Seafood 101 with

Chef Chris Keff

$125 | Demo + Tasting

Chef Chris Keff is one fo the best seafood chefs in the nation and a pioneer in the world of sustainable seafood. In her Seafood 101 class Chef Keff will teach us how to shop, store and cook various types of fish and shellfish. We will also learn how to determine quality when buying, how to keep product fresh in storage and which products work best with various cooking methods. Plus we will get to eat some amazing dishes. This is an evening not to be missed.

Chris Keff launched her culinary career with a two-year apprenticeship at New York's Four Seasons, then followed it up with 10 years of developing concepts and menus for three restaurants. From 1987-88, she traveled extensively through the US and Asia, eventually relocating to Seattle. She became the executive chef at McCormick and Schmick's in 1988, overseeing the seafood grill and designing their wine and food dinners. From 1992-95, she served as executive chef at the Hunt Club at the Sorrento Hotel. In 1995, she opened Flying Fish which has appeared in many major publications, including the New York Times, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Wine Spectator, Decanter and Food & Wine. In 1998 & 1999, she was recognized as Best Chef in the Pacific Northwest/Hawaii by the James Beard Foundation. In 2008, she was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center's Wild Salmon Hall of Fame, the first chef to win the award.

TECHNIQUES TAUGHT

• Seafood Purchasing

• Seafood Storage

• Steaming

• Sautéing

• Curry

RECIPES

• Sister-in-Law Mussels

• Scallops with Thai Curry Sauce

• Asian Marinated Wild Alaska Salmon with Soy Ginger Butter Sauce