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Cuisine on the calendar: Vic & Angelo’s cooking class
Get the datebooks out (or the digital equivalent,) and make reservations to learn the secrets to creating a rustic Italian brunch at Vic & Angelo’s (4520 PGA Blvd. #100, Palm Beach Gardens, 561-630-9899) cooking class on Oct. 24. Exec Chef Alain Zimmer will teach you to make V&A meatballs, stuffed zucchini blossoms, the restaurant’s homemade pomodoro sauce and more. The class runs from 10 to 11 a.m. and costs $24.99 per person, excluding tax/tip.
Secrets from a Gourmet: Lunch with Ruth Reichl
Ruth Reichl is the former editor-in-chief of “Gourmet” magazine for 10 years, as well as well-known author of many books about her passion: food. Her just-published book, “My Kitchen Year,” is about rediscovering her joy for cooking after the magazine was unexpectedly closed.
The amazing Books & Books store (1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-405-1744)is hosting a lunch in her honor on Oct. 14 at noon. It will be a three-course lunch prepared by James Beard Award-winning Chef Allen Susser and will include a copy of Ruth Reichl’s book. Reservations are required.
About the Author
Lynn Kalber wasn’t born in Boca Raton, but she attended elementary through high school there, so she might as well have been. She’s a graduate of the University of Florida and has been in journalism most of her life, including 26 years at The Palm Beach Post. She’s written feature and food stories, and edited food copy among other jobs, including blogging about wine (The Swirl Girls). Her husband is writer and author Scott Eyman. They live in West Palm Beach with an assortment of cats and dogs.
