Quick Summary
- 2 kitchen demos by Dining Services chefs, making pasta sauce
- Made with tomatoes from Russell Ranch, basil from Student Farm
- Other 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis experts will lead coffee, honey and beer classes
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis chefs will present cooking demonstrations while other university food experts will lead coffee, honey and beer classes in California鈥檚 Kitchen at the state fair, which opens this week and runs through the end of the month.
On the first and last days of their fair, Friday, July 15, and Sunday, July 31, Bob Walden, executive chef, and Kue Her, senior executive chef, will prepare Dining 厂别谤惫颈肠别蝉鈥 tried-and-true recipe for pasta sauce, using tomatoes from 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 and basil from the .
In each of their state fair demonstrations, Walden and Her will make a half-gallon of sauce 鈥 considerably less than what the chefs and their Dining Services team normally make. For the coming year, they plan to make two giant batches: 960 gallons in August and 1,160 gallons in December, to be frozen for use as needed.
Recipe cards for the half-gallon batch will be available for people attending the demonstrations. The audience also will be treated to samples of the sauce on sliced baguette.
鈥淲e鈥檝e heard our sauce described as rustic, zesty, flavorful, intense, inspired, garlicky, bold,鈥 chef Walden said.
Farm to fork
鈥淲e鈥檙e happy to show off what we do in the kitchen,鈥 Walden said. 鈥淧lus, fairgoers will get to see and taste the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis farm-to-fork experience, part of our commitment to sustainability in food operations.鈥
Walden said Dining Services expects to take in some 29,000 pounds of tomatoes from Russell Ranch this year, and will use 15,115 pounds for pasta sauce, 12,100 pounds for roasted salsa and 1,107 pounds for roasted tomato soup (320 gallons).
The demonstrations, each starting at 11 a.m., are free with fair admission. The venue is the Cooking Theatre in Building B.
Coffee, honey and beer
The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis-led coffee, honey and beer classes will be in the Taste of California Classroom, also in Building B. Tickets ($5 or $10) are required, in addition to fair admission.
Coffee Tasting
鈥淐offee 101: A 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Coffee Center Taste Experience,鈥 led by Tonya Kuhl, professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, and co-director, . This program for the state fair comprises portions of the popular chemical engineering class ECH 1: 鈥淭he Design of Coffee.鈥 Learn more about coffee to get the most out of your coffee brewing and drinking experience. Do a head-to-head taste comparison of different coffees, taste some really unusual coffees, see and smell green coffee, and get answers to any questions you might have about this wonderful beverage that starts your day. Four sessions of this class are scheduled for Friday, July 15. Click on any of the class times below to buy tickets. $5.
Honey Tasting
Honey isn鈥檛 just sweet anymore! Delve into the world of varietal honey with Amina Harris, director of the and architect of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Honey Wheel. While describing the process of how honey is made 鈥 from nectar to beehive and onto your table, Amina will guide you through a tasting experience featuring four very unique honeys. $10.
- Sunday, July 17 鈥 4 p.m.
- Friday, July 29 鈥 4 p.m.
鈥楤eer: Science in a Glass鈥
Led by Jonathan Hughes, director of and at , where he also teaches microbiology in the . People have been brewing beer for more than 11,000 years, during which time we have learned a lot about every step of the process, from growing and malting barley, to fermentation and yeast biochemistry, to how to make a product shelf-stable for months. This class will include a broad overview of the science behind brewing and fermentation and look at some of the modern practices in the brewing industry, plus an opportunity to taste malt and smell hops. Click on the date and time below to buy tickets. $10.
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AT A GLANCE
- WHAT:
- WHERE:
- WHEN: Friday, July 15, through Sunday, July 31
- Monday through Thursday 鈥 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Friday through Sunday 鈥 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
- No admission after 8 p.m.
- ADMISSION TO THE FAIR
- In advance, available at Cal Expo and 鈥 Adults, $12; seniors 62 and up, $10; and youths 5-12, $8
- July 15 or later 鈥 Add $2
- Ages 4 and under 鈥 Free
- Ages 12 and under free on Tuesdays
- Seniors $10 on Fridays
- ADMISSION TO CLASSES
- For each class, tickets are available until midnight the day before. After that, tickets can be purchased at the classroom in Building B.
- The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis cookig demonstrations are free.
- PARKING: $15
See the , including olive oil, wine and tea tastings, and a free showing of the doumentary .
Media Resources
Dateline Staff: Dave Jones, editor, 530-752-6556, dateline@ucdavis.edu; Cody Kitaura, News and Media Relations specialist, 530-752-1932, kitaura@ucdavis.edu.