Christina and I, along two of our friends Monica and Dave, spent an afternoon today at the Urban Element, taking a cooking class. I have photographed a couple of weddings at the UE and the food was amazing, so when I found out they did cooking classes, I had to try. They typi­cally book up quickly, but we managed to get in to “Beef 101.”? This is a hands-on class, where we made 4 complete beef meals, and learned all about how to pick the best cuts, and works and what doesn’t, and so on. Highly recommended.

Christine and Dave getting some direction:

Christine had a blast!

Learning the Correct Way:

I am by no means competent int he kitchen, but I did enjoy the noodle making so much I plan on buying a noodle maker of our own

One of the finished dishes: beef stroganoff:

…Mike