You don’t have to travel halfway around the world to experience authentic European culture. In fact, you don’t even have to leave Gainesville.
A series of authentic European cooking classes, sponsored by the UF Center for European Studies, will start Thursday evening.
Turkish, Slovak, Bosnian/French and Hungarian classes form the new line-up for this semester. A native from each country will be co-teaching classes along with the head chef of Take Away Gourmet, a local catering business.
Classes are spread out over the next few months and will take place at Take Away Gourmet, 3345 SW 34th St.
The series offers a unique learning experience, according to the center’s outreach coordinator, Gail Keeler.
“There’s ritual and a lot of rich tradition that are handed down through generations in terms of recipes,” she said.
Because of demand, Take Away Gourmet has expanded and rearranged to accommodate more participants this semester. Ten students are now allowed in each class, compared to eight students per class last semester.
Registration is still open, but classes are filling up quickly. People who took the class last semester were the first to register this time, Keeler said.
Classes are open to vegetarians and vegans. Students can check the recipes for the class they are interested in online to see if it contains foods they can’t eat.
Each class costs $25. Anyone may register for a cooking class online at takeawaygourmet4u.com.
