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Food Fire Knives Cooking Class

September 27, 2018 The Party: Charleston Magazine Club members gathered at West Ashley for a special cooking lesson with Food, Fire & Knives, a unique organization that provides courses and in-home culinary lessons with private chefs and specialty, customizable menu choices. The special club-only event took place in the commercial kitchen of The Schoolhouse, where 12 club members learned to make Asian pork lettuce wraps with hoisin peanut sauce, as well as a second-course dish of perfectly seared salmon with miso cream sauce and a soba noodle stir fry. For the unique sweet finish, the chefs of Food, Fire & Knives had prepared avocado ice cream for guests prior to the event. The evening was filled with both mingling and education, and all club members in attendance went home with full bellies and new skills to spare. Highlight: The surprisingly delicious avocado ice cream with strawberry salsa and sopapillas for dessert Overheard: “If you don't have a cleaver, you better get a cleaver!” —Chef Michael Casciello on the importance of a good knife in the kitchen Beneficiary: Charleston Magazine Club

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Food, Fire & Knives Chefs Drew McGarity, Michael Casciello, and Alessandro PepeCharleston magazine Marketing Manager Betsey Geier with club members Gerri Greenwood and Lauren KuhnVy Doan, Bobby Shealy, Vanessa White, and Kyle BoggsChef Michael Casciello provides invaluable information on not just the night's dishes but on various kitchen techniques.Chef Casciello passes out the scallions to chop for the GGS—garlic, ginger, and scallion—mixture.Chef Alessandro Pepe helps the class chop the scallions.Monica Horne, Kyle Boggs, and Xavier AndrewsGerri Greenwood tries the pork for the Asian pork lettuce wraps.Gerri Greenwood, Vanessa White, and Amanda Samson saute ground pork for the lettuce wraps.Meredith Siemens, Monica Horne, and Lauren KuhnBobby Shealy swaps his backyard smoker for a saute pan.Vy Doan mixes the hoisin peanut sauce.Chef Casciello demonstrates how to properly cut salmon.Club members chop the baby bok choy for miso salmon.Salmon with miso cream sauce and soba noodle stir fryChefs Pepe, McGarity, and Casciello assemble the second course.Each dish was perfectly plated before participants enjoyed the final product.Club members gather to enjoy their creations.

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