Cooking demos at the Flower Show

At the Philadelphia International Flower Show, you will not only get to experience sights and sounds of Hawai’i, but also enjoy cooking demonstrations by Philly’s finest chefs.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of watching cooking demos by Chef Townsend Wentz of McCrossen’s Tavern and Chef Mike Stollenwerk of Fish, sponsored by Organic Gardening. They both featured recipes that they serve at their restaurants and adapted them for the Flower Show.

Not only are the cooking demos a great way to get new ideas for your meals at home, but the best way to meet Philly chefs, learn about their backgrounds and restaurants, and to ask them questions. Unfortunately, the audience isn’t allowed to taste the dishes, but host Chef Joseph Shilling is a willing taste-tester and can assure you how good the chefs’ creations really are.

By Chef Townsend Wentz

spices — Spices used for the pork rub./ Photo: Nicolle A. Morales Kern

dry-rubbed pork — Dry-rubbed pork that was slow roasted./ Photo: Nicolle A. Morales Kern

pork over salad — Slow-roasted pork over a green papaya salad./ Photo: Nicolle A. Morales Kern

By Chef Mike Stollenwerk

Tuna poki — Tuna Poki./ Photo: Nicolle A. Morales Kern

Loch Duart salmon — Loch Duart Salmon with warm potato salad./ Photo: Nicolle A. Morales Kern

There are only two days left of the Flower Show, but you still have a few more opportunities to experience the talents of some of Philly’s best chefs:

Saturday, March 10
1:30PM – 2:10PM
Walter Staib – City Tavern, Philadelphia
“Traditional Cuisine from Hawaii”

3:00PM – 3:50PM
Bruce Lim & Scott Grear – Woodcrest Country Club
“Elegant Country Club Cuisine with Hawaiian Flair”

Sunday, March 11
12:00PM – 12:50PM
Eugenia Bone – Author, Mycophilia, Revelations from the Weird and Wonderful World of Mushrooms
“Mushroom Mozzarella Pizza”

1:30PM – 2:10PM
Eugenia Bone – Author, Mycophilia, Revelations from the Weird and Wonderful World of Mushrooms
“Mushrooms with Grilled Scallops”

3:00PM – 3:50PM
Eugenia Bone – Author, Mycophilia, Revelations from the Weird and Wonderful World of Mushrooms “Rolled Mushroom Omelets”

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