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Tomatoes Galore at This Week’s Watertown Farmers’ Market With Cooking Demos and Tips

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It’s tomato season at the Watertown Farmers Market, and you can learn some new ways to use these red beauts. 

The Watertown Farmers’ Market and Eat Well Watertown will provide demonstrations at Thursday’s market, which is open from 1:30-6:30 p.m. at the Arsenal on the Charles. The Farmers’ Market provided the following announcement:

Our Farmers’ Grow Amazing Tomatoes – Let’s Celebrate! With peak tomato season in full swing, join us for delicious tomato tastings from your favorite Watertown farmers and a delicious Gazpacho Demo from Community Chef Gaia! Know Your Tomato Tasting 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Live Well Watertown Volunteer Natalie Tarbet will be talking all things tomato! Stop by for tomato tastings from our farms, recipes, and more!

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Cooking Demonstration, Peaches & Compost Program at Watertown Farmers’ Market

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The Watertown Farmers’ Market has cooking demonstrations, summer peaches and a chance to compost. The Watertown Farmers’ Market sent out the following information:

This week at the Watertown Farmers’ Market from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m., community chef Gaia Sciaranghella will be preparing Mushroom Bruschetta with ingredients from our farmers and vendors. In honor of the event, Spring Brook Farm will be selling cheese to top off this delicious and healthy meal! More information can be found below. Peaches made their appearance at the market last week.

Food

Chef Presenting Cooking Demonstration at Watertown Farmers Market

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On Thursday, the Watertown Farmers Market and Eat Well Watertown teamed up to bring a guest chef this week to do a cooking demonstration using the products available at the market. Watertown Farmers’ Market sent out the following announcement:

Community Chef Carabeth Connolly will be showcasing select seasonal produce from our vendor’s farms and will be demonstrating how to prepare a healthy and delicious dish starting at 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm. Stop by to learn how to make Zucchini, Corn, and Quinoa Bowls, try a sample, and pick up the ingredients needed right at the market! The market is open 2-6 p.m. every Thursday afternoon through the end of October. It is located at the Arsenal on the Charles, on the green in front of Panera Bread.

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Learn How to Make Armenian Cuisine at Free Cooking Class

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Live Well Watertown presents a free multicultural cooking class at the Watertown Free Public Library on Thursday, May 26. Would you like to learn how to make some delicious and nutritious
Mediterranean or Middle Eastern dishes? If so, then join us for one or more classes in this program series featuring Watertown community “chefs” who will teach you how to make some of their favorite dishes and share stories about food related traditions. The class features Healthy Eetch and Cold Cucumber Soup. Samples will be served! ARMENIAN CUISINE, Thursday, May 26, 2016, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Watertown Savings Bank Room Watertown Free Public Library

Sign-up required.

Cooking

MasterChef Holding Try Outs in Boston for Upcoming Season

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So you think you can cook? Now is your chance to prove it at the tryouts for Fox TV’s “MasterChef,” the hit show starring Gordon Ramsey. 

An open call will be held in Boston on April 23 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, 1 Ave de Lafayette in Boston. The MasterChef website has the following annoucement:

Come and meet the MasterChef Casting Team for your chance to be on the show! You MUST bring one prepared dish to be served to our food judges. You will be given 3 minutes to plate your dish at the casting call location, but there will NOT be a kitchen to cook or warm your dish up so come prepared!

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Multicultural Cooking Class Series Kicks Off This Week

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Would you like to learn how to make some delicious and nutritious Mediterranean or Middle Eastern dishes? If so, then join us for one or more classes in this program series featuring Watertown community “chefs” who will teach you how to make some of their favorite dishes and share stories about food related traditions. Samples will be served! Come learn about Italian Cuisine: Pasta Primavera, Broccoli Salad, and Cannoli Bites

The class is on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Coolidge Street Apartments, 319 Arlington Street, Watertown. Free parking.