Texas Cooking school offers Middle East training

Mediterranean Cooking Classes at Central Market Texas Cooking School
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Locations August 2006

For Immediate Release

Anissa Helou (www.anissahelou.com), Guest Instructor As a child inBeirut, Anissa Heloulonged for the enticing foods like grilled lamb sandwiches sold by thestreet vendors, but her parents told her girls from good familiesdidn't eat street foods. So these foods became the "forbidden fruit"for Anissa and have remained the focus of her travels as a food writerand author of such cookbooks as Café Morocco and Lebanese Cuisine. Aresident of London and an extensive world traveler who speaks fluentFrench and Arabic, Anissa has carefully translated and tested theserecipes for the American home kitchen: Hommus; Vegetable Fritters;Meat Bread; Feta Cheese Salad; Marinated Meat & Chicken Kebabs Servedwith Assorted Salads & Dips; and Moroccan Shortbread Served with MintTea. $65 (price includes one copy of the paperback book)Born in France to Algerian parents, Chef Zadi ( www.chefzadi.com ) hascombined his passion for both cuisines throughout his career. Hecompleted culinary school in Paris and has worked in France, the U,K.,Seoul and Los Angeles. Currently he is a culinary instructor at theprestigious California School of Culinary Arts, Le Cordon BleuProgram. He will delight your taste buds with Orange & Onion Salad with MixedGreens & ShallotVinaigrette; Salata Meshwiya (grilled vegetable salad); ShrimpBrochettes with Chermoula; Chicken Brochettes with Preserved LemonSauce: Algerian Flat Bread;Merguez Sausage; and Harissa. $65www.centralmarket.comLocations and dates

AUSTINNorth Lamar at 40th St.512-458-3068Sat., Aug. 5, 6:30 – 9 pmMEDITERRANEAN STREET FOODAnissa Helou, Guest InstructorSat., Aug. 26, 6:30 – 9 pmThe Algerian TableFarid Zadi, Guest ChefDALLASLovers Lane @ Greenville214-361-5754Wed., Aug. 2, 6:30 – 9 pmMEDITERRANEAN STREET FOODAnissa Helou, Guest InstructorThu., Aug. 24, 6:30 – 9 pmTHE ALGERIAN TABLEFarid Zadi, Guest ChefFORT WORTHInterstate 30 and Hulen817-377-9005Tue., Aug. 1, 6:30 – 9 pmMEDITERRANEAN STREET FOODAnissa Helou, Guest InstructorWed., Aug. 23, 6:30 – 9 pmThe Algerian TableFarid Zadi, Guest ChefHOUSTONWestheimer at Weslayan713-993-9860Thu., Aug. 3, 6:30 – 9 pmMEDITERRANEAN STREET FOODAnissa Helou, Guest InstructorTue. Aug. 22, 6:30 – 9 pmTHE ALGERIAN TABLEFarid Zadi, Guest ChefSAN ANTONIOBroadway at Patterson210-368-8617Fri., Aug. 4, 6:30 – 9 pmMEDITERRANEAN STREET FOODAnissa Helou, Guest InstructorFri., Aug. 25, 6:30 – 9 pmTHE ALGERIAN TABLEFarid Zadi, Guest Chef

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