purchase confirmation. Your ticket is valid for entry on the day of your class. Present your ticket to the gate attendant as you enter the Arboretum. You may stay at the Arboretum after class as long as you want during our operating hours.

This class is located at the Farm at the Arb, please allow extra time (about 20 minutes) to drive to the Farm parking lot, park in the Farm parking lots, and walk into the Myers Education Center.

Michelle Sharp sitting

Michelle Sharp

Michelle is a storyteller who celebrates Minnesota’s small businesses through social media and her website, Meet the Minnesota Makers. Michelle connects you with unique small businesses through her Maker features about local food, farms, artists, artisans and authors. When at home, you'll likely find Michelle in her happy places: the kitchen or garden.

Kerry Jerred in kitchen with cheese and wine

Kerry Jerred 

​Kerry has worked as a Cheesemonger since 2012 and is particularly interested in the production methods, history, serving methods and enjoyment of fine Artisan cheeses. She is passionate about educating others on cheese selection and pairings through her business Forage to Fromage. As a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, she has roots in the dairy state and is a member of the American Cheese Society.

 

 

Caroline Houghton with chocolate display

Caroline Houghton 

During the pandemic Caroline turned her long-time passion for chocolate into CaroBeans, an artisan bean to bar chocolatier. Her quest for ethically produced chocolate that also tasted good led her to purchase a melanger to grind cocoa beans into chocolate. Caroline now makes her own bean-to-bar chocolate. She sources cacao that has been ethically grown and traded and loves exploring their unique origins. 
Beth Sahli in apron while woodworking

Beth Sahli 

Through Umbrella Custom Woodworking, Beth designs and builds unique kitchen tools, charcuterie boards, games, trophy shelves and handwriting art. Beth is passionate about creating handcrafted wooden pieces, giving back to her community and teaching women the basics of woodworking through social media. Self-taught, Beth loves the process of building something out of nothing.

 

 

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