This course covers the basic steps to prepare and enjoy sushi with family and friends.  Instructor, Leslie Fillnow, and Penobscot Language School are excited to bring sushi-making to a broader audience. During this four-hour course, you will learn the following and enjoy your creations: Prepare sushi rice Make Unami rich Cut vegetables for sushi rolls Slice sushi-grade fish Roll California inside out sushi rolls Prepare spicy tuna rolls Prepare spicy vegetarian rolls Prepare tomato-egg sushi Make maki sushi rolls Form…

Join Clovis Anjard of Normandy, France from 5:45-8:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 14th to create French holiday cookies.  Start with some langues de chat (cats' tongues!) and continue on to create other buttery delights.  Take home recipes to create gifts for family and friends.  You will work in our state-of-the-art kitchen under the direction of a native speaker who has just recently taught French Cooking and Conversation.  Bring a creative spirit, an apron, and some containers for take-homes! Click here…

Join us Thursday, February 8th at 6 p.m. for a traditional Greek meal prepared by Maria Platia of Athens, Greece, together with Louise MacLellan-Ruf.  On the menu are spanakopita (spinach pie), moussaka (meat and eggplant dish), and loukoumades (Greek donut holes).  Beverage is included. Click here for required advance reservations including payment of $35 per person. (This is the first in a three-part winter/spring Cultural Cuisine series that includes a Polish meal on March 15th and an Italian meal on…

Join Sachiko Clough for Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging.  Work with fresh flowers and greens to create beautiful pieces that bring light to the winter months.  Consider form and balance as you work with an experienced instructor who will guide you through each step.  Take home a different arrangement each of the two weeks, then create your own using the bowl and supplies provided. Click here to register for this class that occurs on two Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m.,…

Penobscot Language School will host a Latin American dinner prepared by Chef Tom Sigler, formerly of Comida Latin Kitchen, in support of the Rotary Wheelchair project. On the menu are ceviche, roast chicken with plantains and salsa aji verde, and humitas, a tamale with masa, cinnamon and raisins. Since 2015 450+ wheelchairs have been provided to needy individuals in Panama, Belize, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. In 2019 five hundred wheelchairs will be delivered to needy individuals in Bolivia…