If you love cheese and have thought about making your own, Gourmet Warehouse has a weekend of cheese making coming October 5th and 6th. Personally, we LOVE cheese, but we have to say we haven’t ventured into cheesemaking. What we are seeing is quite a number of cheese making workshops being offered and they are popular and workshops do sell out quickly. Now the cheese we are referring to is the real deal ie. with cow’s milk, not a nut cheese which we’ve tried and they are fabulous in their own right but to be clear these workshops use cow’s and/or goat’s milk. If you are interested in trying your hand at cheesemaking, this coming October, Gourmet Warehouse has a number of workshops to choose from. We’ve set out a few of them below. Note, if you are looking for a vegan option, check out their class happening October 23rd. Again, these classes tend to sell out fairly quickly. So if interested, we recommend getting registered early.
Cheesemaking 101: Mozzarella, Burrata & Bocconcini – Saturday, October 5, 2019
You are invited to come learn how to make your own mozzarella, burrata and bocconcini using store bought milk. Paula Maddison will be teaching this 2 hour class demonstration. You will get to touch, taste and feel the cheese. You will also get to go home with instructions along with a kit to make 4 lbs of cheese at home that includes online support. This class runs from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Cost is $75.
Cheesemaking 101: Brie & Blooms – Saturday, October 5, 2019
You are invited to come learn how to make a wheel of brie. Paula Maddison will also be teaching this 2 hour class demonstration. You again get to touch, taste and feel the cheese. Paula will take you through the process of ripening traditional brie and again instructions to take home and how to do it yourself. Class happens between 4:00 and 6:00 pm. Cost is $75.
Cheesemaking 101: Greek Style Feta – Sunday, October 6, 2019
Paula Maddison is teaching another demonstration class in which she will teach you how to make your own greek style feta cheese. Again it’s a 2 hour demonstration class with instructions to take with you. This one happens 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Cost is $75.
To see register or see the full run down of classes, visit Gourmet Warehouse.
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In case you missed the recent news, the infamous local crow, Canuck The Crow, has not been seen since August 30th. His human friend Shawn Bergman is concerned for his well being and his mate, Cassiar, has been calling for him, as Canuck became a parent this year. Canuck also recently became a federally protected bird. Recent possible sightings haven’t turned up anything as yet. Canuck has 2 ankle bracelets one orange and the other silver which makes him unique as for sighting him. If you have any information on his whereabouts or a possible sighting, Shawn Bergman asks that you get in touch with him ASAP. You can reach him at canuckandi@gmail.com. You can also message him through Facebook at 
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