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Join Chef JJ Johnson of Bainbridge Island-based Wanderlust NW Catering Company for a hands-on class learning how to create seasonal Pumpkin Gnocchi with Lemon-Sage Brown Butter Sauce, Sauteed Chanterelle Mushrooms & Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese Tuiles.

You will prep and cook all of the elements then enjoy the results for dinner that night with the class!

Details:

• Registration will close on Saturday, October 8th.

• There is a $25 materials fee added to the cost of the class.

• No substitutions - meal is vegetarian but does contain gluten, dairy & egg.
  
• To comply with WA State Health Department guidelines, please wear closed-toe shoes to class.

• Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.

• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class. For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.

Instructor Bio:

‘Locally-born & free-range’ Chef JJ Johnson spent his formative years cooking in Pike Place Market restaurants such as Campagne, Place Pigalle, Matt's in the Market & Il Bistro. He continued his professional cooking career in private homes & yachts, then ran a popular cooking school at Whole Foods Market in Bellevue. Chef JJ enjoyed a 3-year "working vacation" on Maui, as the head Chef at O’o Farm on the slopes of Haleakala. After his Maui adventure, he moved back to the slightly colder isle of Bainbridge.

?Chef JJ has spent the last few years creating local farm-to-table cuisine, first signing on as Chef de Cuisine of the flagship Hitchcock Restaurant in Winslow, then opening Cafe Hitchcock in downtown Seattle as Executive Chef. He currently offers private in-home chef services and catering for dinner parties & special events, as Wanderlust NW Catering Co. (Voted Best Caterer on Bainbridge Island 2020 & 2021!).When not creating delicious meals for his clients, Chef JJ enjoys exploring the PNW with his life partner Jamie & their "poi dog" Mahina.