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Surfas: Hands-On Cooking Class Southern Summer Comforts

The comforting flavors of the South are always a summertime favorite.  In this hands-on class, our Chef Instructor will show you how to bake chicken and pasta perfectly. You will also learn how to make a glaze, create a classic béchamel sauce, and tips for biscuit method mixing techniques. Enjoy a generous tasting of: Muffaletta Olive Salad – Bourbon Baked Chicken – Collard Greens – Creamy Macaroni and Cheese – Fresh Peach Cobbler. Easier than you think and more delicious than you can imagine, this menu will soon become your favorite year round. 

Tickets are $65 per person. To sign up, please visit our “events” page at surfasonline.com or our store location at 3309 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – 714-453-COOK (2665)

Surfas: Hands-On Cooking Class Preserving Summer: Canning Workshop

Save the flavors of summer to enjoy all year long. In this hands-on class, our Chef Instructor will teach you how to create best jam, jelly, preserves, and pickled vegetables. You will also learn step by step canning basics and how to customize recipes at home. Create and taste: Orange Plum Marmalade – Peach Almond Jam – Pickled Asparagus – Plum Tomato and Basil Preserves.  Plus, you will be able to take home a few jars as well. Perfect for gifting or treating your family, saving your favorite seasonal ingredients is easier than you think!

Tickets are $65 per person. To sign up, please visit our “events” page at surfasonline.com or our store location at 3309 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – 714-453-COOK (2665)

Surfas: Hands-On Cooking Class Tea and Scones with Surfas and SerendipiTea

Join Surfas for the perfect cup of tea and a flaky scone.  In this hands-on class, your Chef Instructor will share techniques for creating flaky scones and perfectly steeped tea.  You will also learn tips for customizing your scones at home. Enjoy and generous tasting of: Perfect Cup of Tea from SerendipiTea  – Tea and Buttermilk Scones – Cherry Chocolate Chip Scones – Clotted Cream – Surfas Jams, Jellies, and Curds – Surfas Café Coffee. Spend your morning with us and our favorite breakfast, fresh made scones!

Tickets are $25 per person. To sign up, please visit our “events” page at surfasonline.com or our store location at 3309 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – 714-453-COOK (2665)

 

Surfas: Hands-On Cooking Class Burgers, Milkshakes and Onion Rings

What could be better than a big, juicy burger? How about a Kobe burger topped with bacon, balsamic onions, and brie?! Our Chef Instructor will also share tips on making tempura batter, homemade ketchup, and chocolate sauce and ice cream from scratch. Enjoy a generous serving of: Grilled Kobe Sliders with Nuske’s Bacon, Balsamic Onions and Brie – Tempura Onion Rings – Homemade Ketchup – Triple Chocolate Milkshake with Caramelia Crunchy Pearls.  Join us for a fun evening of cooking with recipes you will use all summer long.

Tickets are $65 per person. To sign up, please visit our “events” page at surfasonline.com or our store location at 3309 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – 714-453-COOK (2665)

 

SURFAS: HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS Summer Lovin’ Macarons

Guaranteed to make you sing, combine summer lovin’ flavors with your Parisian macaron cookies! Our Chef Instructor will share professional techniques for coloring your cookies, piping with precision, and even achieving the perfect pied (foot). You will also learn how to make a fluffy Swiss buttercream and the secrets behind creating a creamy ganache. Join Surfas as we discover why this French sandwich cookie has taken the culinary world by storm. 

Create and taste: Blackberry Macarons, Green Tea Macarons, Lemon Poppy, Seed Macarons, Vanilla Bean Cream, White Chocolate Ganache

Tickets are $65 per person. To sign up, please visit our surfasonline.com or our store location at 3309 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – 714-453-COOK (2665)

Surfas: Hands-On Cooking Class Kitchen Fundamentals & Mastering Knife Skills

Master the most important tool in the kitchen by practicing and perfecting your knife skills.  Our chef instructor will show you how to mince, dice, brunoise, bâtonnet, and julienne a variety of vegetables. You will also learn how to break down (or fabricate) a chicken, blanch and peel pearl onions and tomatoes, chiffonade herbs, and supreme oranges.  Next you will turn your hard work into a hearty Coq au Vin and Citrus Salsa. Expand your kitchen fundamentals by taking our knife skills class!

Create and Taste: Coq au Vin and Citrus Salsa.

Tickets are $65 per person. To sign up, please visit our surfasonline.com or our store location at 3309 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – 714-453-COOK (2665)

SURFAS GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY!

Surfas Gift Basket Giveaway

Surfas Prize Basket Giveaway! Valued at $362.86

Enter for a chance to win this amazing chef ready basket from Surfas Culinary District at SOCO Collection. Contest begins Friday, December 5th-6th! Look for it on @SOCOCollection Instagram & Facebook

* you must be available to pick up the prize

Surfas Gift Basket Giveaway

Surfas Gift Basket Giveaway

 

Greer’s Guide To The Ultimate Thanksgiving – From SOCO And The OC Mix

Thanksgiving Greenleaf

Thanksgiving is only a week away…and if you still need ideas on where to get your tabletop decor, hard-to-find spices and ingredients, cooking equipment and more – SOCO is your one-stop holiday entertaining destination.

Visit Greer’s OC for a ‘Daily Dose’ on how SOCO can make your Thanksgiving stress-free so you can focus on what really matters – spending quality time with family and friends!