I went with my mom to a cooking demonstration class. It was basic stir frying taught by Helen Chen, daughter of Joyce Chen, held at the Cook's Warehouse in Atlanta. It was an awesome class. Helen is entertaining, a fabulous cook and very knowledgable. As an early birthday present my mom bought me a wok and a few other utensils. I've been inspired to try to re-create some of the dishes Helen made in class.
I realized how much I really could use some cooking classes when I watched her take the tendon out of the tenderloin part of chicken meat. Just that demonstration made the class worth it. I can't think how many times I've tried to cut the tendon, but to see how easily you should be able to slip it out. It was amazing how quickly she could prepare the food. I would enjoy cooking much more if I had a clue what I was doing.
