Cooking with Native Missouri Foods

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ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category

Food & Drink

Event Overview

According to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, "America’s industrial food system has waged war on our most fundamental means of nourishing ourselves. Vegetables once celebrated for their nutritional content have been stripped of their superfood status and reduced to merely a flavorless vessel for pesticides. Supermarket produce aisles are bursting at the seams with these sad vestiges of a war waged on healthy produce."

Get to know native local foods and better understand how you can put together entire meals from items raised and grown right in your own backyard.

This class is a partnership of Chef Josh Galliano (Libertine) and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds who will be showing you how to grow and find produce and ingredients to create recipes and cook amazing meals with native foods grown in and around St. Louis.

You'll work with Chef Josh and his fairies to help create three dishes, utilizing as many native foods as possible. Items currently on the menu for this class are:

- Venison Ragu with McKaskle Grits
- Wild Greens Pistou with Great Lakes Smelts
- Persimmon Sticky Toffee Pudding for Dessert.

Students will have a blast cooking with Chef Josh and leave with seed packets from Baker Creed Heirloom Seeds to get growing their own native foods.

What to Bring

Appetite

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Heirloom Seeds

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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Josh Galliano grew up in New Orleans along the Mississippi River where life is a little slower so one can appreciate the good times and, of course, the food. Josh attended Le Cordon Bleu London where he received the Grand Diplome. Galliano immersed himself in all things culinary related during his studies in Europe from exploring the green markets to eating at the temples of gastronomy to discovering classic artisans and their wares. It was also during this time that Josh worked at two highly critically acclaimed restaurants that helped him reach a culinary maturity. Through countless experiences at some of the world’s great restaurants including Commander’s Palace and Restaurant Daniel, Galliano has honed his skills and palate.

Upon travelling and finding his way around the world, Josh moved to St. Louis and has quickly gone native. With many amazing farms, producers, wineries, breweries, and restaurants, Josh found his voice through food. The phenomenal community and support of St. Louis has rewarded Josh with a loyal following and awards such as ‘Food and Wine’s Best New Chef: Midwest’ and multiple nominations for the James Beard-Best Chef in the Midwest award. While constantly striving to better himself and his food, Josh instills a blend of locality, technique, creativity, and reverence for the ingredients in the dishes he creates. Now the Executive Chef of The Libertine in St. Louis, Missouri, Chef Galliano expresses his voice through approachable food that lets the ingredients speak for themselves.

EXPERIENCE REVIEWS

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    Denise E.
    Reviewed on 06/22/15

    What a delicious and interesting class. Who knew such wonderful, FREE, native foods are out there for the picking? Josh Galliano is a delightful teacher, insightful, fun, and provides such helpful suggestions. The food was scrumptious. We'll take any class he teaches. Please put him on the schedule frequently!

    What a delicious and interesting class. Who knew such wonderful, FREE, native foods are out there for the picking? Josh Galliano is a delightful teacher, insightful, fun, and provides such helpful suggestions. The food was scrumptious. We'll take any class he teaches. Please put him on the schedule frequently!

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    Steven M.
    Reviewed on 06/15/15

    Josh is a great teacher. I learned a lot and the food was fabulous. I really appreciate that Josh made some side dishes just for me as I am vegetarian. I look forward to Josh and the Libertines next class!

    Josh is a great teacher. I learned a lot and the food was fabulous. I really appreciate that Josh made some side dishes just for me as I am vegetarian. I look forward to Josh and the Libertines next class!

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