Culinaria Cooking School

To my dear friend, business partner and fellow chef Stephen! Your cooking skills are amazing and people will miss us for sure! The wine pairing and your recipes were amazing last night! We will cook together again! Thanks to all who have supported us at Culinaria! Thank to all the chefs and assistants who have been with us through thick and thin! A very very special thanks to sherry who has been the glue that help is altogether for us! I truly love you all! We gave 14 years to cooking for so many and we gave it our best shot! But fear not as I will continue on twitchtv http.endofaneara #perfectpairings #chefsforever #chef_pete_snaith #culinariacookingschool #howcanthisbe

Last night’s Veterans Day celebration we have been doing this celebration for 10 years! Chef Stephen is a vet and well as my brother who is no longer with us. It is our pleasure to give back to all that served!!! It meant the world to us to have you all there! A very special thanks to Lori, Jeff, Melissa and Jackie! Love you all! Chef Stephen’s menu was coconut shrimp with mango sauce, braised boneless beef short ribs with asparagus and finish the evening a puff pastry tart! It was a please to cook with you!

Chef Stephen and I are cooking for 21 veterans tonight! It’s something we have been doing for a long time! We love giving back! Thank you to all that have served our country!

We had a great time last night with perfect pairings Restorante italiano! A special thanks to Maddie for bringing in a roasted tomato focaccia! Check out the things she makes on Vienna foodies facebook! It was a great paring with the meatballs we made! So last nights menu was crepes stuffed with mushrooms and ricotta, polpetti simmered in salsa pomodoro with whipped ricotta, chicken Marsala with lentil ragu with bacon and sausage and green beans and the dessert Nonna’s torta Della nonna! A very special night and thank you to all that came and our amazing volunteer assistants!

Nonna’s sauce is cooking for tomorrow nights Rustic Italian dinner! Damn, it smells so good!

Had a wonderful bridal shower today and worked with chef Christine which is always a pleasure! Made caramelized onion and bluecheese crostini, fettuccine with mushrooms, artichoke and capers, chicken fricassee and a chocolate and coffee budino for dessert

From last night French Country Dinner, started off with roasted butternut squash and bacon quiche, then roasted beet and walnut salad with creme fraische in endive boats, roasted chicken with potato and Swiss chard galettes and leek. Finished off the evening with raspberry soufflés! Thanks to all that joined us and our assistants!

Finally getting around to post wine tasting Wednesday what a way to start the day! Great tasting wines from Cindy with Virginia Imports! Wine is alway good no matter the time of day or night!
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Finally I am getting around to wine tasting Wednesday, been a bit busy and stressful this week! But some beautiful wines we tasted with Cindy of Virginia imports! Always enjoy tasting wine!

Wine tasting Wednesday, for beautiful wines today, 3 from Smith-Mardrone and one from Cain all beautiful wines! Special thanks to Cindy and Virginia imports!