Lotus Cafe Offers Homegrown Thai Cooking Classes

The Lotus Café, located in Kaloko New Industrial mauka of Costco, Kailua-Kona, will be offering a series of Thai cooking classesevery month. The series consists of three classes, held each Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, from 2 pm to 5 pm. Each class will have a maximum of five students, and students can register for just one, or for all three classes. Chef Ladda Simon from Chiang Dao, Northern Thailand teaches the classes using her many years of experience and family recipes.

 

The focus is on Northern Thai cooking, with a few indonesian and Indian recipes thrown in for variety. The first class, for beginners, covers the principles of Thai cooking, and introduces and demystifies the growing, harvesting, sourcing and use of the 20 main ingredients. After the introduction to the ingredients and principles, the class will prepare and consume a 4 course meal. Lotus Cafe makes all its sauces from scratch and teaches their healthy original and Thai traditional recipes as an alternative to people who wish to not consume the artificial ingredients and excess oil used in most Thai cooking today. Over 90% of our ingredients are organic, including our chicken, sweeteners, most of our fruit and vegetables, and all our beverages. We buy local and organic for almost every item, unless its not available. Making all curries and sauces from scratch with minimal equipment and fresh harvested ingredients is what it’s all about.

The cost for each class is $65, with discounts for three classes and couples. To learn which class is being held on which day, to register, and for more information, call Howie at 895-7032, and see thelotuscafe.com .