Blue Bamboo

All about Asia weekend at A Chefs Cooking Studio

Yesterday,  I was the guest chef at one of this area’s coolest venues…A Chefs cooking studio in Ponte Vedra.  A Chefs is a hands-on cooking studio which holds regular classes on some really creative subjects.  A group of 9 students, who were mostly new to Asian flavors, did an incredible job making Spring rolls, Summer rolls, Chile noodle salad,  Pad Thai, Panko-crusted tomatoes, Dragon whiskers, and Cucumber-lime refreshers, which are all recipes from Hip Asian Comfort Food, the Blue Bamboo Cookbook.  The real test was when we all sat down to eat all of the class’ hard work.  Let me tell you, their flavors could not have been more spot-on.  A Chefs is owned by Andrea (pronounced AnDREa), who is a big food resource here in North Florida.  During the “social time” of our class, the topics of discussion ranged from our favorite sources for Asian groceries to brands of vodka, and favorite wine stores, to fresh mint varieties.