http://www.thelocalbeet.com/2009/07/07/can-with-the-master/ A practical guide to eating local, in and around Chicago Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:25:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thelocalbeet.com/2009/07/07/can-with-the-master/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Rob Gardner Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:37:50 +0000 http://www.thelocalbeet.com/?p=2338#comment-300 Yes, on an absolute level, those seem like high prices. I should add though, that the price includes a Vie lunch, and having been there for one of those lunches, I can say it's pretty darn good lunch. Still, it's not just about the lunch. It is a chance to hang with one of the best area chefs, an Iron Cheffer, and someone who's been featured more than a few times in Food and Wine Magazine. Chef Virant is on the vanguard of keeping a local menu year round. Learning to can with him is not just about how to seal jars but about how to think like him. Just as eating a meal at Vie is a lot more pricey than a trip to Chipotle, so is a canning class at Vie more pricey. Does not mean that there is not value in either. Yes, on an absolute level, those seem like high prices. I should add though, that the price includes a Vie lunch, and having been there for one of those lunches, I can say it’s pretty darn good lunch. Still, it’s not just about the lunch. It is a chance to hang with one of the best area chefs, an Iron Cheffer, and someone who’s been featured more than a few times in Food and Wine Magazine. Chef Virant is on the vanguard of keeping a local menu year round. Learning to can with him is not just about how to seal jars but about how to think like him. Just as eating a meal at Vie is a lot more pricey than a trip to Chipotle, so is a canning class at Vie more pricey. Does not mean that there is not value in either.

]]> http://www.thelocalbeet.com/2009/07/07/can-with-the-master/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Kathleen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:05:04 +0000 http://www.thelocalbeet.com/?p=2338#comment-299 I was searching for local canning classes or workshops, these are the first I have seen but wow! The cost would negate any financial benefit of canning for me, and that is part of why I do it. I would love to hear if you learn of any other local workshops. I was searching for local canning classes or workshops, these are the first I have seen but wow! The cost would negate any financial benefit of canning for me, and that is part of why I do it. I would love to hear if you learn of any other local workshops.

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