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All women and allies are welcome!

A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to the Long Beach Women’s Shelter

Event Details:

Join us for a special hands-on cooking class and dinner party in celebration of sisterhood. When you’re finished cooking, gather around and enjoy what you’ve prepared together at a proper family style dining table while connecting with one another. The experience comes complete with beautiful table setting and curated playlist.

Ollie George Cigliano is a Private Chef, Food Educator, and Owner of Ollie George Cooks Llc, based in Long Beach, California. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in utilizing fresh, fun ingredients and mixing traditional and innovative cooking techniques. She has earned a Medicinal Plants Certificate to integrate into her cooking and teaching practice.

This event features local produce and artisanal ingredients:

Chef Ollie’s class features all organic herbs, edible flowers and other specialty produce grown by Chef Ollie herself at the Long Beach Community Gardens. All other produce is sourced from Local Harvest Farmer’s Market in Long Beach.

Menu:

Welcome Antipasti & Peach Bellini cocktail (or non alcoholic mocktail)

Primo piatto (First dish): Two Sisters Fettuccine Alfredo with wine pairing

Secondo: Reverse sear mini rib eye / Veg or Vegan Eggplant Steak with red wine sauce

Terzo: Seasonal braised vegetables

Dolce: Frutta alla Macedonia & dessert wine

*Wine offering for guests 21+ only

**Please notify us of any specific allergens

*** Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free options available: Please let us know at the time of booking!

Skills taught in class:

• Knife Skills / Kitchen Health and Safety
• Sourcing Locally & Sustainable Produce/ Pantry Staples
• Recipes / Cooking with Intuition
• Salting & Seasoning
• Cooking vs. Finishing Salts & Oils
• Pasta Sauces that can be made in the time it takes to cook the pasta!
• Growing, Sourcing, Storing and Cooking with Fresh Herbs
• Plating
• Sourcing and Using Edible Flowers
• Italian Language & Food History
• Wine & Beverage Pairing
• Everyday techniques: Searing, braising, tempering, emulsifying & more!

Locali Seasoned is a female-owned business in the community of Long Beach, focused on creating culinary experiences that utilize the power of food to bring people together.

We offer hands-on cooking and dinner party experiences each with its own twist to best highlight a variety of local chefs. Perfect for a date night or fun experience to meet and connect with new people in your community.

In addition to our regular classes, we can accommodate private parties, corporate team building, local fundraisers, birthday parties, family get togethers, we got you covered! Please contact Locali Seasoned directly if you are interested in buying out one of our events for your next gathering.

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Learn how to prepare authentic Nigerian cuisine from Nigerian native, Chef Simileoluwa. When you’re finished cooking, gather around for some wine and enjoy what you’ve prepared together at a proper family style dining table complete with beautiful table setting and curated music.

Simileoluwa “Simi” Adebajo is Head Chef and owner of Nigeria’s premiere restaurant and catering company, Eko Kitchen. She built Eko Kitchen with her love of food from her home country of Nigeria. By partnering with local vendors and using recipes from her mother and grandmothers’ repertoires, she’s brought a taste of Lagos to California.

MENU

Appetizer– Fried Plantains

Main– Chicken in Naija Pepper Sauce

Side– Jollof Rice

Dessert– Puff Puff, Handmade Nigerian donut hole

*BONUS- Everyone attending the class will receive a signed copy of the Chef’s cookbook “From Eko With Love” A guide to modern Nigerian cooking.

For guests 21+, Please feel free to (BYO) bottle of wine. *No corkage fee.

Locali Seasoned is a female-owned business in the community of Long Beach, focused on creating culinary experiences that utilize the power of food to bring people together. We offer hands-on cooking and dinner party experiences each with its own twist to best highlight a variety of local chefs. Perfect for a date night or fun experience to meet and connect with new people in your community.

In addition to our regular classes, we can accommodate private parties, corporate team building, local fundraisers, birthday parties, family get togethers, we got you covered! Please contact Locali Seasoned directly if you are interested in buying out one of our events for your next gathering.