Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM Learn how easy it is to prepare a complete Lebanese meal including dessert Meet other ICDC members for the cooking class and enjoy dinner with wine Event Details For about the cost of a 3-course dinner and wine, enjoy an exciting culinary adventure complete with a reception with Lebanese Mezza, a hands-on cooking class, and dinner with wine while enjoying the company of your ICDC friends. Space is extremely limited, so please make your reservations early. Would you like to recreate your favorite Lebanese Taverna dish at home? Whether you are a recreational chef or a beginner, join in on the fun and learn from the Chef at Lebanese Taverna! Class starts with wine and appetizers while you introduce yourselves and get to know other ICDC members who love to cook. Then we get to work with the preparation of the menu. Our Chef is a master of his art and he truly enjoys sharing his knowledge and skills. The classes are "full participation" and use the hands-on approach as the best way to teach and get you involved in the cooking process. This one-on-one opportunity to work with the Chef gives the feel for what it is like to prepare the recipes so you can more easily repeat them at home. Class size is limited so everyone has a chance to participate. Our cooking classes are very popular. Please reserve your tickets soon. Cooking Class & Dinner Menu Tabouleh parsley, burgul, mint, tomato, onion, lemon juice & olive oil Yogurt Salad Diced cucumber, mint and garlic Sujok spicy homemade beef & lamb sausage sautéed with tomato sauce Spiced Rice Basmati rice cooked with pine nuts, ground meat and spices Baklava Phyllo-dough pastry filled with pistachios, cashews or walnuts The cooking class includes the following: + Brief reception with appetizers at the beginning + Hands-on cooking class. Learn to prepare a complete Lebanese meal. + Dinner after the cooking class + Wine + Recipes to take home Tentative Agenda (Agenda is subject to change) Please arrive at 6:45 PM. Please be prompt, as the cooking class will start on time. We look forward to seeing you! Tickets and Registration Please note that the cooking class is HANDS ON, where you will actually have the opportunity to take part in cooking the meal being presented. $65 - Discounted ticket for cooking class. Available for a limited time! Includes reception with appetizers at the beginning to meet and socialize with other attendees as well as hands on cooking class followed by dinner with wine. $75 - General admission ticket for cooking class. Includes reception with appetizers at the beginning to meet and socialize with other attendees as well as hands on cooking class followed by dinner with wine. Address Lebanese Taverna 4400 Old Dominion Drive Arlington VA 22207 Directions FROM DC:  If you are coming from DC, cross the river and get on the George Washington Parkway North. Exit Left on Spout Run. Stay in the right lane and make the first right on Lorcom Ln. at the light. Follow Lorcom Lane all the way to Lee Hwy, and the Market is directly across the street. FROM I 495 in VA: take I66 East toward DC to the Glebe Rd and Fairfax. Drive Exit and go Left toward McLean on Glebe (left at the 2nd light after the exit.) Then Turn Right on Lee Hwy and look for the Lebanese Taverna Market on the right hand side, about 300 yards on Lee. If you get to the Toyota dealer you went too far. Please call 703-276-8681 if you are lost.