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Welcome to our Salud Cooking School!

Your Host!  Chef Joy

Joy is a graduate of New York Restaurant School, HB Actors Studio and has been passionate performer and cook since the age of thirteen...  She comes to us from the Big Apple (New York City) where she ran her own children's theater company for over fifteen years, performing at over 200 schools, libraries and museums each year. Because her true passion has always been food, each summer, Joy stayed busy working for high end catering companies and fast paced restaurants!  Learning new tricks and recipes with each job, she has combined her passions into a fabulous repertoire that speaks to all ages and interests.  Among many accomplishments; Joy has made 500 sandwiches in 3 hours, managed a café for toddlers, been a featured chef at Microsoft parties and ran the catering for NYU's accelerated MBA program.  Joy worked on NBC's Saturday Night Live and is a published food writer and photographer.  Her favorite review comes from Brian Larkin, Age 8:  "No wonder they call you Joy, you make everybody happy."

 

Cooking class or private party information
Email Salud! Coordinator at Theresa.Crim@wholefoods.com

Class registration and general information

• Contact customer service at 425.462.1400 ext. 0
• Register Online
• More Class Information 

• Every Saturday

  Wine with Food

  1:00pm-3:00pm in Salud! $5

  Drop in and sample up to five wines for $5.  Wine is chosen by our wine experts.  Paired with delicious food from our catering and specialty departments!

• Sundays!

  SUNDAY COFFEE Tasting

  9-10am in Salud! FREE

  Drop in and enjoy coffee like a pro.  Just like our wine tasting, a Different Roaster and Beans will be featured each week. You'll be sniffing, slurping, swallowing and learning how to evaluate coffee's fragrance, aroma, taste, nose, aftertaste and body.  Say "Good morning!" with us every Sunday this fall! 

• Every First Tuesday

  Singles Happy Hour

  5:30-7:00pm in Salud! $1

  Once a month Salud! is the spot for singles.  For just $1 you get a 2 ounce wine tasting and gourmet nibbles.  Bring a friend and meet a new friend.   Each week, Chef Joy will entice you to try a new taste, a different ingredient or demonstrate a quick cooking technique. Bring a few singles and a few singles$ for a happy hour.

• Thursday, March 4th

  Lunch and Learn: Asian Express

  12noon - 1pm in Salud! $15

  A new time for a Salud! class and a new way to spend your lunch hour.  This month we hop on the Pan-Asian express.  We promise you'll be out in an hour, well fed, full of fun tastes and new ideas.

  On the Menu:

  • Five Spice Onion Soup with Beef Tenderloin
  • Spring Rolls with Vietnamese Peanut Sauce
  • Cardamom Custard

• Friday, March 5th

  Date Night at Chez Joie's French Farmhouse

  6 to 8pm in Salud! $35

  Cozy, warm, candlelit and far, far away from Bellevue, Washington.  Tonight we'll ply you with Potato Leek Soup with White Truffle Oil, Endive, Roquefort and Walnut Salad, Coq au Vin (classic chicken in red wine), Banana-Citrus Compote and Chestnut Chocolate Cake.  We'll be pouring from the Burgundy region of France.  Ask someone special to join you for this relaxing evening, their answer will be Oui! Oui!

   

• Saturday, March 6th

  The Best Brunch in Bellevue with Brian Bates

  10 to 12 noon in Salud! $25

  This morning Chef Joy is joined by Prepared Foods Chef Brian Bates as they vie to create a delicious breakfast full of extravagant goodness.  His Eggs Benedict against her Cinnamon Cream Cheese Strata... Rosemary Home Fries, Bloody Mary Salad, Apple Muffins, Pecan Stuffed French Toast, Sherried Fruit Ambrosia and whatever else Chef Brian can come with to beat Joy in her own kitchen.  Coffee, Tea and a Champagne Cocktail make the morning a celebration.  Take home recipes allow you to re-create the entire event! The first meal of the day will be the best.

• Wednesday, March 10th

  Bring Home the Bacon with Mark Neumann

  6 to 8pm in Salud! $40

  Our favorite Butcher is at it again, this time with the most beloved food on earth... Bacon.  Crispy, salty, smoky, sweet - who can resist Bacon?!  Join Mark and Chef Joy as we learn the about the history of bacon and how it is cured.  We'll explore Pancetta, Salt Pork and Fatback too.  Included on the menu, Bacon Wrapped Dates, Smothered Bacon BBQ Chicken, Tomato Bacon Hash, Pancetta Orange Salad with Cotija, Biscuit Gravy with Bacon Fat and Canadian Bacon Maple Custard.   We'll be makin' Bacon all night long.  Wine and Beer... this class is sizzling so sign up fast. 

• Thursday, March 11th

  Wine with Food Time: Italy

  7 to 8:30pm in Salud! $20

  Matthew McKinnon, our Whole Foods wine guru, takes you to Italy! From Sangiovese to Trebbiano, navigating the wine shop shelves to find an Italian wine that will complement a Friday night lasagna can be a fun-filled experience - if you are armed with a little Italian wine knowledge. This is a great class for beginners and a valuable class for advanced oenophiles too.  Matthew's laid back yet sophisticated style will guide you through a blind tasting then encourage you to discover food pairings for each wine.  Must pre-register.  A light bite night, not a full meal.

