Salud Cooking School: it’s what’s upstairs for dinner
By Nancy Van Patten, Marketing/Food Writer
How do you shop in our store? Are you a wanderer who roams the aisles for hours reading labels, squeezing produce (we see you!) and eyeballing the prepared foods bar? Or are you a bullet shopper, one who comes in on a mission with a list, whips through each department and then exits checkout like a sprinter approaching the tape?
Here at Whole Foods Market Johns Creek, we love both types. But the next time you’re in our store I want you to do something for me when you’re paying for your groceries: I want you to look UP. Because we’ve got something up there that can help you become a better cook, teach your kids to make pizza or provide a fun night out for your friends. It’s our Salud Cooking School.
Yep, it’s right up there at the top of the stairs in our café. It’s a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen with cameras, overhead screens and gleaming appliances. (We’d be happy to give you a tour.) Its name comes from the Spanish toast of the same name that means “to your health.” We have a full calendar of classes that, like good food should, changes with the seasons. You can find the Salud newsletter in lots of places around the store—for fall there are some gorgeous Honeycrisp apples on the cover. Pick one up (it’s free) and flip through the pages to find a class in Johns Creek that interests you.
There’s something for everyone. If you like to cook seasonally & love Italian food, we have a class on October 5th where you’ll go shopping in the store with our instructor and learn how to put together an Italian menu balanced with seasonal ingredients. Do you think, as I do, that food is travel? Then grab your girlfriends for a ladies’ night out on Friday, October 15th and create deliciously spiced Thai dishes you can re-create at home. Need a night learning the basics? Join us September 28thas we demonstrate how to prepare essential sauces like Hollandaise, brown sauce and Béchamel. Don’t even know how to hold a knife? We’ve got knife skills classes all year long.
Want to expand your wine or beer repertoire? We can take you from the bare basics (check out the class on October 14th) to a sophisticated tasting of the wines of Burgundy (November 11th). And all our classes, be they hands-on or demonstration, serve wine or an appropriate beverage with each menu. Yes, we will check your ID.
Adults aren’t the only ones who’ll love Salud. We have lots of classes for kids and teens and some that includes the entire family. Fall is a great time to introduce youngsters to the kitchen. On October 30th we’ll have classes on spooky-themed treats for toddlers up to age 9, all broken down by age groups. On October 2nd the teens in your house can learn how to make their own snacks (healthy ones, at that) and give you a break in the kitchen.
And attention, party people—you can create your own class! Our fabulous Salud chefs, Scott and Antonio, will be happy to create a class tailored to your group. It can be a girl’s night out, a couple’s dinner club wine tasting or an “Iron Chef”-type team build for your department at work—any group is welcome. But I’d book now before the holiday rush starts!
We sell great food. We want to teach you how to prepare it and enjoy it. If you’d like to see what’s up in Salud and make your dinner memorable, pick up a calendar in our store. And of course, all the information’s online at www.wholefoods.com/saludjohnscreek. Cheers–or rather, Salud!
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Hi Dot! Please contact the cooking school at 770-442-3354 or at salud.johnscreek@wholefoods.com to make your reservation. They’ll be happy to take of you!