An Event · Apr 16
Taste, Discover the Art of SPANISH TAPAS April 16
Join us for our next Treasures of the Table tasting workshop:
The Art of Spanish Tapas – The Social Appetizer
$45 per person/$35 Currently enrolled Speak! Studnets
RSVP Required
Tapas are the quintessential Spanish appetizer-small plate-shared meal eaten on your feet. A tapa might be a skewered pepper or a portion of Fideua (pasta paella), a sandwich done in miniature or a platter of fried squid and anchovies. Tapas range from small portions of great Spanish dishes to rapidly concocted pintxos–sculptural appetizers towering on slices of bread. Tapas reign supreme among traveling foodies because of the sheer variety of the small bites on any given street in Spain.
Join us as we explore Spain’s diversity of tapas and taste authentic gildas, chorizo al jerez, tortilla española, Basque pintxos, jamón ibérico and Catalan pa amb tomàquet. Learn the secrets of simple tapas and how to put together a tapas spread in minutes for family and friends over the holidays. We will have a tasting of Spain’s favored Christmas and New Year’s dessert. Hint: It is traditionally made in Alicante and based on 1000 year old Moorish recipes.
Local star chef Marisa Catalano will prepare the tapas and demonstrate recipes using Spanish ingredients. Jane Gregg of Spanish food and wine travel company Epicurean Ways will provide the culinary and historical background of tapas and explain the social practice of eating tapas.
Spanish wine tasting will be led by Robert Harllee of the Market Street Wine Shop. Robert will pair wines from across the Iberian peninsula with the tapas. Of note for a holiday twist will be the pairing of Spanish cava or sparkling wine with savory dishes – a very Catalan practice.
Join us for an evening of Spanish tapas, the food that Anthony Bourdain called “the best food in the Western world”. No argument there.
Special! Bring a friend and both will receive a Spanish gourmet treat to take home with you
An Event · Mar 28
Ukrainian Egg Workshop Sunday March 28
PSYANKA: Ukrainian Egg-Decorating Workshop for Families
Sunday, March 28 from 3-5pm
at Speak!
$15 per pair
$25 up to 4 participants
In Ukraine, the decorating of eggs for Easter, known as pysanky, is unlike the more Western tradition of simply coloring eggs. The word pysanka is derived from the verb meaning write. In this workshop, participants will learn how to decorate Easter eggs Ukrainian-style, using traditional tools, beeswax, and natural dyes. Additionally, participants will learn about traditional symbols, motifs, and the beliefs behind the decorating of pysanky. Speak!’s Russian instructor, Rachel Stauffer, will lead this workshop, a perfect spring craft activity for families.
DC Food Fest - Discount Price thanks to Epicurean Ways!
DC Food Fest Feb 11-14 – Spanish Wines, Chef Demos and more!
Our partner in food and travel, Jane Gregg of Epicurean Ways, just told us that she can offer Speak! fans, too, a discount price to the Grand Tasting event at the DC Food Festival on Saturday, February 13 – $65 instead of $85 per person!
We’re forming a group to travel (likely by train) with Jane from Charlottesville to DC for this flavor-filled day, which will include lunch at Jose’ Andres’ Jaleo restaurant, and the Grand Tasting Event from 2-6pm: “Whether you’re a seasoned oenophile or a new wine lover, the Festival’s main event will delight your palate with 100 international wineries pouring more than 600 wines and a plethora of non-winery participants, including food, for you to sample. Throughout the afternoon, you can taste your way through some of the world’s great wine producing regions including; Spain, France, Italy, Greece, New Zealand, and the U.S.”
For more info on the Saturday, Feb 13 excursion and how to book your spot, open this info sheet
NO CLASSES TONIGHT (TUESDAY Feb 2)!
Speak! will close early today, Tues Feb 2, since it’s starting to snow heavily. Cuentame, French for Adv. Beginners will take up next week. Pasaporte Spanish for Beginners will start this Thursday, Feb 4.
· 43 days ago