Photo: Luis Melendez, Still Life with Melon and Pears, MFA, Boston; Wikimedia Commons
Abby Conway
The Art of Spanish Food
In conjunction with the current exhibition Luis Melendez: Master of the Spanish Still Life, the Museum of Fine Arts is offering a two-session course titled Feasting at the Spanish Table. The course brings together the art of painting with the art of cooking. The first session will focus on the works of artist Luis Melendez while the second will feature demonstrations and tastings of the dishes of Melendez’s era. The cost for both sessions is $60.
Pork for Dessert?
The Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro will serve Boston its first Mangalitsa pig on March 3rd. The Mangalitsa pig breed was created in 1833 by Hungarian royalty and is known for its heavily marbled meat low in saturated fat. The Bistro’s Executive Chef Jason Bond raised the two Mangalitsas that will be served up next week in a six-course meal (yes, that means there is even pork for dessert). There will be seatings at 6pm or 8:30pm and the cost is $65 per person, with an optional wine pairing for additional cost. Check out the entire menu and get more information here.
Do You Have What It Takes?
The Food Network was in Boston earlier this month looking for charismatic pairs with an interest in running their own restaurant for a new reality TV competition show. Will of The Boston Foodie volunteered to cover the action. He interviewed possible contestants and got an idea of what the network is looking for. Check out his conversations with Jerika and Winnie, Mark and Charlie and Maura and Joe to find out which local pair has moved on to the next round of auditions. Who knows, you could be looking at the future of Boston’s restaurant scene! And it looks like they are still accepting applications…
One Door Closes and Another Opens
This weekend Russell’s Garden Center will host the final Wayland Winter Farmer’s Market. Despite coming to the end of its seasonal run, they are still getting new vendors, with three added just last week. This will be your last chance to stock up at this particular farmer’s market before they break until Spring. Check out the additional information, including vendors, here.
With that comes the news that the Attleboro Farms Market will make theirs a year-round event. Currently running Sundays from noon to 4pm at Attleboro Farms, The Spring Market will move to Thursdays from 3 to 7 pm, beginning April 1st, and run through June 24th. The Summer/Fall Market will kickoff on Sunday, July 4th. More good news: the market’s organizers said they decided to make this an ongoing thing after seeing the great demand for local food.
Fundraiser for Diabetes
The Joslin Diabetes Center is a sponsering an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Asian American Diabetes Initiative and spread awareness about the prevalence of diabetes in Asian American communities (Asian Americans are nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes as the general population). The event, A Spoonful of Ginger, is an evening of food tasting at the Musuem of Fine Arts on April 5th, with participating chefs to include Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery and Myers + Change, Ming Tsai of Blue Ginger and Jasper White of Summer Shack among others from over 20 restaurants. Proceeds will go towards increasing awareness of the growing incidence of diabetes among Asian Americans.
For more information on diabetes, tune in to Radio Boston tomorrow, 1pm. They’ll be featuring medical journalist Dan Hurley, author of the new book Diabetes Rising, and looking into a rash of Type 1 Diabetes cases that have developed in the community of Weston.