As you can see, the herb garden here at Ninecooks has finally taken hold after two months of rain. I hope you're enjoying these last weeks of summer.
For today, a few late-season tidbits:
*At least once a week, someone calls to inquire about cooking classes for kids. I'm not offering any kids' classes this year, but I just discovered that Cambridge School for Culinary Arts offers several classes for teens, and for pre-teens, each term. Check out their calendar of what's available, month by month.
While you're poking around in their calendar, you'll find a new course by popular chef/instructor Julia Shanks, aimed at anyone in the food business (or thinking about starting a new food business). Financial Accounting for Food Professionals will help you understand the concepts and mechanics that underlie financial statements and develop the skills needed to analyze and interpret financial statements effectively. Topics include preparation of the three basic financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement), as well as how to finance your business and create financial projections for potential investors and lenders. Class starts the week of September 14. Info and registration here.
*Did you know that Drop In & Decorate, the cookies-for-donation program that started here at Ninecooks, was named Best Culinary Cause in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly magazine? We're tickled pink, and on Thursday, September 24, 6-8 pm, you're invited to Gallery Z, 259 Atwells Avenue in Providence, for a mac-and-cheese and milk and cookies celebration. Each month, Gallery Z features a local nonprofit agency in its public art window, and for the month of September, Drop In & Decorate takes the spotlight. On September 24, the gallery is hosting a reception, with nibbles donated by some wonderful Rhode Island businesses: food from Ruth's Chris Steak House, wine from Gasbarro's, cookies from Eastside Marketplace, and milk from Rhody Fresh. You can check out the art by painter Marty McCorkle and glass artist Ian Silvia, too. Please drop by. We'd love to see you.
*From Gourmet magazine, the best ice cream parlors in Boston and environs. I've been to more than a few of these places. Have you?





