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If you can’t stand the heat… come into my kitchen. I’ll cook up this memorable meal in the intimate dinner party atmosphere at In Good Taste Cooking School.
Celebrating a birthday or anniversary (or any other special event)? Let us know so we can make it special.
Summer in Provence
Romantic Summer Nights
Celebrate the sun, friends and the good life with Ken’s elegantly easy menu. The herb garden casts a magical spell on these freshly harvested ingredients.
Savory Palmiers
These golden buttery delights are similar to the classic sweet version
Served with Sparkling Cassis Cocktail
Summer Provencal Chicken
Stroll through the kitchen garden and create magic with super fresh tomatoes and basil
Served with Buttered Baby Potatoes
Fresh Herb Salad
A large toasty crouton anchors this delightful change from standard green salad
Lavender Pots de Creme
The lavender flowers imbue the cream with their heavenly scent
Friday, July 10th
6:30 pm
For reservations or more details phone 503.248.2015 or online.
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If you’re looking for the perfect Mother’s Day event to share with Mom look no further. My class at In Good Taste Cooking School will feature a yummy menu. Our elegant small classes of 16 feel more like a wonderful party at a friend’s home. Check out this review of a recent class.
Celebrate with Ken: Finesse without StressTo Mom with Love
Special Mom? She deserves our exceptional dinner party!
Make Mother’s Day extraordinary this year without fighting the crowds. Ken’s classes are like an intimate party with great food and lots of laughter.
Cream Puffs with Shrimp Mousse
Divinely decadent little shells of pastry filled with fresh herb flavored mousse.Poulet à l’orange
Ken’s modern take on the French classic is fresh and flavorful.
served with
Toasted Rice Pilaf
Toasting gives this pilaf a marvelous nutty flavor.
La Salade à L’Huile de Noix
Superb walnut oil and sherry vinegar make this simple dressing magnificent.
Strawberry Napoleon
Ken’s recipe builds a throne of pastry and chantilly cream for the season’s first strawberries.
Friday, May 8th at 6:30 pm
For information or reservation
online or by phoning
503.248.2015
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and it’s been the word for almost 40 years. Grease premiered in 1972 (flower children waxing poetic about poodle skirts… hmmm). It’s been a fixture on the high school musical and local theatre scene since. Others may be familiar with the movie version (with dewy Olivia Newton John and damp-behind-the-ears John Travolta).
This version, re-imagined by Broadway Director Kathleen Marshall, is the frothy cocktail one might get when combining the two and shaking well.
Marshall plays the combination of the two sources by using cinematic techniques in her staging, floating a dance number in a starry sky and quick cutting between scenes. She’s clearly a choreographer at heart, this show has bigger and better dance numbers than the original in either medium.
Marshall’s direction is brilliant but it wouldn’t succeed without a terrific cast of singer/dancers that have chops as character actors. The ebullient supporting cast, in fact, threatens to run away with the show.
Happily Hopelessy Devoted to You, Grease, You’re the One That I Want and Sandy (which were written for the movie) are included in this stage production.
Another inclusion gave me pause when I read about it… Taylor Hicks, 2006 American Idol winner, plays the small role of Teen Angel (a star turn for a knockout voice). The audience apparently didn’t have my reservations, they roared their welcome when appears deus ex machina and handsomely glittering. He camps and vamps winningly with de facto encores. Wow, I thought, he’s taking this seriously and really having fun with it.
But I hadn’t been sufficiently schooled yet. The fact that he’s a full fledged Star is made clear at the end of the curtain calls with his rendition of the title song Grease followed by his hit single… who knew?
Grease plays at the Keller Auditorium through Sunday, April 26th. Tickets are available online or by phoning, 503.241.1802.
Photo: Larry Busacca
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It’s no secret that all art’s organizations are feeling the effects of a tighter economy.
Portland Center Stage is offering a one day only promo that’s smart (made ya look) and very attractive….
On April 15th for 24 hours they are offering any ticket for the remainder of the season for $25.
Further details.
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to check out the mating rituals of aquatic types…. ingenious and mostly genteel (very, actually, considering the subject) this is something to share with inquisitive young minds…. I’ll let you determine the correct age of the youngster.
Meanwhile the 6 mini-casts (around a minute long each) are very informative. This is Ms. Rossellini’s second collaboration with The Sundance Channel on the subject… the first, last year, investigated the intimate life of bugs.
Check out the full videos and behind the scenes photos here…
