Join Chef Mike from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 1, at Willy St. Co-op to learn about presentation, plating, and garnishes

It may sound cliché, but we really do eat with our eyes. Do you ever wonder how the foods in cookbooks and fancy restaurants look so good? Chef Mike is spilling the fancy lookin’ food tea and will demonstrate some simple techniques that will elevate the eye appeal of every course of your meal from appetizer to dessert. It’s Eat Local month, too, so we’ll focus on foods-less-traveled as well. On the menu: simple but elegant fruit mousse with a crispy tuile cookie, roasted chicken with tournéed vegetables, a cream soup garnished with fluted mushrooms, and a platter of hummus and crudite that will still look pretty good even after your guests tear into it.

Recipes contain: milk, eggs, wheat.

Mostly demonstration with limited hands-on opportunities.

Ages 12+. $30 for co-op members/owners and $40 for non-owners.