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Local 127 Cooking Series
Join Chefs Steven Geddes and Kyle Johnson for a look into the thought process and techniques of Local 127. Geddes and Johnson will walk you through more than just a cooking demonstration with information on selecting quality ingredients, peak seasons of fruits and vegetables, modern techniques vs. traditional approaches, maintaining the integrity of your product, preserving, and maximizing your ingredients. The Chefs will showcase proper production, as well as incorporating the finished product into composed dishes. Walk away from these cooking demonstrations with a new approach to cooking, and a better understanding of technique oppose to blindly following recipes. A tasting of the dishes presented will follow the demonstrations.
These will be an ongoing series of demonstrations held at Local 127 located at 127 West Fourth St. Call 513-721-1345 to reserve your place in the upcoming demonstration.

3rd installment: Cooking 101- Foundations and Basics
Saturday July 10, 2010
1:00pm-3:30pm
$50 per person
Tired of being confined to the exact measurements of cook books? Let Chefs Steven Geddes and Kyle Johnson show you the basics of cooking. With a solid foundation, creating a three course meal is easier than you think. Learn how to properly select ingredients, flavor combinations, proper seasoning, and let the ingredients speak for themselves. The duo will create a three course meal, including a starter, entrée, and desert that you can easily prepare at home. Wow your friends and family at your next get together.

4th installment: The Art of Terrine and Sausage Making
Saturday July 24, 2010
1:00pm-3:30pm
$50 per person
Ever wonder what to do with what some would call the “leftovers” of a pig? Chefs Steven Geddes and Kyle Johnson of Local 127 will instruct you on the art of terrine and sausage making to show you how to utilize the entire animal to ensure nothing goes to waste. Learn how the trim can be used to create delicious terrine molds and savory sausages.

 The World of Wine Appreciation
Join Local 127 and Tonic on Fourth’s Chef/Master Sommelier Steven Geddes as he takes you on an instructional journey through the world of wine. As Cincinnati’s only Master Sommelier, Geddes will demonstrate how to properly taste wines, as well as the history, theory, production, and value of wine. Geddes will take you around the world glass by glass and help you pick up on characteristics of wine you never knew were there.
These seminars will be held at Local 127 located at 127 West Fourth St. Call 513-721-1345 to reserve your spot in an upcoming seminar.

1st installment: Wine Tasting 101-What’s in your glass?
Saturday July 31, 2010
1:00pm-3:00pm
$35 per person
Chef/Master Sommelier Steven Geddes will show you the proper techniques of wine tasting. Learn to appreciate the type of wine you are drinking from the characteristics in your glass. The sight, the aroma, the taste, and the feel are all tell tale signs of what you are drinking and where it is from. You will also learn about different varietals, regions, and production techniques. Geddes will help you pick up on these characteristics like you never knew you could.

2nd installment: Food and Wine Pairing
Saturday August 21, 2010
1:00pm-3:00pm
$45 per person (food included)
Looking for that perfect bottle of wine to go with your dinner? Let Chef/Master Sommelier Steven Geddes teach you the art of pairing beautiful wine with delicious food. Whether it’s an inexpensive wine by the glass or a pricey bottle, Geddes will demonstrate how wine can enhance the taste of your meal or completely clash if the balance is not right. Learn how to do all of this by understanding the sweet, salty, sour, and bitter components of wine.  This will be showcased by pairing wines with dishes prepared at Local 127.