3 food events you should know about: evan kleiman teaches you to can; macrobiotics with chef lee gross; intelligentsia's santuario dinner

Nov. 6, 2010 8 AM PT _This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts._ GET CANNING: Angeli Caffe’s Evan

Kleiman is teaming up with the food preservation specialist Delilah Snell to teach the basic preservation and flavor-enhancing techniques of dehydration, canning and creating homemade spice

blends. Leave with know-how and many gifts wrapped and ready for friends. The event lasts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on SATURDAY, NOV. 20, costing $125. _7274 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles,

(323)-936-9086, www.angelicaffe.com._ MACROBIOTIC FOOD 101: Curious about what constitutes a macrobiotic lifestyle, let alone how to apply its eating principles to cooking? M Cafe’s Lee

Gross will lead a demonstration based on many of his macrobiotic holiday recipes, including maple-glazed acorn squash with brussels sprouts and chestnuts and a simple pan-braised seitan with

herbed gravy. The event costs $35, and will be held at the M Café in Beverly Hills from 7 to 9 p.m. on THURSDAY, NOV. 11. Reservations required. Balancing yin and yang is advised. _9433

Brighton Way, Beverly Hills, (310)-858-8459, [email protected]._ EIGHT COURSES, WITH COFFEE: Intelligentsia’s Pasadena location will host Camilo Merizalde, coffee farmer and owner of

Santuario Farm in Colombia, for a tasting menu dinner on FRIDAY, NOV. 19. The menu will match various samples of Merizalde’s coffee to each of eight courses from Heirloom LA (that’s a lot of

late-evening caffeine). Wine pairings will be provided by Matthew Kaner of Bar Covell. The meal costs $95 (including coffee and wine), beginning with a meet-and-greet at 7 p.m. and

presentation by Merizalde at 7:45 p.m. Dinner at 8. Reservations required. _55 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (323)-982-8878, www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/santuario-event. _ -- Max Diamond

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