Upcoming Weekend Events for October 2nd, 3rd and 4th!

Friday, October 2nd:

• Paella on the Patio, 12:30pm to 2pm. Welcome Fall with a hearty serving of Paella on the Cafe Surfas Patio, for FREE. Chef Lavendar will be dishing it out and spicing things up- stop by!

Saturday, October 3rd:  

• La Cucina Italian (ages 6-9) (Visiting Chef Class). 3pm - 4:30pm in the Surfas Test Kitchen. $49 per class. Call 310.295.4208 to register or online at http://www.piccolochef.com/ 
  
  
  
  From the tip of the boot to the peaks of the Alps, come enjoy the tastes of the Italian kitchen! In this class we will work together as a team to discover new ingredients and flavors from all over Italy and the Mediterranean regions, as well as create fresh and healthy meals to feed our minds and bodies. With recipes like Gelato al Cioccolato (Chocolate Gelato) on Handmade Gelato Cones and Ravioli di Piselli (Sweet Pea Ravioli), you’ll be eating your way through the Italian kitchen and culture!
  
  
  

Sunday, October 4th

• Wedding Cake Workshop with Gourmandise Desserts (Visiting Chef Class). 12pm - 4pm in the Surfas Test Kitchen. $125 per person. To register, please email classes@gourmandisedesserts.com or call 310.382.4692. http://gourmandisedesserts.com/class.php?id=11  Students will receive 10% off their in-store purchase the day of class!
  This intensely delicious 4-hour workshop is designed to teach the intermediate and pro baker how to turn simple decorated cakes into masterpieces!
  
  
  We will go over how to sculpts cakes, stack multiple layers and use dowels for support. Smoothing Buttercreams and fondant work will turn our cakes into yummy works of art.
  
  
  Our next feats of decadent architecture will feature the sweet science of creating topsy-turvy effects. We will teach you which materials to use for base supports and how to create stunning visual effects on your cakes. We will be using fresh cakes and real fillings- not just buttercreams here!
  
  
  Students are welcome and encouraged to take photos and publish them. Class is limited to 10 students and each person will take home the 2-tiered cake they've created.
  

Recipes from Events

Did you know that every recipe given out at one of our Surfas events is available on the website?

You can find them all here on the recipe page: http://www.surfasonline.com/recipes/index.cfm

Are we missing one? Let us know! You can always reach us at info at surfasonline.com

Mother's Day Teatime Benefitting Downtown Women's Center

We are so excited about this event! Saturday on the Cafe Surfas Patio we will be hosting a Teatime Benefit for the Downtown Women's Center from 3pm to 5pm. In addition to the tea, Cafe Surfas Executive Chef Brandi Quinn has put together a scrumptious assortment of mini sandwiches (Smoked Salmon with Wasabi Tobiko Cream Cheese Spread, Curried Chicken Salad, Sliced Cucumbers with Goat Cheese, and more!) and mini desserts (Coconut Macaroons, Mini Blueberry Lemon Thyme Pies, Mini Raspberry Linzer Cookies, and more!).

Tickets are $25 per person and 50% of the proceeds will go to the Downtown Women's Center!

For more info on the event, please visit our Calendar page!

For more info on the Downtown Women's Center and their amazing work to provide supportive housing services for homeless and extremely low-income women, please visit their site here!

NEW!!! Chef Classes in the Surfas Test Kitchen Starting in May

Starting May 3!!! Unlike our free demos, these classes offer the opportunity for YOU to be a participant in a small class setting.

Learn cooking, baking and culinary skills from pre-eminent professional and private chefs, bakers and caterers, restaurateurs, wine and beer experts and culinary teachers. Discover first hand the tricks of the trade and many invaluable tips of the industry in our state of the art commercial kitchen. All programs are developed by independent food professionals for you to gain knowledge that can be used in your own kitchen. These are unique classes hosted by Surfas but are solely created and arranged for you by the instructor. Therefore these are experiences that will reflect the ideas, techniques, and expertise each instructor brings to the group. We encourage you to consider being a participant and to enjoy bring your friends and have fun learning from these wonderful professionals.

Some of our upcoming classes:

• May 3, Spices Un-Limited with Un-Curry
• May 6, Cupcake Lunchdate! Gourmet Cupcake Baking and Decorating Class with Gourmandise Desserts
• May 13, Amanda Cushman: Dining in Tuscany

For more information, and a complete listing of classes, please visit our Chef Classes page!

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