EVENT DATES:
Monday, February 2, 6:00 pm
Monday, March 2, 6:00 pm
Jackalope Grill Cooking Classes: February = Great Grains, March = Soups, Stews, Braising
(Bend, OR) Join The Jackalope Grill’s Chef Timothy Garling for upcoming cooking classes, this Monday, February 2 and Monday, March 2. These evenings are filled with great food, wine and cooking tips and secrets. The February class covers “Great Grains,” including risotto, barley risotto, quinoa, farro and amaranth. In March, “Soups, Stews & Braising” is the topic. Cooking classes include wine and hors d’oeuvres, demonstration and hands-on preparation in the kitchen, handouts with recipes and techniques and sampling of menu dishes paired with wine and/or beer.
The Source Weekly writes: “Speaking of branching out, Chef Timothy Garling has been doing a bit of that lately with his popular cooking classes at Jackalope Grill. Because of the strong interest in the classes, which feature cooking tutorials capped off by wine and food, Garling has been adding additional slots.”
Class starts at 6:00 pm at The Jackalope Grill and space is limited (these classes sell out quickly). Cost is $50. For reservations, call The Jackalope Grill at 541-318-8435. For location and info, go to the Jackalope Grill website.
Recently posted on the site “Portland Food and Drink,” this article is a well written exploration of today’s scene in Stumptown. Much of this applies also to the restaurant business climate here in the Bend area.
Here in Bend, particularly interesting is the rumor that some those formerly employed by Jody Denton will be taking over the old Merenda space. They hope to reopen by mid-March. There is also a rumor that McCormick & Schmick’s will open in the old that space. I hope that downtown will not become dominated by the chains. The first McCormick & Schmick’s started in Portland in 1979 and now have over 80 locations nationwide.
The New Year is a wonderful time to reflect on some of the occasions that have taken place here at the Jackalope Grill over the last year. There have been couples who have met and fallen in love and married, some already have children. Christmas Day a 65th wedding anniversary was celebrated at the Jackalope – 65 years is an entire lifetime! We also had the opportunity to host a birthday party for a woman who celebrated her 90th birthday, and her 93-year-old husband was by her side. The day after Christmas was a surprise 80th birthday for the most charming man, and we pulled it off!!
These are but a microcosmic few events we have been privileged to be a part of. There are also people who have passed away this year that will be fondly thought of in the coming months. Ask me about my single widow gals that I am still trying to line up dates for: no one under the age of 65 need apply. All of these experiences and these people and YOU are what make what the Jackalope a special place and from the bottom of our hearts, we hope we give the same back.
Have a Wonderful, Safe and Happy New Year!
Martin Luther King Day
Sunday January 18
The Jackalope Grill will be open on Sunday January 18, Martin Luther King Day.
Women Tasting Wine
Monday January 19, 4-6pm
Seminar
From Bend Wine Cellars’ most recent newsletter:
Host Kathy Garling and chef Timothy Garling have created one of Bend’s finest dining venues at the Jackalope Grill. Tim and Kathy came to Bend from Alta, Utah. where they took over an ailing restaurant and turned it into a nationally-known fine-dining restaurant. Kathy has over 25 years experience in the dining room, and chef Timothy, professionally trained in France, has over twenty years of experience in the kitchen.
Tim grew up in the Pacific Northwest not far from Seattle. After a spell teaching high school in Alaska, he attended culinary school in Paris, France. Much time was spent traveling the French countryside studying the culture and the food from the vantage point of his touring bicycle. “Culinary school gives every student the same training but I have used mine to give form to the memories of my Grandmother’s kitchen, the smells of the French country villages on Sunday morning, as well as memories of meals in some of the finest restaurants in France.”
This intimate sixty-five-seat restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy the warmth of good company. The exterior of the restaurant belies the interior. Once you find the Jackalope Grill, you’ll see that it has particularly easy access for those in Bend’s Southwestern neighborhoods and diners coming from areas south of Bend such as Sunriver.
The Jackalope Grill offers a Northwest menu of wild game, fresh seafood, pasta, poultry, and Oregon beef served in a comfortable setting. Fresh, local, and organic products are featured whenever possible. The Jackalope Grill has taken special care in assembling an award winning assortment of fine wines, spirits, and beers guaranteed to please the discriminating patron.
If you have not dined at the Jackalope Grill lately, you are in for a real surprise and treat when you go there.
Please join us for Women Tasting Wine. Cost is $45. For reservations, please contact Diane Sienko at Bend Wine Cellars (388-7564), or go to the Women Tasting Wine website.
Cooking Classes
Tim will be teaching cooking classes in February and March, his first cooking class will be held February 2. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now!