----- Original Message ----- From: Dorothy Tague<mailto:chopwoktalk@msn.com> To: neighborhood-request<mailto:neighborhood-request@highlandparkpa.com> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 10:12 AM Subject: OCTOBER COOKING CLASSES AT CHOP, WOK & TALK! Chop, WOK & Talk! 5404 Penn Avenue Pgh., PA 15206 412-362-0679 www.chopwoktalk.com<http://www.chopwoktalk.com/> October's Classes 10/4 Vietnamese: 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00/4 spots available Fisherman's sweet & sour shrimp soup, green papaya salad, Vietnamese beef fajitas, braised chicken in caramel sauce over white rice, coconut rice pudding with sautéed mango, lemongrass tea & Vietnamese coffee 10/6 Pierogies & Other Polish Favorites: 11:00-2:00 PM/$65.00/3 spots available variety of pierogies, stuffed cabbage, borscht soup, haluski (cabbage & noodles), and paczki (polish donuts) for dessert 10/10 Dim Sum (Appetizers): 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce, Asian wings, pearl meatballs, beef potstickers with a chili sauce, shrimp swallows with a cherry lemon sauce, fried wontons, fried wonton chips with a peach duck sauce, and wonton soup 10/11 Chinese: 6:00-9:00 PM/$60.00 sizzling rice soup, volcano chicken with pineapple and red peppers, beef satays, Hunan pork stir fry with green beans, carrots & black beans, plus coconut shrimp with a fig ginger sauce 10/12 Meet, Greet & Eat!...a fun class for everyone: 6:00-10:00 PM/$65.00/BYOB Southwestern bruschetta bites, pork tenderloin with a bourbon ancho chili sauce, jalapeno cheese grits, spinach salad with roasted peppers and pine nuts plus a flourless chocolate-kahlua cake with cajeta (caramel) topped with a strawberry-lime salsa 10/13 Date Night Dining: 6:00-10:00 PM/$130.00 SOLD OUT but added another class on 10/20 10/16 Tapas & Paella: 6:00-9:00 PM/$70.00 Endive leaves stuffed with oranges, olives, almonds, parsley & drizzled with honey, stuffed piquillo peppers, fried cheese sandwiches with Manchego & quince paste, chicken & chorizo empanadas, paella with chorizo, mussels, chicken, shrimp & saffron rice plus a Spanish flan and sangria 10/17 Thai: 6:00-9:00 PM/$60.00/ 5 spots available Chicken coconut soup, fried spring rolls with a spicy plum sauce, green chicken curry, shrimp pad Thai, corn fritters with a cucumber sauce, and spicy basil beef salad 10/18 Moroccan: 6:00-9:00 PM/$70.00/4 spots available minted lamb and mushroom kebabs, orange & walnut salad with Moroccan flatbread, sweet cinnamon couscous, chicken tagine with almonds & apricots, Moroccan chocolate cake with ganache, mint tea & Moroccan spiced coffee 10/19 Italian: 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00/3 spots available bruschetta duo, fettuccini from scratch with pesto & shrimp, heirloom tomato salad topped with warm goat cheese, Tuscan style short ribs, creamy polenta and zabaglione with fresh berries for dessert 10/20 Date Night Dining: 6:00-10:00 PM/$130 per couple/BYOB same menu as Meet, Greet & Eat on 10/12 10/24 Indian: 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00/5 spots available shrimp tikka skewers with mango chutney, naan, lamb meatballs in almond gravy, butter chicken, pilau rice with mixed nuts, date chutney & mint riata 10/25 Mexican: 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00/4 spots available tortilla soup, flautas (small fried tacos), chicken with mole sauce over white rice, jicama-mango salad, and Bananas Foster with tequila 10/27 Chinese: 11:00-2:00 PM/$60.00 pineapple chicken, imperial shrimp stir fry, mu shu pork, shrimp egg rolls with duck sauce, and jalapeno beef with broccoli 10/30 Thai: 6:00-9:00 PM/$60.00 Tom yum shrimp soup, sweet & sour pork, peanut crusted shrimp over a mango salad, chicken & pineapple red curry, lychee and strawberry spring rolls with ice cream and golden syrup DATES AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES OF 6-10 PEOPLE...CALL FOR MENU SELECTIONS (Friday evening, Saturday evening, or Sunday afternoon/evening) October 7, 26, 28 November 2, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 December 1, 2, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 Don't forget to order gift certificates for holiday gifts! 412-362-0679