Best bet: Bee buzz
Some of the city’s busiest beekeepers participate in a culinary conversation sharing their experiences, concerns about bee colony collapse and their best tips for keeping Chicago’s bees happy and productive in “Buzz About Bees,” which will include a honey tasting.
Details: Free; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; Chicago’s Downtown Farmstand, 66 E. Randolph St.; registration required, 312-742-8497.
“Lunch Line”: A screening of a film that follows six Chicago kids set to fix school lunches who end up at the White House will be followed by a panel discussion including the film’s director and moderated by Monica Eng of the Chicago Tribune. $5, $7 at door; 7 p.m. Thursday; Chicago Nettelhorst School, 3252 N. Broadway; tickets, brownpapertickets.com
Cheap and easy: Chef Aram Elie teaches recipes for four meals in Everyday Easy: Decadence Under $15. $25; 10 a.m. Sunday; Flavour Cooking School, 7401 W. Madison St., Forest Park; register, 708-488-0808 or flavourcookingschool.com
Stews and soups: Learn how to warm up the kitchen in a hands-on class, A Room with a Stew: Cold-Weather Soups and Stews. $40; 10 a.m. Sunday; The Chopping Block, Lincoln Square, 4747 N. Lincoln Ave.; register, 773-472-6700 or thechoppingblock.net
Film debut: A film screening of “Ingredients,” will feature how locavores have formed relationships with farmers, along with a discussion and tasting by chef Matt Maroni of gaztro-wagon who will prepare samples of his naanwiches using locally sourced ingredients. $25; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; Logan Square Kitchen, 2333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; tickets, 773-342-2333 or brownpapertickets.com
Pasta-making: Chef Michelle O’Malley teaches kids ages 10 and older how to make pasta by hand and create a lobster fettuccine. $50; 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23; A Kid’s Kitchen, 1603 N. Aurora Rd., Naperville; register, 630-983-3663 or akidskitchen.com
French favorite: Chef Madelaine Bullwinkel teaches a how-to class on souffles; $95, $85 members; 10 a.m. Feb. 26; Alliance Francaise de Chicago, 810 N. Dearborn St.; reservations, 312-337-1070.
Perfect for tea parties: Master baker Jonathan Dendauw teaches the Fundamentals of Pound Cakes, Coffee Cakes, Scones and French Cookies in a three-day, hands-on workshop. $525; 4-9 p.m. March 8, 9 and 10; The French Pastry School, 226 W. Jackson Blvd.; register 312-726-2419 or frenchpastryschool.com
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— Elizabeth Schiele