• Friday, March 12th

  Friday Night with Friends

  6-8pm in Salud! $35

  One for the cook and one for the pot?  Tonight Chef Joy will cook up a few of her one pot wonders without getting sauced.  Perfect meals for Cold Weather entertaining and make ahead celebrations.  On the Menu with Salads and Wine:

  • Seafood Bouillabaisse
  • Award Winning White Chili with Cheddar Garlic Bread
  • Asian Hot Pot with Beef and Udon Noodles
  • Braised Ham with Madeira and Raisin Sauce
  • Baked Apple Bread Pudding with Cognac Carmel

• Sunday, March 14th

  SPECIAL FOOD AND WINE EVENT Big Night: An Italian Sunday Supper

  4pm to 6pm in Salud! $40

  There is nothing like the ritual of sitting down to an Italian table.  The food is twice blessed, once by the cooks and once by the eaters.  During a Sunday dinner, dreams are dreamed, life decisions are discussed and love can blossom.  There is alwys a place for a guest to join the table.  Be our guest tonight. Chef Joy and Matthew McKinnon, our in vino veritas wine guy, say to you, Mangia! Mangia!

  • Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi
  • Aunt Angie's White Beans, Sausage and Winter Greens
  • Braided Pork Loin Braised with Artichoke Hearts
  • Finocchio Salad with Dill / Warm Gorgonzola and Fig Jam
  • Zabaione with Berries

• Tuesday, March 16th

  Erin Go Bragh... One Day Early

  6-8pm in Salud! $35

  Ireland Forever!  That's what we all say on St. Patrick's Day.  Celebrate in Salud! with Chef Joy and a few of Whole Foods Market's Irish team members.  Richie from the meat Department will do an Irish Jig and set some Corned Beef in Beer a-bubblin'.  Mattie McKinnon, from the wine department will show us how to make Black and Tans.  He says that French Fries with Curry Gravy is real Pub food.  We'll try that and more.  We'll search for shamrocks in the salad greens and cook and feast the Irish way.  If leprechauns truly exist, they'll be joining us for this class.
  Also on the Menu:

  • Irish Lamb Stew
  • Mrs. Murphy's Fish Chowder
  • Irish Coffee Crème Brûlée

• Friday, March 19th

  Girls Night Out: Spice up Your Life

  6-8pm in Salud! $35

  No Herbs tonight, just spice girls.  There was a time when spices were so precious that they were kept in locked boxes.  Tonight we'll unlock exotic flavors and use spices in new ways. Wine will be served, dancing is allowed. On the Menu:

  • Curried Pear Salad
  • 5 Spice Beef Tenderloin
  • Fusilli with Mushrooms and Nutmeg
  • Cardamom Cake with Cinnamon Chocolate Frosting

• Monday, March 22nd

  Vegetarian Comfort Food (Vegan)

  6 to 8pm in Salud! $25

  March may come roaring in like a Lion but tonight we'll sooth the savage beast with a menu designed to make him feel cozy and ready to give up his carnivorous ways. Corn Braised in Coconut Milk with Green Chilies, Caribbean Black Bean Soup, Build a Spud Sweet Potato Bar with 15 toppers, Blackberry Margarita Cobbler.    Doesn't that make your eyes light up and your tummy say "Howdy!"  Comfort wines too. All Vegan recipes.

• Wednesday, March 24th

  Creole & Cajun Cookin'

  6-8pm in Salud! $35

  Let the goods times roll tonight as we kick back and make some gumbo yaya.  How spicy do we like it?  We'll have to take a vote while we pout Beer and Wine.  On the Menu:

  • Shrimp Remoulade
  • Spinach Salad with Andouille and Blood Oranges
  • Cooking Method, How to Blacken... we'll cook Tilapia
  • Creole Oxtail Gumbo
  • Bananas Foster

• Friday, March 26th

  Date Night: Greek Island Hopping

  6-8pm in Salud! $35

  Opa! Greek cooking is simple, friendly, elegant, and healthy. It reflects the bounty of the Mediterranean as well as the diverse cultures that have made Greece their home throughout the centuries. Too often we eat Greek food from plastic containers, let's change that tonight. There are so many great foods and recipes where shall we start?  Let's start here, with wine pairings:

  • Homemade Hummus and Tzatziki
  • Prawns with Orange Juice Brandy and Oregano
  • Avgolemona, Greek Orzo, Lemon and Chicken Soup
  • Lamb Chops with Thyme, Honey and Mint
  • Red Currant Crunch with Marzipan Stuffed Dates

• EVERY LAST SUNDAY

  Max Mobile

  11am-3pm FREE

  Seattle's Humane Society mobile pet adoption center the Max Mobile, visits our store every last Sunday of the month.  A safe and easy way to adopt pets right here at Whole Foods Bellevue!

   

More Class Information

To Register for a Class
Please contact Customer Service at 425.462.1400 ext. 0 and ask to register for a class in Salud! or click on the register now link which will direct you to acteva.com, our online sign-up service.  Register Now!

Sold Out Classes
To be added to the waiting list for a sold out class, call 425.462.1400 ext. 0 and specify the class, date and number of students to be added to the waiting list.

Cancellations
To cancel a class please contact Customer Service at 425.462.1400 ext. 0. Seven days notice is appreciated, but a full refund will be credited if you cancel within 48 hours prior to the day of the class. Any cancellations within 24 hours of the class or faxed into the store will not be honored.

If a class has an insufficient number of participants, it will be canceled 24 hours prior to the start of the class. Salud! Coordinator will contact you by phone regarding the cancellation. You will receive a full credit or refund for the class.

Questions?
If you have any other questions regarding a class or to communicate directly with the Salud! Chef/Coordinator, please email Theresa Crim at Theresa.Crim@wholefoods.com. All classes are demonstration style unless noted "hands-on". Demonstration classes are limited to 14 registered students and "Sunday Family Dinners" are also limited to 14. Kid's Classes are limited to 10 children, with parental supervision required. Ages allowed will vary depending on the type of class."