Agenda: Bar Basics, Cheese, Wine, and Winter Soups

FEATURED EVENT

Home Bar Basics
Astor Center (399 Layafette Street) will host "PDT Presents: Home Bar Basics", with John Paul Deragon and John Lee. Learn all the fundamental techniques for creating a great home bar. The class is designed for individuals with no prior knowledge of bartending, bar equipment, or brands. Students will receive a bar tool set to use for the duration of the class and to take home. The class will take place in The Study on Friday, December 18th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. $95/person.

EVENTS THIS WEEK (December 17 through 23)

Cooking with Mike Colameco
The latest installment of the 92nd Street Y's home cooking series, Cooking with Mike Colameco will center on "Delicious, Homemade Healthy Winter Soups." The class will be held at the Delia/Carl Schaedel and Co. showroom (969 Third Avenue) on Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $45/person.

Expensive vs. Inexpensive
Tasting World (307 West 38th Street, Suite 1910) presents a one day course, "Expensive vs. Inexpensive: Is Quality Obvious in a Wine?" Learn about the factors that determine wine pricing and enjoy a blind tasting of eight wines (half of the wines will be in the $50 - $100 price range) before learning the wine's price. The class will take place on Saturday, December 20th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $75/person.

Clark Wolf
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills) is hosting a lecture with food consultant and cheese expert Clark Wolf, author of the new book, American Cheeses: The Best Regional, Artisan, and Farmhouse Cheeses, Who Makes Them, and Where to Find Them. The book will be available for purchase and signing after the lecture. The free event will take place on Sunday, December 21st, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.