Media Contact: Tom Harvey, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., (512) 389-4453, tom.harvey@tpwd.state.tx.us; Aimee Deputy, Central Market, (214) 252-5904, deputy.aimee@heb.com

Jan. 18, 2012

Local Food Movement Finds New Favor With Wild Game
Central Market and Texas Parks and Wildlife to Host February Wild Game Cooking Classes

AUSTIN – Central Market and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) have joined forces to bring wild game Cooking Specialist Chef Lisa Freeman into Central Market Cooking Schools to lead five February classes showcasing wild fish and game with award-winning olive oils. The classes will feature TPWD experts on hand to answer questions about game, conservation and the great outdoors.

“This partnership reflects an emerging trend within the urban local food movement,” said Cecilia Nasti, who hosts the radio programs Passport to Texas and Field and Feast, and helped bring together TPWD and Central Market Cooking School. “Hunting and fishing are being seen in a new light by those who love locally sourced, quality food and are curious about bringing home their own food, but may not know where to start.” Nasti noted a TPWD video on YouTube that examines the trend by following the story of an Austin food photographer, Foodie: Will Hunt for Food.

The classes will run 6:30-9 p.m. in Austin on Wednesday, Feb. 15; Houston on Thursday, Feb. 16; San Antonio on Friday, Feb. 17; Fort Worth on Saturday, Feb. 18; and Dallas on Sunday, Feb. 19.

Designed for ages 18 and up, the classes will lead participants in a guided tasting of new harvest extra virgin olive oils, and show how traditional recipes involving olive oil can be adapted to a variety of wild game dishes.

The class menu includes:

Redfish Salad in a Lettuce Cup;
Pan Seared, Jack Daniels Marinated Quail;
Wild Boar with Fig & Port Wine Reduction;
Peppercorn-encrusted Venison with a Sage & Dijon Cream Sauce; and
Olive Oil Pound Cake with Candied Orange Peel.
The classes cost $50 per person. Register on the Central Market Cooking Class website. For more information on any class, find store numbers online and phone the store hosting the class.

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On the Net:

http://www.centralmarket.com/Cooking-School.aspx
http://www.cheflisafreeman.com/
http://www.fieldandfeast.com/
http://www.passporttotexas.org/
http://youtu.be/t4BvNGiBiz4
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Sounds good like a good time, and great way to pick up some cooking tips

Sounds fun!

I took my girlfriend to one of these classes for the going coastal event and we loved it! I would suggest this to anybody looking for an economical date night or night out with the ole' lady. You get tons of great free food(kinda) and a few glasses of specially paired wines(white or red). The onlything I can say negative is it's a bit crowded but the volume is very controlled.

man i really wanted to take the gf to this .... but the dallas one is already sold out

Maybe next year they will expand. Still good to hear they booked Sorry you missed out.

Ft Worth still had 16 openings this morning. All the others were sold out.

Did anyone from here sign up? My GF got us spots for my birthday back in december for the one in Fort Worth.