Square Belly

What’s This ALL ABOUT?
Square Belly Food Theater is a crazy little idea to bring together the Sonoma County Food scene to talk, eat, rant, laugh, plot world domination and generally share their passion for food. Each month, we host a FOOD FORUM and a FOOD THEATRE DEMONSTRATION. Both are held at the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa. All events are donation-based, so all can participate. The folks behind Square Belly are Heather Irwin of BiteClubEats.com at the Press Democrat and Chef Christopher Hanson.

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October Play with your Food: The DIY Scientific Kitchen with Chef Chris Hanson
What’s with molecular gastronomy anyway? Behind all the hype, it’s actually about breaking down flavors into their most basic elements, playing with unexpected textures, and using scientific laws to understand food.Using safe, organic ingredients we break down a bit of the science behind food. Includes a discussion about molecular gastronomy techniques, instruction on building your own sous vide cooker and using a whipped creamer to infuse flavor and two hands-on activities: Making a lemon-powder and balsamic caviar.